Stan F. Mize, 69, a resident of Summerdale, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. Stan was born in Ben Lomand, Ark., on Dec. 3, 1942. He served in Vietnam in the U.S. Air Force Special Forces. Stan received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. He was employed by Herman Blum Consulting Engineers. Stan was a wonderful husband, dad, brother and uncle who will be dearly missed. Stan is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Catherine Mize. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Stephanie Mize, Summerdale; his sons, Jay (Valerie) Mize, Meridian, Miss., and Tim (Andrea), Tupelo, Miss.; two grandchildren, Alexander and Andrew; one sister, Linda Corkins, Weatherford, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Janet Godwin and Barbara Hinton; mother-in-law, Julie Mathieu; niece, Tonya Kaiser and two great nephews, Ronnie Hughes and Wesley Mitchell. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at Fairhope United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike McKnight officiating. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Shepherd’s Place at Fairhope United Methodist Church. Condolence may be sent to hughesfh.com. Arrangements by Hughes Funeral Home, Daphne.
