Courtland C. Stanton III, 63, of Heatherglen Lane, Mystic, died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011. He was the husband of Placida (Baton) Stanton.
Born in Westerly, he was the son of Isabel L. (Perry) Stanton of Wakefield, R.I. and the late Courtland C. Stanton Jr. He was a member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe.
Courtland was a graduate of South Kingstown High School and Johnson & Wales University. He worked as a social worker for South County Community Action, then in safety and security at the University of Rhode Island, where he worked for 28 years before retiring. He also worked as a dealer for Foxwoods Resort & Casino and as a social service director for the Narragansett Indian Tribe.
While in high school and college he was a talented athlete and later an avid Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Lakers fan.
Besides his wife and mother he leaves his children, Sean Stanton of North Kingstown, R.I., Cynthia Stanton of Wakefield, Dustin Peno of South Kingstown, R.I., and John Lima of Narragansett, R.I.; stepchildren, Charles Goff of Pawcatuck, LaiLani Sisson of Las Vegas, Nev., and Jonathon Goff of Norwich; sisters, Cynthia Sampson of Westerly and Debbie Stanton of Narragansett; 10 grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren.
He was predeceased by his sister, Paula Stanton.
The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Avery-Storti Funeral Home, 88 Columbia St., Wakefield, R.I. Burial will be in New Fernwood Cemetery, Kingston, R.I. Visiting hours are 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Local arrangments were entrusted to The Dinoto Funeral Home, Historic downtown Mystic.