On a very hot mid-summer day in 1935 in
a small town in Louisiana, three men, Mr. J. W. Stancil,
Mr. E. L. Pace and Mr. Perry Pace, were enjoying the
afternoon sitting around talking of future plans when
they began discussing how they needed a change. They
wanted something more out of life, something they could
receive satisfaction from, something that would help
them to relate to people in a close and friendly way.
This was the time that they decided to move to Texas;
and after some scouting around, they decided to move
to Livingston. There the three men worked together in
1936. After working together for a few years, they dissolved
the partnership, and the Stancils and E. L. Pace moved
to Cleveland and founded Pace-Stancil Funeral Home. On
July 1, 1938, Pace-Stancil Funeral Home opened its doors
for business in Cleveland. The original building was
a two-story frame structure formerly used as a hotel.
At this time the building was adequately remodeled to
meet the needs of the funeral business and two insurance
companies, Cleveland Standard Company and Liberty Standard
Life Insurance Company. Pace-Stancil Funeral Home’s motto through the
years has been “Personalized Service,” and
that is exactly what it strives to maintain. Over the
years, due to the growth of the business, the building
has been remodeled several times in order to continue
to give the best “ Personalized Service” possible
to each family.
Besides
living up to their motto, Pace-Stancil Funeral Home
also has had other goals in mind and some of them
began to be within reach in 1941 when Mr. Stancil opened
a second Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Liberty and in
1945 one was built in Dayton; and in order to better
serve
families in Chamber County a fourth Funeral Home was
built in 1956. The success of these expansions helped
in
the accomplishments of Pace-Stancils first goals.
So this
meant learning to serve more people with a friendly
smile and a warm heart.
In 1962, Mr. Stancil was making a trip to Dayton in
order to check on the other business when he had a terrible
accident. His death was not only a great loss to the
family but also to the community. Several acres, which
now consist of Rodeo Arena and park facilities, were
established in his honor and are known as Stancil Park. Now the grandson of Mr. Stancil, Mr. Glen Toler Jr.
(Bubba) is owner, and his son Daniel Toler is the beginning
of the fourth generation of service to the people of
this area. These words from an unknown poet must have
been written especially for Funeral Directors at Pace-Stancil
and everywhere. “If you can stop one heart
from breaking-If you can ease one life from aching-You
shall
not have lived in vain.” Pace-Stancil Funeral Home takes great pride in what
it stands for and pledge to continue Traditional values
that have been a part of Pace-Stancil since 1938.
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