Clarence Jeral Stanley, 87, of Dahlonega, died Aug. 13, 2018. He was born to the late Samuel and Roma Stanley. Clarence was a member of High Shoals Baptist Church. He was a Minister of the Gospel for more than 40 years at which times he pastored High Shoals, New Bethel, Pleasant Hill and Christian Hill Baptist Churches. Clarence was a United States Army Veteran who served during the Korean War and was an avid deer hunter. His sister, Marjorie Bearden, and son-in-law, Gary Hughes, preceded him in death.