Herbert H. Stanton, 95, of Connersville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2026, in hospice care at Caroleton Healthcare.

Born Nov. 3, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Luther D. and Maggie (Smith) Stanton.

His family lived in Detroit in his early life during the Great Depression where there were jobs. They relocated back to the Cookeville, Tenn. area where his family farmed. In 1949, he joined the U.S. Army doing his basic training at Fort Jackson, SC. After basic training, he was sent to engineering school near Washington, DC. During the Korean War, he was deployed to Tokyo, Japan where he took part in the rebuilding of that country.

He was honorably discharged in 1953 at Fort Custer, Mich. There, he purchased a one-way bus ticket to Connersville where his parents had relocated after friends' spoke of the excellent employment opportunities here. While in Connersville, he joined the Indiana National Guard and served there for two years.

He was hired to work at the only full-time job he had in Connersville when he accepted a position at Rex, Inc., which later became Philco and then Ford Motor Co. where he was a warranty analyst. Later, he took over a refrigeration and air conditioning repair business which worked for 25 years.

On New Year's Eve 1953, he met Gertrude Faye Levi at the American Legion Reginald Fisher Post 1. On June 15, 1954, they were married in Cookeville, Tenn. by his uncle, Pastor Isom Rodgers. They enjoyed 68 years together until Mrs. Stanton passed away June 6, 2022.

He was a member of the BPO Elks Club of Connersville and in 1988 was named Exalted Ruler.

Survivors include a son, Jeff (Charlotte) of Connersville; daughter, Julie Saleh (Sayed) of Hebron, Ky.; grandson, Anwar Saleh of Hebron, Ky.; granddaughter, Ryela Saleh (Gabriel) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and great-grandson, Rhys Davis.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Gertrude Faye Stanton; brothers, Bernie, William and Gerald Stanton.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, at Urban Winkler Funeral Home, 513 W. Eighth St, Connersville with Pastor Richard Ware of Higher Praise Worship Center officiating. Burial will follow in Dale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home.