Funeral services for Pauline Senter Stacks, 90, of Emory, were held on April 12, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment followed at Clifton Cemetery.
Mrs. Stacks died peacefully on April 8, 2026, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 11, 1935, in Emory, to J.R. “Dock” Senter and Inez Ely Senter.
Mrs. Stacks was a loving and nurturing caregiver. She lived a life marked by devotion to her family, faith, and community.
She was a school bus driver in Houston and Emory. She also served as an Air Coach bus driver, a role that included the memorable transport of the Houston Rockets basketball team. Later in life, she worked as a medical assistant and spent several years as a compassionate home caregiver.
She earned her GED, completed EMT training, and obtained her Commercial Driver’s License. She was devoted to caring for the sick, and her work for the Lord, including driving the church joy bus. She found joy in gardening and had a tender affection for wildlife.
She is survived by her children, Eugene Kelley, Randy Kelley, Paulette Nation and husband Johnny, Ricky Kelley, Donna Raper, Karen Brimer and husband Billy, and Patricia Marroquin and husband Roland; sisters, Wanda Yarborough, Imogene Donaghey, and Peggy Bagley; sixteen grandchildren; thirty-two great-grandchildren; eleven great-great-grandchildren with two on the way; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Chester Lee Stacks; parents, Dock and Inez Ely Senter; brothers, Oscar Ray Senter, Jimmy Allen Senter and Ray Senter; sister, Geneva Whisenhunt; and great grandson, Steven Minton.