Dora W. STAFFORD^[1]

1878 - 1937  (59 years)

• Name	Dora W. STAFFORD
  Born	20 Jun 1878	Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Gender	Female
  _UID	B95F3EF8210C4F4A80D352EECD6D02795C2C
  Died	9 Jul 1937	Johnson Co., Kentucky   [2]
  Buried	Spears Family Cem., River, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Person ID	I13165	Branch 006 Thomas Stafford 1695 ENG
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Francis Marion STAFFORD,   b. 15 Nov 1838, Paintsville, Floyd Co. (Now Johnson Co.), Kentucky ,   d. 14 May 1924, Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Marietta Hager LAVENDER,   b. 28 Jun 1845, Kentucky ,   d. 9 Jul 1935, Johnson Co., Kentucky  (Age 90 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1860	Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Census	1900	Paintsville, Johnson Co., Kentucky
  Notes	Married: possibly married Dec 1859. Census: Jun 1900. Listed as F. M. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Marietta and children W. T., Ella B., Carriem Edna, May and De Witt. Marietta had 9 of 14 children living.
  Family ID	F5305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Leonard SPEARS,   b. 16 Jun 1880, River, Johnson Co., Kentucky ,   d. 24 Jan 1935, Johnson Co., Kentucky  (Age 54 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1899
  Children	1. Mildred SPEARS,   b. 13 Sep 1901, River, Kentucky ,   d. 26 Jan 1919, River, Kentucky  (Age 17 years)   2. Edna May SPEARS,   b. 1904, River, Kentucky   3. Dorothy Lee SPEARS,   b. 11 Sep 1911, Johnson Co., Kentucky ,   d. 25 Aug 1963, Indiana  (Age 51 years)   4. John Leonard SPEARS, Jr.,   b. 11 Jul 1915, Johnson Co., Kentucky ,   d. 16 May 1994, Jefferson Co., Kentucky  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F5289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for DORA W. STAFFORD: Obituary - Paintsville Herald 15 July 1937 Mrs. Spears Dies from Pistol Wound Double Shooting Victim Passes; Daughter Still Living Mrs. Dora Stafford Spears, 59 years old, who was shot last Wednesday afternoon at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Edna May Meade who also was seriously shot, died Friday morning at the Paintsville Hospital. She had been shot in the neck and her spinal cord was severed by the bullet, according to the doctors who examined her. Mrs. Spears was one of Johnson County's best Christian Women. She had been a member of the church for many years. Mrs. Meade, who was shot through the chest, is expected to recover. Funeral services for Mrs. Spears were held at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Dorthy Patrick, with the Rev. Arthur Greene, in charge. Burial was Sunday in the family cemetery at River, home of Mrs. Spears' husband, John Spears, who died about a year ago. Mr. Spears formerly was a merchant in Paintsville. Besides her daughters, Mrs. Spears is survived by a son, John Leonard Spears; sisters, Mrs. R. A. Patrick, Mrs. Arminta Lyon and Miss May Stafford of Paintsville; Mrs. F. F. Smith, Parkersburg, WV; Mrs. Carrie Stafford, Abingdon, VA and brothers, DeWitt and W. T. Stafford of Paintsville. Education: Georgetown College Dora died from from gunshot wounds she received from a gunman while she was ironing clothes at her daughter's home. Born: Possibly born 5 Jun 1878.

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Stafford Data Branch 60. [S9780] Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953.