William Allen STAFFORD

1922 - 2014  (91 years)

• Name	William Allen STAFFORD
  Born	11 Sep 1922	Fisk, Madison Co., Alabama
  Gender	Male
  _UID	14D69B8A97494D0DBC64F652A90396E0D3A7
  Died	30 Jun 2014	Milford, Kent Co., Delaware
  Buried	Delaware Veterans Memorial Cem., Bear, New Castle Co., Delaware
  Person ID	I135258	Branch 092 Joseph M. Stafford
  Last Modified	22 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Arthur William STAFFORD,   b. 6 Dec 1886, Alabama ,   d. 26 May 1963  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Laura Miranda PATTERSON,   b. 8 Jul 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1934  (Age 44 years)
  Married	Abt 1911
  Census	1930	Hazel Green, Madison Co., Alabama
  Notes	Census: 1930 Federal Census Name: W Author Stafford [Wanthor Stafford]  Birth Year: abt 1888 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Alabama Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1930: Hazel Green, Madison, Alabama Map of Home: View Map Street address: Fisk Road West Dwelling Number: 105 Family Number: 105 Home Owned or Rented: Owned Radio Set: No Lives on Farm: Yes Age at First Marriage: 23 Attended School: No Able to Read and Write: Yes Father's Birthplace: Alabama Mother's Birthplace: Alabama Able to Speak English: Yes Occupation: Farming Industry: general farming Class of Worker: Working on own account Employment: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age W Author Stafford 42 Laura M Stafford 40 Annie A Stafford 17 W Orville Stafford 15 Kathleen E Stafford 13 Author Stafford 10 W A Stafford 8 Mawvareen Stafford 4 [4 9/12]  Kenneth Stafford 1 [1 10/12]
  Family ID	F16497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrice
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F44091	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Former Staten Islander William Stafford, 91, of Smyrna, Delaware, a machinist and decorated World War II veteran, died Monday at the Delaware Veterans Home in Milford, where he had resided for several years. The son of the late Arthur and Laura Miranda Stafford, he was born in Fisk, Alabama. Mr. Stafford moved to Staten Island in 1946 and to Smyrna in 1957. While here, he lived in Rosebank, Stapleton, and West Brighton. Mr. Stafford worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard after World War II. He then headed the machine shop at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. He retired in 1982. He earned a general equivalency diploma, and enjoyed tinkering in the machine shop at his home. Mr. Stafford served in the U.S. Army during World War II, earning a Bronze Star and Purple Heart in the Battle of the Bulge. He attained the rank of tech sergeant. He was a parishioner of St. Polycarp's R.C. Church, Smyrna. He was predeceased by his parents, sisters, Annie, Kat, and Mauvreen; and brothers, Junior, Orville, and Kenneth. Surviving are his wife of seventy years, Beatrice; a son, William; a daughter, Laura; four grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. The funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. in the Faries Funeral Home, Smyrna. Burial will take place on Wednesday in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear. Published in the Staten Island Advance on July 1, 2014.