Cecil Francis STAFFORD, Jr.

1929 - 2016  (87 years)

• Name	Cecil Francis STAFFORD
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	17 Jan 1929	Skippers, Greenville Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  _UID	72DAD1F29BCD4B029DA4526B4D053A1260E1
  Died	23 Oct 2016	Roanoke City, Virginia
  Buried	Birchlawn Burial Park, Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia
  Person ID	I141338	Branch 019 John Miles Stafford 1782 VA
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Cecil Francis STAFFORD,   b. 12 Jun 1907, Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia ,   d. 13 Mar 1960, Portsmouth City, Virginia  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Reba Lee LAFON,   b. 1909, Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia ,   d. 28 Nov 1999, Portsmouth City, Virginia  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Abt 1926
  Census	1940	Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia
  Notes	Census: 1940 Federal Census Name: Cecil F Stafford Age: 32 Estimated birth year: abt 1908 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia Map of Home in 1940: View Map Street: Here Erda Road 623 Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia Residence in 1935: Same Place, Giles, Virginia Resident on farm in 1935: No Sheet Number: 12B Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 207 Occupation: Electrician House Owned or Rented: Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 5 Attended School or College: No Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40 Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939: 52 Income: 860 Income Other Sources: No Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Cecil F Stafford 32 Reba Lee Stafford 31 Cecil F Stafford 11 Newton L Stafford 9 Billy G Stafford 8 Donald D Stafford 5 Alice J Stafford 3 Martha E Stafford 1
  Family ID	F46624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Carrie Lee FLETCHER,   b. 1 Sep 1926,   d. 18 Mar 1983  (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. David STAFFORD   2. Kaye STAFFORD
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F46620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Peggy RUSSELL
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F46621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CECIL FRANCIS “Candyman” STAFFORD, JR., 87, of Grand Avenue, Pearisburg, departed this life Sunday evening, October 23, 2016 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Cecil was born in Skippers, Virginia on January 17, 1929 and grew up in the Pembroke area of Giles County. He was a dedicated Christian, a member of The First Church of God in Rich Creek, a veteran of the U S Army serving in Japan at the end of WW II, was retired from the Preparation Department at the Celanese Plant at Narrow, actively worked the flea markets at Roanoke and Tazewell and and started the C & P Discount store in Pearisburg. He was preceded in death by his parents Cecil F. Stafford, Sr. and Reba Lafon Stafford, his first wife Carrie Lee Fletcher Stafford, his brothers Newton “Jack” Stafford and Billy Stafford.  He leaves to cherish his memory his devoted wife Peggy Russell Stafford; his son and daughter-in-law David and Donna Stafford of Pearisburg, his daughter and son-in-law Kaye and Jerry Johnson of Pearisburg; His step-sons and their wives Marvin “Van” Fletcher and Pat of Mechanicsville and Michael and Vanessa Fletcher of Richmond; his grandchildren Susan Whetzel and fiancee, Rusty Moss, Jennifer Lauer (Nick), Beth Yopp, Christian Harry, J Fletcher, Luke Fletcher, Sherri Trenar, and Katrinda Wills; his great-grandsons Seven Whetzel, Clay, Nate, and Ben Lauer; his sisters Martha Gray of Portsmouth, and Jane Presley of Hopewell; his brother Donald Stafford of Portsmouth; and a special grandson Jon Whetzel.  Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 1:00pm in The Kendall Funeral Home, 605 Snidow St. Pembroke with Pastor Eddie Kendall and pastor Bernice Warner officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 pm at the funeral home. Burial will follow the services in Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg with military graveside honors by local American Legion and VFW Posts. The Kendall Funeral Home, 605 Snidow St., Pembroke is in charge of the arrangements.