Dudley Kershner STAFFORD

1921 - 1997  (76 years)

• Name	Dudley Kershner STAFFORD
  Born	8 Aug 1921	Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  _UID	9BB6FC4E47F44ED0B4220C7A8428A36201AC
  Died	4 Nov 1997	Lynchburg City, Virginia
  Buried	Ft. Hill Mem. Park, Lynchburg City, Viginia
  Person ID	I142613	Branch 001 Roger De Toneii 1029 FR
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Louis Dudley STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1897, Illinois ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Martha E. KERSHNER,   b. Missouri ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F47194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kathryn RYAN,   b. 2 Feb 1922, Highmore, Hyde Co., South Dakota ,   d. 1 Feb 2012, Lynchburg City, Virginia  (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Gregory R. STAFFORD   2. Kathryn R. STAFFORD   3. Gery R. STAFFORD   4. Marianne S. STAFFORD   5. Michael R. STAFFORD   6. Cynthia Ryan STAFFORD,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F47195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  930 Census, Missouri census: Dudley K. was born in Wisconsin. His father was listed as Louis D. (b. Indiana), and mother, Martha E. (Kershner) Stafford (b. Missouri). Also living in the household was mother-in-law, Edith Kershner, age 60, (b. Indiana). The family moved to Detroit, Michigan (Census 1935 & 1940), where Dudley, 18, was working as Mail Boy for a Credit Co. He married Kathryn (Ryan), daughter of Jeremiah G. and Laura E. (Reinecke) Ryan, of Highmore, SD. Thanks to Geo. B. for the following: ..csr Dudley Kershner Stafford of Lynchburg, Virginia, died November 4, 1997 at Virginia Baptist Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, L. Dudley and Martha (Kershner) Stafford, and a daughter, Cynthia Ryan Stafford. He was the husband of Kathryn (Ryan) Stafford for 52 years. Dudley was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 8, 1921. He attended the University of Cincinnati and graduated from the University of Michigan in Aeronautical Engineering. He was a member of Signa Chi fraternity. He served in the Army Air Force during WWII, and again in Korea.  For 22 years he was employed by Goodyear Aerospace in Akron, Ohio, where he was also active with Boy Scouts and West Akron Baseball League. In 1972 he moved his family to Lynchburg, where he had joined Babcock and Wilcox Research Center at Mt. Athos. He took an active interest in the Lynchburg Aquatic League and was a member of the Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club. In 1987 he retired from Babcock and Wilcox. In addition to his wife, Kathryn, he is survived by five children, Gregory R. Stafford, Akron, OH, Kathryn R. Stafford and husband Jeffrey Crespi, Huntingtown, MD., Gery R. Stafford and wife, Margaret, Gaithersburg, MD, Marianne S. Ramsey and husband, William, Lynchburg, Michael R. Stafford and wife, Lisa, Elon College, NC; and eight grandchildrenn, Jeremy, Meghan, Ross, Ryan, and Samuel Stafford, and Will, Laura, and Matt Ramsey. Memorial Service: Nov. 7, 1997 Holy Cross Catholic Church. Officiating: Rev. Msgr. Rush. Arrangements: Diuguid Rivermont Chapel. Burial: Fort Hill Memorial Park.