Laura Mildred STAFFORD b. 7 Mar 1913 Carthage, Indiana d. 20 Jan 2007 St. Marys, Auglaize Co., Ohio

1913 - 2007 (93 years)

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Name	Laura Mildred STAFFORD
Born	7 Mar 1913	Carthage, Indiana
Gender	Female
_UID	FF43BFB3FAD0BE4981DE9319C2C6B5996671
Died	20 Jan 2007	St. Marys, Auglaize Co., Ohio
Buried	Swamp College Cem., Celina, Mercer Co., Ohio
Person ID	I27329	Branch 079 Samuel Stafford 1724 VA
Last Modified	5 Jan 2016

Father	William Merritt STAFFORD, b. 28 Jul 1878, Henry Co., Indiana , d. 6 Jul 1964, Greenfield, Indiana (Age 85 years)
Mother	Iola JESSUP, b. 27 Mar 1883, Hancock Co., Indiana , d. 19 Nov 1982, Richmond, Indiana (Age 99 years)
Married	6 Sep 1905	Grant City, Indiana
Notes	Married: Married by Rev. Joseph O. Binford (Uncle).
Family ID	F10100	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Leonard Richard SMITH, b. 28 Sep 1910, Mercer Co., Ohio , d. 18 May 2002, St. Marys, Auglaize Co., Ohio (Age 91 years)

Married 15 Aug 1943

Notes

Addie Christie, the ministers of the Westland Friends performed the wedding ceremony at the home of Merritt and Iola Stafford.

Children

	1. David Leonard SMITH
	2. James Lee SMITH, b. 27 Feb 1948, d. 27 Feb 1948 (Age 0 years)
	3. William Philip SMITH

Last Modified 30 May 2023

Family ID F20363 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

L. Mildred Smith, 93, died at 4 a.m. Jan. 20, 2007, at Otterbein Retirement Community, St. Marys. She was a resident since 1997. She was born March 7, 1913, in Carthage, Ind., to W. Merritt and Iola Jessup Stafford. On Aug. 15, 1943, she married Leonard R. Smith, who died in May 2002. Survivors are two sons, David Leonard (Jane), Toledo, and William Philip (Sally), Lake Villa, Ill.; two grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and three stepgrandchildren. Deceased are an infant son, James Lee. She was a 1943 graduate of Fort Wayne Bible Institute; served two years as a mission in Kentucky and 32 years as a pastor's wife. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the community chapel, the Revs. Michael Westbay and Carol Sainey officiating. Burial will follow at Swamp College Cemetery. Calling is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday at Cisco Funeral Home, Celina, and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the community chapel. Contributions can be made to the chapel fund or to Bethany United Methodist Church, St. Marys.

Laura Mildred STAFFORD[1]