Edith L. STAFFORD^[1]

1907 - 1977  (70 years)

• Name	Edith L. STAFFORD
  Born	16 Jan 1907	Delaware Co., Indiana
  Gender	Female
  _UID	E04E1E2F16086A4F9E82E583DDF614CD8E9A
  Died	16 Apr 1977
  Buried	Gardens of Memory, Muncie, Delaware Co., Indiana
  Person ID	I32456	Branch 019 John Miles Stafford 1782 VA
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Roy Joseph STAFFORD,   b. 4 Apr 1881, Delaware Twp., Delaware Co., Indiana ,   d. 2 Mar 1976, Florida  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Ethel Mae SMITH,   b. Delaware Co., Indiana ,   d. 29 Oct 1921, Delaware Co., Indiana
  Married	22 May 1904	Delaware Co., Indiana   [2]
  Family ID	F12004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jess S. STRONG,   b. 6 Apr 1898, Delaware Co., Indiana ,   d. 6 Jun 1963  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Bonnie STRONG   2. James Lee STRONG,   b. 15 Feb 1932, Delaware Co., Indiana ,   d. 25 Jan 1965  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F40256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Edith Stafford Strong, 70, resident of DeSoto, widow of Jess Strong, died late Saturday evening at Ball Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. She was born in Delaware County, the daughter of Roy J. and Ethel (Smith) Stafford, and spent her entire life in this community. She attended Eaton School and graduated from Royerton High School. Mrs. Strong was formerly employed at Hart Insurance Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, and Kuhner Packing Company. She was a member of DeSoto United Methodist Church and Mystery Daughters of the church. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Merrill (Bonnie) Richey, Windwood Addition; a daughter-in-law, Mrs, Ray (Joan) Coffman, Yorktown; two sisters, Mrs. Henry (Mary) Robbins, Toledo, and Mrs. Herbert (Sarah) Arnold, RR1, Albany; three brothers, George Stafford, Eaton, Howard Stafford, Muncie, and Robert Stafford, Winwood Addition; ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Her son, James L. Strong, died in 1965. Services will be held at DeSoto United Methodist Church 10 a.m. Tuesday with Rev. Harold Frederick, pastor, in charge. Interment will follow in Gardens of Memory. Friends may call at The Meeks Mortuary from 2 until 5 and from 7 until 9 p.m. Monday or at the church a half hour before the services.

  
  

• Sources

  [S520] Laban Stafford his Ancestors & Descendants, Page. 250. A line not connected to the Laban Genealogy. [S4561] Indiana Marriages, 1845 - 1920 (Reliability: 3).