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- Edward, age 3 & one month, is listed as son on the 1930 Douglas Co., Missouri census in the HH of Ottie Stafford.
Missouri Marriage Records
Name: Mr. Edward Stafford
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1927
Marriage Date: May 1945
Marriage Location: Douglas, Missouri
Marriage County: Douglas
Spouse Name: Winnie Blakey
Spouse Age: 17
Birth: Feb. 12, 1927, Roy, Douglas County, Missouri
Death: Nov. 23, 2006, Chadwick, Christian County, Missouri
Burial: Goodhope Cemetery, Goodhope, Douglas County, Missouri
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=16968431&PIpi=28768007
Obituary:
Edward E. Stafford, the son of Ottie Stafford and Nancy (Shipman) Stafford, was born Feb. 12, 1927, in Roy and departed this life Nov. 23, 2006, at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 11 days.
Ed was a resident of Chadwick for more than 20 years. He was a farmer and a member of the Mound Baptist Church. On May 19, 1945, Ed and Winnie Marie Blakey were united in marriage at Goodhope. Ed and Winnie were blessed with two sons. He enjoyed spending time with his family, hunting, and fishing.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Ralph and Rupert Stafford, and a sister Ruth Moore.
Ed is survived by his wife, Winnie, of the home; two sons, Dale Stafford and wife, Sue, Billing, Dallas Stafford and wife, Jana, Sparta; four grandchildren, Matt Stafford and wife Christie, Marionville, Adam Stafford, Kansas City, Dusty Stafford, Nixa, Joey Mills and wife, Jenny, Ozark; four great-grandchildren, Geoffrey and Katie Stafford, Jacob and Julia Mills; one sister, Barbara McKnight, Ozark; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were at 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, in the Mound Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Jones officiating. Interment followed in the Goodhope Cemetery. Visitation was from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava.
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