James Warren STAFFORD

1928 - 2004  (75 years)

• Name	James Warren STAFFORD
  Born	16 Dec 1928	Clay Co., Mississippi
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jan 2004	Columbus, Lowndes Co., Mississippi
  Obituary	23 Jan 2004	West Point, Clay Co., Mississippi
  _UID	3EF453E05E2E3141A5E49DD17085202C9B8D
  Person ID	I87406	Branch 116 Lemuel Greene Stafford b. 1828 SC
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry Cleveland STAFFORD,   b. Abt 1909, Clay Co., Mississippi ,   d. Sep 1976, West Point, Clay Co., Mississippi  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Ellie Mae SHIRLEY,   b. 13 Jan 1911, Clay Co., Mississippi ,   d. 16 Jan 1987, West Point, Clay Co., Mississippi  (Age 76 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1925	Clay Co., Mississippi
  Census	1930	Clay Co., Mississippi
  Notes	Census: 4 Apr 1930. Beat 4. Listed as Henry C. Stafford, a farmer, with wife Ellie M. and son James W. Stafford. Henry and Ellie's parents born in MS.
  Family ID	F28989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth ADAMS
  Married	1953
  Children	1. Debbie STAFFORD   2. Sandra Kay STAFFORD   3. Larry W. STAFFORD
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F28991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: J.W. Stafford, 75, of West Point, died Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. Mr. Stafford was a retired Supervisor District 3, a position he held for 12 years. He was a Justice Court Judge for four years and the owner of Stafford's Big Burger for 21 years. He was a U.S. Army Korea veteran. Mr. Stafford was the son of the late Ellie Mae Shirley and Henry Cleveland Stafford. He married Ruth Adams March 14, 1953. Mr. Stafford was a member of West Point Masonic Lodge #159 F&AM. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home. Funeral will be Friday, Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Avery Jones and the Rev. Eddie Brock officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in West Point. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Adams Stafford of West Point; two daughters, Debbie Lee of Columbus, Sandra Kay Cox and her husband Dewey of West Point; one son, Larry W. Stafford and his wife Melody of West Point; five grandchildren, Shawn Lee and his wife Lisa, Jennifer Edwards and her husband Jonathan, Clay Stafford, Jamie Cliett and her husband Robbie, all of West Point, Melissa Lott and her husband Michael of Cleveland; four great-grandchildren, Seth Edwards, Christopher Lee, Megan Cliett, Garrett Edwards, all of West Point; one sister, Mary Greene Johnson of Savannah, Ga.; two brothers, Charles Stafford and his wife Margurite, Robert Earl Stafford and his wife Mary Edna, all of West Point. Pallbearers include Clay Stafford, Michael Lott, Jonathan Edwards, Robbie Cliett, Shawn Lee and Aubrey Blair. Honorary pallbearers include past and current elected officials of Clay County, all county employees, all former patrons of Stafford's Big Burger, members of Trinity Baptist Church, members of West Point Masonic Lodge #159 F&AM and all his friends in Clay County. Memorials may be sent to Trinity Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1075, West Point, MS 39773. Calvert Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.