Roy H. Stafford

Mr. Roy H. Stafford of Clio died Saturday, June 9, 2007, in a Dothan hospital following an extended illness. He was 82.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Elamville Assembly of God Church with the Revs. Kenneth Earles and Ray Giles officiating. Interment will follow in Elam Cemetery with military honors. His body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time on Tuesday.

Visitation will be in Elamville Assembly of God Church Sanctuary from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Mr. Stafford was a native of Barbour County and a Veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member and served on the church board of trustees of Elamville Assembly of God Church. For more than 10 years he was a member of the Clio Fire and Rescue Squad and was retired from the Barbour County Road Department after 28 years.

Mr. Stafford was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Henrietta Sutton Stafford; his daughter, Marsha Joan Stafford in 1962; his sister, Dorothy Reed; and his brother, Maurice C. Andrews.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Miriam Woodard Stafford of Clio; one son and daughter-in-law, Sherman and Janiece Stafford of Troy; three sisters, Mrs. Lena Bell Smith of Clio, Mrs. Betty Garner of Ozark, and Mrs. Martha Green of Dothan; three grandchildren and their spouses, Craig and Becky Stafford of Midland City, Angie and Chris Folkes of Abbeville, and Shaniece and Jeremy Price of Banks; five great grandchildren, Alexandra Folkes, Madison Folkes, Anna Price, Ryan Price and Dakota Stafford.

Serving as honorary pallbearers will be his fellow workers with the Barbour County Road Department.

Holman Funeral Home of Ozark, (334) 774-5348, is in charge of arrangements. For more information and a guest register, visit the Holman Funeral Home Web site, www.holmanfuneralhome.com.