Fannie A. Edmondson Stanford

Fannie A. Edmondson Stanford, 85, of Iuka, Mississippi, died Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at her residence. She was a homemaker, a farmer, and a Christian who enjoyed taking care of her family. Visitation is scheduled for 4:00 until 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 9, at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 10, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka, officiated by Bro. Gerald Hadley, Sr. and Bro. Rueben Massey. Interment will follow in Providence Cemetery. Pallbearers include Donnie Rast, Richie Rast, Preston South, Larry Dillard, Lee Dillard, Zachary Stanford, Casey Stanford, and Joshua Robbins. Honorary Pallbearers include Porter McKee, Darren McKee, Paul Dean Hagood, II, and John Hagood. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Survivors include 4 sons, Mac Stanford of Iuka, MS, Howard Stanford and wife, Lynn, of Iuka, MS, John Stanford and wife, Teresa, of Iuka, MS, and Marty Stanford and wife, Terry, of Iuka, MS; 5 daughters, Frances Rast and husband, Austin, of Iuka, MS, Shirley Hagood and husband, Paul, of Burnsville, MS, Sue McKee of Iuka, MS, Connie Dillard and husband, Lawrence, of Iuka, MS, and Shelia Robbins and husband, Clyde, of Golden, MS; 26 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Stanford, and a daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Charlie Durham. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to Magnolia Regional Health and Hospice.