John R. Stafford, age 85, passed away Tuesday afternoon May 11, 1971, in a local hospital. He was a native and lifelong resident of Walton County.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lillie M. Stafford, of DeFuniak Springs; one son, John R. Stafford of Crestview, Florida; three daughters, Mrs. Richard Patterson of Oxnard, California, Mrs. Howard Langley and Mrs. B. F. Adkinson, both of DeFuniak Springs; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 o’clock Thursday afternoon, May 13, 1971 from the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with Reverend Bob Eisenburg officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
[Source: The DeFuniak Springs Herald, May 20, 1971, Page 11]
[Burial: Pleasant Ridge Cemetery]