Floyd Stanford

Floyd A. Stanford, 78 of Vermilion, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007 at Hospice of the Ozarks, Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born June 11, 1929 in Amory, Mississippi and had lived in Vermilion, OH since 1958 moving from West Memphis, Arkansas. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas in April 2007. He worked as a power tool engineer for Ford Motor Co. , Lorain, retiring in 1980. He also owned Crystal Shore Apartments, East, and many other properties in Vermilion. He was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, Vermilion. Mr. Stanford had his private pilots license and enjoyed flying. He also enjoyed boating, fishing, woodworking, and making toys for his great-grandchildren Survivors: his son, Perry "Pete" Stanford (Debi) of Goshen, OH; daughter, Teresa Stanford (Roscoe Schlachter) of Independence, OH ; 3 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 5 brothers, Thomas E. Stanford of Grenada, Miss., James Stanford of Memphis, Tenn., Gene Stanford of Elkgrove, IL, Daryl Stanford of Mountain Home, Arkansas, Mike Stanford of Mountain Home, Arkansas; 6 sisters, June Cannon of Memphis , Tenn., Doris Johnson of West Memphis, Arkansas, Joyce Fulco , of Mountain Home, Arkansas, Donna Janowitz of Mountain Home, Arkansas, Sarah McKee of Mountain Home, Arkansas, and Tina Barajas of Elkgrove, Illinois. Preceded in Death by: his wife, Betty, January 18, 2007; parents, Jesse and Ethelene (nee Williams) Stanford; brother, Herbert Stanford, and sister, Ann Stanford. Visitation: 1:00 until service time Funeral: Funeral services will be Thursday at 3:00 P.M.at Kirby & Family Funeral Home with Pastor Tony DeWeese officiating. Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Vermillion, Ohio Memorials: The family asks that memorial contributions be made to Lakeview Baptist Church, 591 Ferndale Ave, Vermilion, Ohio 44089.