MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Lucille Stafford, 19 Aug 2002 ----¤¤¤---- LUCILLE STAFFORD SPRUCE PINE - Lucille Stafford, 89, of Overlook Drive, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Blanche Putman Pitman, and wife of the late Tom Stafford. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen Stafford; a son, Grover Stafford; sisters, Etta Griffith and Ruth ?????, and a brother, Foy Pitman. She was a member of Berry Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Virgil Stafford of Spruce Pine, Rev. Don Stafford of Bakersville, and Joe Stafford of Valdese; daughters, Vel Greer of Macon, GA, Daisy Cantrell of New Jersey and Muriel Farmer of Gastonia; eight grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in te Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Revs. Larry Greene and John Stafford officiated. burial was in Bear Creek Cemetery. The family received friends from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------