Raymond Ogden Stanford

1922 - 2011  (88 years)

• Name	Raymond Ogden Stanford
  Born	27 Sep 1922	Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Sep 2011	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
  Buried	26 Sep 2011	New Electra Memorial Cemetery - Electra, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I9998	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Pauline Hunter,   b. 1 May 1923, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 2010, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	21 Sep 1940	Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA
  Children	+ 1. P.R. Stanford + 2. B.T. Stanford
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F4406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Sep 1922 - Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA Married - 21 Sep 1940 - Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA Died - 21 Sep 2011 - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA Buried - 26 Sep 2011 - New Electra Memorial Cemetery - Electra, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Raymond Ogden Stanford Obituary picture
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  Documents		Birth Certificate for Raymond Ogden Stanford Name: Raymond Ogden Stanford Birth Date: 27 Sep 1922 Gender: Male Birth Place: Electra, Wichita, Texas, USA Father: Arthur Glenn Stanford Father Birth Place: Oklahoma Mother: Ronnie Emily Stanford Mother Birth Place: Oklahoma Mother Residence: Electra, Wichita, Texas, USA
  		U.S. World War II Draft Card - Raymond Ogden Stanford Name: Raymond Ogden Stanford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 19 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 27 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Electra, Texas, USA Residence Place: Poteau, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA Registration Date: 29 Jan 1942 Registration Place: Poteau, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA Employer: Burrs Store Weight: 160 lbs. Complexion: Light Eye Color: Gray Hair Color: Black Height: 6' 1" Next of Kin: A. G. Stanford

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Raymond Ogden Stanford New Electra Memorial Cemetery - Electra, Texas, USA
  		Headstone of Raymond Ogden Stanford and Pauline Hunter Stanford New Electra Memorial Cemetery - Electra, Texas, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, September 26, 2011 at First Baptist Church of Electra with Rev. Charles Nichols officiating. Burial will be in New Electra Cemetery under the direction of Dutton Funeral Home of Iowa Park, Texas. Raymond was born September 27, 1922 in Electra, Texas to Arther Glenn and Ronnie Emily Smith Stanford. He and Pauline Hunter were married September 21, 1940 in Electra, Texas. He was a lifetime resident of Electra. He was a past member of the Trail Blazers Square Dance Club of Electra and a member of the First Baptist Church of Electra. He worked as a warehouse foreman for West Tex Seat Covers until his retirement. Raymond served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a Radarman 3rd Class aboard the USS Leutze DD0481 from October 1943 until December 1945. He received the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 5 stars, Philippine Campaign Medal with 2 stars and World War II Victory Medal. The ship participated in the battles at Palau, Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Surigao Straits. His parents, wife, brothers, Luther Dean and Otis Glenn and a granddaughter, Kristie Lee Stanford preceded him in death. He is survived by his sons, Paul Stanford and wife, Marcia of Pagosa Springs, Colorado and Bruce Stanford and wife, Bonnie of Wichita Falls, Texas; grandsons, Jimmy Stanford and David Stanford of Florida, Greg Stanford of Wichita Falls, Texas and Jerry Stanford and wife, Amy of Wichita Falls, Texas; great granddaughters, Lara and Shawna Kimbrell of Wichita Falls, Texas; sister, Rama Beth Magers and husband, J.B. "Banny" of Electra, Texas; sisters-in-law, Frankie Stanford of Chillicothe, Texas, Nell Carriker of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Peggy Hunter of Lubbock, Texas and Nell Hunter of Wichita Falls, Texas; numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Wichita Falls, P.O. Box 4804 Wichita Falls, Texas, 76308. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Monday until service time at First Baptist Church of Electra, Texas. (Published by Dutton Funeral Home of Iowa Park, TX)