Wasco-Baker-Deschutes County OR Archives Obituaries.....Stafford, Josephine "Jo" June 29, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com March 28, 2006, 2:57 pm The Dalles Chronicle, July 1, 2004 Josephine “Jo” Stafford, 83, a resident of The Dalles, died at her home Tuesday, June 29, 2004. She was born Aug. 19, 1920, in Baker, one of six children to Charles Harvey and Frances E. (Graham) Zemmer. She was raised in Baker and married Ralph A. Stafford on Dec. 14, 1947, in Baker. They lived in Baker for 14 years and moved to Burns, where her husband worked for Edward Hines Lumber Company. During fall 1998, she moved to The Dalles to be near family. She was a member of the Catholic Church and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed embroidering, coloring, playing bingo and reading. Some of the simple things in life gave her joy, such as rainbows, flowers, floral print, and little knickknacks. She is survived by her son Craig Stafford, Glendale; two daughters, Jann and her husband, Ray Manning Jr., Murdock; and Teresa and her husband, Bert Whipple; her sister, Emiline Wright, Prairie City; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph A. Stafford and her son, Dawson Stafford. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Burns, on Saturday, July 3, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Burns Cemetery. Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home is in care of local arrangements. Memorials may be made to Oregon Heart Association, 1425 NE Irving #100, Portland, OR 97232-4201. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/s/stafford693gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb