NINA SANFORD HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas-Nina Sanford, 89, of Avinger, Texas, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, in a Linden, Texas, hospital. Mrs. Sanford was born May 1, 1914, in Avinger. She was a nurse, a member of Avinger United Methodist Church and a World War II Army Nursing Corps veteran. Her husband, Earl Sanford, and one son, John C. Sanford, preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, George E. and Martha Sanford of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and Peter and Beth Sanford of Tyler, Texas; one daughter and son-in-law, Neva and Keith McClurg of Longview, Texas; two sisters-in-law, Helen Bennet Alford of Avinger and Helen Lewis Alford of Sulphur Springs; nine grandchildren; and one great- grandchild. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Avinger United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Avinger Cemetery under direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home.