Roger Dale Stafford

Graveside services for Roger Dale Stafford, 55, of Rusk, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007 in Walker Chapel Cemetery near Reklaw with Rev. Dan Rankin officiating.

Mr. Stafford died Aug. 30, 2007 in a Dallas hospital. He was born March 9, 1952 in Casa Grande, Ariz.

He was a resident of Rusk most of his life. Mr. Stafford was raised in Reklaw. He was a member of Atoy Baptist Church and a self-employed carpenter.

He is preceded in death by a son, Brandon Scott Stafford; father, Sidney Dewey Stafford; two nephews, Nathan Sidney Stafford and Jesse Lee Irby. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Jackie Stafford of Rusk; mother, Mary Evelyn Irby of Rusk; four children, Christopher Brawley of Rusk, Misty Tyler of Rusk, Roger Brawley of Rusk, Sidney Joseph Stafford of Rusk; sister, Rebecca Cummins of Rusk; three brothers, Dewey Lynn Stafford of Rusk, Larry Gene Stafford of Houston, Jesse Keith Irby of Rusk; two step-brothers, Danny Irby of Lawton, Oklahoma, Donny Irby of Wichita Falls, Texas; 11 wonderful grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Chris Brawley, Roger Brawley, Sidney Stafford, Tony Tyler, Brent Oliver and Steven Stafford.

The family received friends from 6-9 p.m. Saturday Sept. 1, 2007 at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home.

 

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September 5, 2007

ROGER DALE STAFFORD
 

Graveside service for Roger Dale Stafford, 55, of Rusk, was 2 p.m. Sunday in Walker Chapel Cemetery near Reklaw with the Rev. Dan Rankin officiating. Mr. Stafford died Aug. 30. He was born March 9, 1952, in Casa Grande, Ariz. He was a resident of Rusk most of his life and was reared in Reklaw. He was a member of Atoy Baptist Church and a self-employed carpenter. Preceding him in death were a son, Brandon Scott Stafford; father, Sidney Dewey Stafford; and two nephews, Nathan Sidney Stafford and Jesse Lee Irby. Survivors are his wife of 26 years, Jackie Stafford of Rusk; his mother, Mary Evelyn Irby of Rusk; four children, Christopher Brawley, Misty Tyler, Roger Brawley and Sidney Joseph Stafford, all of Rusk; a sister, Rebecca Cummins of Rusk; three brothers, Dewey Lynn Stafford of Rusk, Larry Gene Stafford of Houston and Jesse Keith Irby of Rusk; two step-brothers, Danny Irby of Lawton, Okla. and Donny Irby of Wichita Falls; 11 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Chris Brawley, Roger Brawley, Sidney Stafford, Tony Tyler, Brent Oliver and Steven Stafford. Wallace-Thompson Funeral was in charge of arrangements.

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