Rose Etta STAFFORD

1925 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Rose Etta STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	7 Apr 1925	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [7]
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [9]
  Social Security Number	306-50-2993  [6]
  Death	12 Mar 2014	Fort Walton Beach Medical Center/Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, USA   [2, 5]
  Burial	Abt 15 Mar 2014	Rose Lawn Cemetery/Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I4174	Rivera Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Luther Berlin STAFFORD,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA d. 13 Oct 1965, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clarissa Goldia HARRELL,   b. 15 May 1892, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 17 Jul 1982, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Aug 1912	Indiana, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F1496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul F. HARDWICK,   b. 26 Jul 1922, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 16 Nov 2013, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa, Florida, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1943	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [3]
  Children	> 1. Michael Paul HARDWICK,   b. 30 Jul 1947, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 18 Jul 2004, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center/Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Patricia Rose HARDWICK > 3. Jon Thomas HARDWICK,   b. 1 May 1952, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 16 May 2000, Onslow Memorial Hospital/Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Rose Stafford Gender: Female Birth Date: 7 Apr 1925 Birth Place: Marshal, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Certificate Number: 19787 Roll number: 40474_357822 Volume Range: 36 - 40 [S1478] Rose Lawn Cemetery (Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA), Grave Markers. HARDWICK PAUL F. 1922 2013 HARDWICK ROSE E. 1925 2014 [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Rose E Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Age: 18 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 7 Apr 1925 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1943 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Bedford Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Golda Harrell Spouse: Paul F Hardwick Birth Date: 26 Jul 1922 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Page: 154 [S1479] Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023. Name: Patricia Rose Hardwick Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 26 Oct 1949 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Marriage License Date: 4 Jan 1971 Marriage Date: 9 Jan 1971 Marriage Place: Bedford Father: Paul F. Hardwick Mother: Rose Hardwick Spouse: Gary Gene Sharp Birth Date: 5 Jul 1944 Birth Place: Flagler, Colorado Certificate Number: 110 [S1483] Obituary of Rose Etta HARDWICK, (Name: Life Legacy; Date: Abt. 14 Mar 2014;). Rose Etta (Stafford) Hardwick, age 88, moved into her eternal rest from the Fort Walton Beach Medical Center on March 12, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul F, two sons, Mike and Tom, her parents and six siblings. While she will be missed by daughter Pat Sharp, two daughters-in-law, Susan and Nancy, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, they are pleased that Rose has passed into the presence of the Lord to be physically whole for the first time in her life. She was a longtime member of the Mt Pleasant Christian Church, Bedford, Indiana. There will be Chapel Service for both Paul and Rose Hardwick at Rose Lawn Funeral Home, Gulf Breeze, FL, which will be coordinated in warm weather. They will rest together in Rose Lawn Cemetery following the service. [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Michael Paul Hardwick Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 30 Jul 1947 Birth Place: Bedford Lawr, Indiana Death Date: 18 Jul 2004 Father: Paul F Hardwick Mother: Rose E Stafford SSN: 306502993 Notes: Aug 1963: Name Listed As Michael Paul Hardwick; 20 Mar 1992: Name Listed As Michael Pual Hardwick; 21 Jul 2004: Name Listed As Michael P Hardwick [S1486] 1930 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Ffiteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-9, Supervisor's District No. 13, Sheet No. 3A. Lines 15 thru 23 [S1519] Obituary of Clara Ellen PARHAM. Clara Ellen Parham of Bedford, IN, died Friday, August 29, 2003, at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Born on October 1, 1915, in Lawrence County, IN, she was the daughter of Berlin and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married J. Edward Parham on December 24, 1936, and he preceded her in death. Surviving are one son, James E. Parham of Maitland, FL; one daughter, Jane Smith of Bedford, IN; two sisters, Helen Grubb of Bedford, IN, and Rose Hardwick of Florida; and one brother, J. Eugene Stafford of New Mexico. She was preceded in death by one brother, Gordon Stafford; and two sisters, Marguerite Davis and Roberta Boruff. For many years she was property manager for Presidential Estates in Madison, IN. She was a member of the First Christian Church and of the Eastern Star. Services for Clara Ellen Parham will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 3rd, at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. [S1507] 1940 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall Township, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 9, Enumeration District No. 47-12, Sheet No. 4A. Lines 34 thru 38 [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Luther Berlin Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 18 Aug 1890 Birth Place: Logan, Indiana Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1912 Marriage Place: Indiana, United States Residence Place: Logan, Indiana Father: John B Stafford Mother: Ellen Fisher Spouse: Clarissa Goldie Harrell Gender: Female Race: White Age: 20 Birth Date: 15 May 1892 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Page: 40