Clara Ellen STAFFORD

1915 - 2003  (87 years)

• Name	Clara Ellen STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	1 Oct 1915	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [3, 4, 8, 12, 13]
  		STAFFORD, Clara Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Clara Eleanor STAFFORD  [12]
  Census	19 Jan 1920	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1]
  		1920 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marshall Supervisor's District No. 3 Enumeration District No. 121 Sheet No. 10B
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [2]
  		1930 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marshall Enumeration District No. 47-9 Supervisor's District No. 13 Sheet No. 3A
  Census	16 Apr 1940	Shawswick, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [6]
  		1940 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Bedford, Shawswick Township Supervisor's District No. 9 Enumeration District No. 47-21 Sheet No. 8B
  Census	7 Apr 1950	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [7]
  		1950 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Bedford Enumeration District No. 47-39 Sheet No. 6
  Social Security Number	307-10-0606  [8]
  Death	29 Aug 2003	Dunn Memorial Hospital/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [3, 8, 9]
  		PARHAM, Clara Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  Burial	3 Sep 2003	Cresthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I4546	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  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   [14]
  Family ID	F1496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Edward PARHAM,   b. 15 Mar 1912, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. Jun 1954 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1937	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [4, 9, 13]
  Children	> 1. Jane Ellen PARHAM   2. James Edward PARHAM
  Family ID	F1690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Oct 1915 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 19 Jan 1920 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 8 Apr 1930 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Marriage - 24 Dec 1937 - Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 16 Apr 1940 - Shawswick, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 7 Apr 1950 - Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death - 29 Aug 2003 - Dunn Memorial Hospital/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Burial - 3 Sep 2003 - Cresthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  SMITH, Walter PARHAM, Jane Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1480] 1920 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 3, Enumeration District No. 121, Sheet No. 10B. Lines 95 thru 100 [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 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Clara Ellen Parham Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Age: 87 Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana Death Date: 29 Aug 2003 Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 2003 Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Age: 22 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1937 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana Father: Burlin Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell Spouse: James Edward Parham Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Page: 306 [S1479] Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023. Name: Jane Ellen Parham Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 28 Apr 1940 Birth Place: Lawrence Marriage License Date: 23 Nov 1960 Marriage Date: 23 Nov 1960 Marriage Place: Bedford Father: James Edward Parham Mother: Clara Parham Spouse: Walter Eugene Smith Birth Date: 12 Mar 1936 Birth Place: Lawrence Certificate Number: 269 [S1517] 1940 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Bedford, Shawswick Township, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 9, Enumeration District No. 47-21, Sheet No. 8B. Lines 60 thru 61 [S1518] 1950 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Bedford, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-39, Sheet No. 6. Lines 21 thru 24 [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Lawrence Cou, Indiana Death Date: 29 Aug 2003 Father: L B Stafford Mother: Goldia Harrell SSN: 307100606 Disability Status: Disability Denied - No Record of Type. Signature on SSN Card: Clara Ellen Stafford Relationship of Signature: Signature Name Differs From Nh's Name. Notes: Nov 1936: Name Listed As Clara Ellen Stafford; Dec 1938: Name Listed As Clara Ellen Parham; 10 Sep 2003: Name Listed As Clara E Parham [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. [S1526] Obituary of Helen V. GRUBB, (Name: Times-Mail; Location: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA; Date: 30 Jul 2008;). BEDFORD — Helen V. Grubb, 85, of Bedford, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday at Garden Villa in Bedford. Born Sept. 28, 1922, in Avoca, she was the daughter of Luther Berlin and Goldia C. (Harrell) Stafford. She married Homer Grubb Sr. on March 19, 1970 and he died on Sept. 15, 1999. She had worked at RCA in Bloomington for 20 years and in the Parkview Primary School kitchen for 20 years. She was a member of the Oolitic Methodist Church where she had served on the board and as song leader for many years. Survivors include a son, Heubert Dennis Wells and wife Amelia of Bernillio, N.M.; a daughter, Virginia (Jinny) L. Richardson and husband Nate of Bedford; three grandsons: Andre´ Wells, Anthony Hill, Jason Hill and wife, Christi; three great-grandchildren: Austin, Olivia and Eliana Hill; a brother, Gene Stafford and wife Betty of Gallop, N.M.; a sister, Rose Hardwick and husband Paul of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; stepchildren: Homer Grubb Jr., Robert Grubb and wife Dee and Marilyn Davis all of Bedford; and two step grandchildren, Jim Grubb and Gina Roth. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three sisters: Marquerite Davis, Roberta Boruff and Clara Ellen Parham; one brother, Gordon Stafford; one step grandchild, Gary Grubb and a stepdaughter-in-law, Geneva Grubb. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Dan Voorhies officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. [S1536] Obituary of Joyce Roberta BORUFF, (Date: Abt. 09 Oct 2001;). Joyce Roberta Boruff Nov. 21, 1919 - Oct. 7, 2001 Joyce Roberta Boruff, 81, of Bedford died at 2:08 p.m. Sunday at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford. Born Nov. 21, 1919 in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Berline and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married Berne Boruff March 2, 1939 and he died Feb. 21, 1996. She retired from Dunn Memorial Hospital and attended the First Christian Church in Bedford. Survivors include one grand-daughter, Kate Boruff of Frederick, Md.; one daughter-in-law, Julia Boruff Hale of St. Leonard, Md.; three sisters, Clara Ellen Parham and Helen Grubb, both of Bedford, and Rose Hardwick of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; one brother, Gene Stafford of Gallup, N.M.; one brother-in-law, Claude Boruff of Bedford; and many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, John Boruff; one brother, Gordon Stafford and one sister, Marguerite Davis. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Day & Carter Mortuary of Bedford, with the Rev. Robert Dailey officiating. Friends may call from noon until the service Thursday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Clara Eleanor Stafford Gender: Female Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Hancel Certificate Number: 32064 Roll number: 40474_357905 Volume Range: 912 - 918 [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Name: James Edward Parham Gender: Male Race: White Marriage Age: 25 Birth Date: 15 Mar 1912 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Marriage License Date: 24 Dec 1937 Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1937 Marriage Place: Lawrence, Indiana, USA Residence Place: Bedford, Indiana Father: Burt Parham Mother: Rosa Bahr Spouse: Clara Ellen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Marriage Age: 22 Birth Date: 1 Oct 1915 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Officiator: Joel Lee Jones [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