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Joyce Roberta STAFFORD

Joyce Roberta STAFFORD

Female 1919 - 2001  (81 years)


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  • Name Joyce Roberta STAFFORD  [1, 2
    Birth 21 Nov 1919  Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Also Known As Roberta STAFFORD  [3, 4
    Census 19 Jan 1920  Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 8 Apr 1930  Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 7 Oct 2001  Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I4548  Rivera Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2025 

    Father Luther Berlin STAFFORD,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1965, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Clarissa Goldia HARRELL,   b. 15 May 1892, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1982, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 13 Aug 1912  Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F1496  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
      Name: Joyce Roberta Boruff
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Widowed
      Age: 81
      Birth Date: 21 Nov 1919
      Birth Place: Lawrence County, Indiana
      Death Date: 7 Oct 2001
      Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
      Death Registration Date: 2001
      Father: Berlin Stafford
      Mother: Goldia Harrell

    3. [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

    4. [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.

    5. [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


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