Grace L. Stafford, 88, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 8:52 pm. She was born October 1, 1923 in Anadarko, Oklahoma to Earl and Dessie Gillespie. Grace was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Hazel Knowlton and her husband Wayne. She is survived by her husband, Monroe “Woody” Stafford; son, Charles Rainey; three daughters, Wanda Jean Eshlick and husband Don, Joyce Ann Love and husband Ronald, and Tami Hutchison; two sisters, Aileen Jones and Evelyn Johnson and husband Walter; brother, Vernon Gillespie and wife Norma; 35 combined grandchildren and great grandchildren; and a host of other loved family and friends.Arrangements under the direction of Bill Merritt Funeral Service, Bethany, OK.
