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Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, September 26, 2011 at First Baptist Church of Electra with Rev. Charles Nichols officiating. Burial will be in New Electra Cemetery under the direction of Dutton Funeral Home of Iowa Park, Texas.

Raymond was born September 27, 1922 in Electra, Texas to Arther Glenn and Ronnie Emily Smith Stanford. He and Pauline Hunter were married September 21, 1940 in Electra, Texas. He was a lifetime resident of Electra. He was a past member of the Trail Blazers Square Dance Club of Electra and a member of the First Baptist Church of Electra. He worked as a warehouse foreman for West Tex Seat Covers until his retirement. Raymond served in the US Navy during WWII. He was a Radarman 3rd Class aboard the USS Leutze DD0481 from October 1943 until December 1945. He received the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 5 stars, Philippine Campaign Medal with 2 stars and World War II Victory Medal. The ship participated in the battles at Palau, Leyte Gulf, Lingayen Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Surigao Straits.

His parents, wife, brothers, Luther Dean and Otis Glenn and a granddaughter, Kristie Lee Stanford preceded him in death.

He is survived by his sons, Paul Stanford and wife, Marcia of Pagosa Springs, Colorado and Bruce Stanford and wife, Bonnie of Wichita Falls, Texas; grandsons, Jimmy Stanford and David Stanford of Florida, Greg Stanford of Wichita Falls, Texas and Jerry Stanford and wife, Amy of Wichita Falls, Texas; great granddaughters, Lara and Shawna Kimbrell of Wichita Falls, Texas; sister, Rama Beth Magers and husband, J.B. "Banny" of Electra, Texas; sisters-in-law, Frankie Stanford of Chillicothe, Texas, Nell Carriker of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Peggy Hunter of Lubbock, Texas and Nell Hunter of Wichita Falls, Texas; numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorials are suggested to Hospice of Wichita Falls, P.O. Box 4804 Wichita Falls, Texas, 76308.

Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Monday until service time at First Baptist Church of Electra, Texas.

(Published by Dutton Funeral Home of Iowa Park, TX)

Raymond married Pauline Hunter 21 Sep 1940, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA. Pauline (daughter of George Allen Hunter and Lula Minnie Harrison) was born 1 May 1923, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA; died 21 Aug 2010, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA; was buried 25 Aug 2010, New Electra Memorial Cemetery - Electra, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. P.R. Stanford
2. B.T. Stanford