David Taft Stanford

1908 - 1970  (61 years)

• Name	David Taft Stanford
  Born	27 Oct 1908	Henry County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jul 1970	Henry County, Virginia
  Buried	Oakwood Cemetery, Henry County, Virginia
  Person ID	I12184	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Nannie Elizabeth "Pete" Wells,   b. 13 Sep 1912, Henry County, Virginia ,   d. 19 May 2010, Henry Co., Virginia  (Age 97 years)
  Children	+ 1. David Thomas Stanford,   b. 1 May 1940,   d. 1 Sep 1963  (Age 23 years)   2. Elizabeth Ann Stanford,   b. 8 Nov 1947,   d. 1 Sep 1963  (Age 15 years)
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F3787	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94813026. Nannie Elizabeth 'Pete' Wells Birth: 1. 13 Sep 1912,Callands, Pittsylvania, Va Death: May 19, 2010, Virginia Obit Mrs. Nannie Wells Stanford, 97, went to be with her Lord on May 19, 2010 at Smith Mountain Lake Retirement Village. Mrs Stanford formerly lived at Cherokee Court in Martinsville, VA. She was employed at Belks Department Store in Martinsville. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Martinsville and a member of the Placid Mitchell Sunday School Class. She is survived by sister Frances Wells Mills of Danville, VA, a granddaughter Lori (Tim) Hairfield of Moneta, VA and great grandson Landon Hairfield of Moneta. She is predeceased by husband David Taft Stanford, son David Thomas Stanford, daughter Elizabeth Ann Stanford, brothers Leslie S Wells, William E Wells, Curtis W Wells, S Thomas Wells, Eugene Herman Wells and sisters Annie Maude Jefferson, Hattie Blanche Holland, Algie Lea Parrish and Nora Virginia Turner. Dr Denis Knight and Reverend John Fulcher conducted the funeral service on May 21, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Martinsville. The arrangements were by Collins-McKee-Stown Funeral Home in Martinsville. Pallbearers were Robert Canupp, John Dyches, W Hugh Haygood, Jimmy Minter, John Pedigo, A L Schilbe, Jr, Kenneth Holland, Clarence Holland, Bill Jefferson, Kermit Parrish, Joe Wells, Gerald Wells, Gene Wells and Robert Wells. Burial was at Oakwood Cemetery in Martinsville. The two children of David and Nannie Stanford, David Thomas Stanford and Elizabeth Ann Stanford, were killed in a tragic automobile accident on September 1, 1963. Parents: Peter Thomas Wells (1866 - 1939) Nannie Bell Palmer Wells (1874 - 1952) Spouse: David Taft Stanford (1908 - 1970)* Children: David Thomas Stanford (1940 - 1963)* Elizabeth Ann Stanford (1947 - 1963)* David Wray Stanford (1962 - 1992)* Siblings: Leslie Stone Wells (1893 - 1977)* Annie Maude Wells Jefferson (1894 - 1954)** Hattie Blanche Wells Holland (1897 - 1987)* Algie Lee Wells Parrish (1900 - 1979)* William Edward Wells (1902 - 1925)* Curtis Whitfield Wells (1905 - 1960)* Nora Virginia Wells Turner (1907 - 1988)* Samuel Thomas Wells (1910 - 2002)* Nannie Elizabeth Wells Stanford (1912 - 2010) Eugene Herman Wells (1915 - 2007)* Sally Frances Wells Mills (1919 - 2011)* Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry Co., VA Find A Grave Memorial# 94813026 The two children of David and Nannie Stanford, David Thomas Stanford and Elizabeth Ann Stanford, were killed in a tragic automobile accident on September 1, 1963. Also killed in the accident were Pamela Moore Stanford, the wife of David Thomas Stanford, and David Leslie Hooker, the driver of the vehicle. The accident was caused by the negilence of the driver of the other vehicle.