Marjorie Alice Stafford

Marjorie Alice Stafford, daughter of King David Owens and Sarah Lela Cook Owens, was born February 10, 1927, in Webster County, Missouri, and departed this life December 6, 2021, at Glenwood Healthcare Center in Seymour, Missouri, at the age of ninety-four years, nine months, and twenty-six days.

On September 1, 1948, she was united in marriage to Walter Keith Stafford in Imperial, Nebraska, and to this union five children were born.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Anita Joyce Stafford, her parents, brothers, Robert, Hershel, Raymond, and Bill Owens, sisters, Alfreda Emerick and Mildred Sullivan, and several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

Marjorie is survived by her husband of 73 years, Walter; children, Dale Stafford and wife, Glenda, of Rogersville, Missouri, Diana Satterfield and husband, Jim, of Ava, Missouri, Donnie Stafford and wife, Lynetta, and Doris Shover and husband, Steve, all of Seymour; grandchildren, Jennifer Coffman, Melissa Crocker, Shelly Lee, Jaime Cottrell, Damon Stafford, Rodney Stafford, Amber Davis, and Cody Shover; nineteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brother, Melvin Owens of Seymour; many nieces, nephews, extended relatives and friends.

She was born in Webster County and attended Gentry School. She worked as a waitress at the Frisco Eating House in Springfield, was a babysitter for many years, sold Avon, and she and Walter ran a convenience store, and retired from Hutchens Industries.

Marjorie made a profession of faith in Christ at an early age and attended the Harvestime Tabernacle Church in Marshfield for many years and has been attending Diggins Apostolic Church for the last 5 years.

In her spare time, she enjoyed embroidering, word search and jigsaw puzzles, embroidering, and gardening.

Marjorie was a loving and devoted Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her long life and have many wonderful memories that we will always cherish.