Friday, August 26, 2011

Calvin W. Stafford, Sr.


Calvin Wallace Stafford, Sr., 49, of Chattanooga passed away on August 24, 2011 at a hospital in Chattanooga.

He was preceded in death by his father, Mack A. Stafford of Kingsport; maternal grandparents, Samuel and Frances B. Hairston; paternal grandparents, Foster and Katherine L. Stafford of Rotherwood Heights (Kingsport); brothers, Samuel and Kenneth Hairston.

He is survived by his sons, Courtney S. and Calvin W. Stafford, Jr.; daughter, Ja’Nay L. Stafford; grandchild, Jaida Stafford; mother, Janie L. McClintock; step-father, William M. McCleskey, Jr.; brothers, Alvin G. Stafford, Jesse Grimes, William McCleskey, III; sisters, Maccine Stafford, Deloris (Darrell) Ransom and Pamela Davis; soul-mate, Angie Leslie.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at 1 PM in the chapel of the John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, Chattanooga with Pastor Tommy Joe McCleskey officiating. Interment – Highland Cemetery, Chattanooga..

The body will lie in state from 12 Noon – 1 PM Sunday at the funeral home, 423-622-9995.