This is engraved on Joey Stanford's gravestone:
A Firefighter's Prayer
When I am called to duty, God where flames may rage, give me strength to save some life whatever be its age. Help me embrace a little child before it is too late or save an older person from the horror of that fate. Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out. I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me, to guard my every neighbor and protect his property, and if according to my fate I am to lose my life, please bless me with your protecting hand my children and my wife
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I did not know Mr. Stanford or his family.
Thank you to Shirley Tauer for the following information and helping me add Joey Stanford's parents to this memorial.
Joe S., Jr., Newcastle, Ok., passed away Sunday, June 4, 1995, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 15, 1946 to Joe & Ethel Stanford in OKC, Ok. He was employed with Fred Jones Mfg 1964-73 as a leadman in the head dept. and continued to work 8 more years part time. In 1973, he was hired by the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
He worked his way through ranks from rookie to Major. In Jan. 1994, just 2 months after being assigned his own station, 35, Joe was diagnosed with cancer. Because of his love for the department, he chose not to retire but to continue working light duty.
He was a member of Newcastle United Methodist Church, Fire Fighters Local 1524, Alumni FFA, and the Newcastle Watch. Joe is survived by his wife of 32 years, Charlotte, of the home; son & daughter-in-law, Troy & Imogene Stanford, Ripley, Ok; daughter, Victoria Lynn of OKC: grandchildren, Jackie & LaTrisha Boyles & McKenzie Stanford of Ripley; his stepmother who raised him, Georgia, of Newcastle; sisters, Shar lotte Epps of Tuttle, Janice Murray, OKC, & Iona Oswalt, Tucson, Az.; brothers, A.J. of Moore, Billy & Allen of Newcastle & Dennis Meyers, San Francisco, Ca.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by mother, Ethel Meyers, in 1982, and father, Joe S. Stanford, Sr. in 1993.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, First Baptist Church, Newcastle, Ok. Interment at the Blanchard Cemetery, Rev. Tolbert Dill officiating & Charles Elmore assisting. In lieu of flowers, donatio ns may be made to Newcastle United Methodist Church Building Fund or charity of your choice. Arrangements by Eisenhour Funeral Home, Blanchard, Ok.
- shirley tauer
A Firefighter's Prayer
When I am called to duty, God where flames may rage, give me strength to save some life whatever be its age. Help me embrace a little child before it is too late or save an older person from the horror of that fate. Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out. I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me, to guard my every neighbor and protect his property, and if according to my fate I am to lose my life, please bless me with your protecting hand my children and my wife
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I did not know Mr. Stanford or his family.
Thank you to Shirley Tauer for the following information and helping me add Joey Stanford's parents to this memorial.
Joe S., Jr., Newcastle, Ok., passed away Sunday, June 4, 1995, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 15, 1946 to Joe & Ethel Stanford in OKC, Ok. He was employed with Fred Jones Mfg 1964-73 as a leadman in the head dept. and continued to work 8 more years part time. In 1973, he was hired by the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
He worked his way through ranks from rookie to Major. In Jan. 1994, just 2 months after being assigned his own station, 35, Joe was diagnosed with cancer. Because of his love for the department, he chose not to retire but to continue working light duty.
He was a member of Newcastle United Methodist Church, Fire Fighters Local 1524, Alumni FFA, and the Newcastle Watch. Joe is survived by his wife of 32 years, Charlotte, of the home; son & daughter-in-law, Troy & Imogene Stanford, Ripley, Ok; daughter, Victoria Lynn of OKC: grandchildren, Jackie & LaTrisha Boyles & McKenzie Stanford of Ripley; his stepmother who raised him, Georgia, of Newcastle; sisters, Shar lotte Epps of Tuttle, Janice Murray, OKC, & Iona Oswalt, Tucson, Az.; brothers, A.J. of Moore, Billy & Allen of Newcastle & Dennis Meyers, San Francisco, Ca.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by mother, Ethel Meyers, in 1982, and father, Joe S. Stanford, Sr. in 1993.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, First Baptist Church, Newcastle, Ok. Interment at the Blanchard Cemetery, Rev. Tolbert Dill officiating & Charles Elmore assisting. In lieu of flowers, donatio ns may be made to Newcastle United Methodist Church Building Fund or charity of your choice. Arrangements by Eisenhour Funeral Home, Blanchard, Ok.
- shirley tauer
This is engraved on Joey Stanford's gravestone:
A Firefighter's Prayer
When I am called to duty, God where flames may rage, give me strength to save some life whatever be its age. Help me embrace a little child before it is too late or save an older person from the horror of that fate. Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out. I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me, to guard my every neighbor and protect his property, and if according to my fate I am to lose my life, please bless me with your protecting hand my children and my wife
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I did not know Mr. Stanford or his family.
Thank you to Shirley Tauer for the following information and helping me add Joey Stanford's parents to this memorial.
Joe S., Jr., Newcastle, Ok., passed away Sunday, June 4, 1995, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 15, 1946 to Joe & Ethel Stanford in OKC, Ok. He was employed with Fred Jones Mfg 1964-73 as a leadman in the head dept. and continued to work 8 more years part time. In 1973, he was hired by the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
He worked his way through ranks from rookie to Major. In Jan. 1994, just 2 months after being assigned his own station, 35, Joe was diagnosed with cancer. Because of his love for the department, he chose not to retire but to continue working light duty.
He was a member of Newcastle United Methodist Church, Fire Fighters Local 1524, Alumni FFA, and the Newcastle Watch. Joe is survived by his wife of 32 years, Charlotte, of the home; son & daughter-in-law, Troy & Imogene Stanford, Ripley, Ok; daughter, Victoria Lynn of OKC: grandchildren, Jackie & LaTrisha Boyles & McKenzie Stanford of Ripley; his stepmother who raised him, Georgia, of Newcastle; sisters, Shar lotte Epps of Tuttle, Janice Murray, OKC, & Iona Oswalt, Tucson, Az.; brothers, A.J. of Moore, Billy & Allen of Newcastle & Dennis Meyers, San Francisco, Ca.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by mother, Ethel Meyers, in 1982, and father, Joe S. Stanford, Sr. in 1993.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, First Baptist Church, Newcastle, Ok. Interment at the Blanchard Cemetery, Rev. Tolbert Dill officiating & Charles Elmore assisting. In lieu of flowers, donatio ns may be made to Newcastle United Methodist Church Building Fund or charity of your choice. Arrangements by Eisenhour Funeral Home, Blanchard, Ok.
- shirley tauer
A Firefighter's Prayer
When I am called to duty, God where flames may rage, give me strength to save some life whatever be its age. Help me embrace a little child before it is too late or save an older person from the horror of that fate. Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out. I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me, to guard my every neighbor and protect his property, and if according to my fate I am to lose my life, please bless me with your protecting hand my children and my wife
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
I did not know Mr. Stanford or his family.
Thank you to Shirley Tauer for the following information and helping me add Joey Stanford's parents to this memorial.
Joe S., Jr., Newcastle, Ok., passed away Sunday, June 4, 1995, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born July 15, 1946 to Joe & Ethel Stanford in OKC, Ok. He was employed with Fred Jones Mfg 1964-73 as a leadman in the head dept. and continued to work 8 more years part time. In 1973, he was hired by the Oklahoma City Fire Department.
He worked his way through ranks from rookie to Major. In Jan. 1994, just 2 months after being assigned his own station, 35, Joe was diagnosed with cancer. Because of his love for the department, he chose not to retire but to continue working light duty.
He was a member of Newcastle United Methodist Church, Fire Fighters Local 1524, Alumni FFA, and the Newcastle Watch. Joe is survived by his wife of 32 years, Charlotte, of the home; son & daughter-in-law, Troy & Imogene Stanford, Ripley, Ok; daughter, Victoria Lynn of OKC: grandchildren, Jackie & LaTrisha Boyles & McKenzie Stanford of Ripley; his stepmother who raised him, Georgia, of Newcastle; sisters, Shar lotte Epps of Tuttle, Janice Murray, OKC, & Iona Oswalt, Tucson, Az.; brothers, A.J. of Moore, Billy & Allen of Newcastle & Dennis Meyers, San Francisco, Ca.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces & nephews. He was preceded in death by mother, Ethel Meyers, in 1982, and father, Joe S. Stanford, Sr. in 1993.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, First Baptist Church, Newcastle, Ok. Interment at the Blanchard Cemetery, Rev. Tolbert Dill officiating & Charles Elmore assisting. In lieu of flowers, donatio ns may be made to Newcastle United Methodist Church Building Fund or charity of your choice. Arrangements by Eisenhour Funeral Home, Blanchard, Ok.
- shirley tauer
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