Joe Harvey “Jody” Stanford, Jr., 49, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, January 6, 2013, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Terry Cole officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Monday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Stanford was born February 20, 1963, in Adel to Joe Harvey Stanford and the late Barbara Elfreida Tucker Stanford. He lived in the community most of his life. He was former co-owner/operator of Stanford’s Body Shop. He was also formerly employed with W.B. Evett as a roofer. He enjoyed fishing and riding four-wheelers and was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife: Susan Stanford of Fitzgerald; daughters: Ashley Stanford, Jacqueline Stanford, Jodi Stanford, and Freida Stanford, all of Fitzgerald; one son: Joe Stanford, III of Fitzgerald; four grandchildren: Keagan Jordan, Danin Cravey, Kaelynn Cravey, and Baylee Rodgers; four brothers: Donnie Ludington, Michael Stanford, and Travis Stanford, all of Fitzgerald, and Tracy Mills of New Jersey; and four sisters: Barbara Collins of Orange City, FL, Diane Miller of Pinellas Park, FL, Frances Stanford of Ray City and Susan Stanford of Fitzgerald. Several nieces and nephews also survive. He was preceded in death by his mother: Barbara Elfreida Tucker Stanford and two sisters: Jackie Harrell & Marie Ludington.