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There will be a "Celebration of Life" for Ed on Friday, June 28 at 1:00 PM at Friendship Village of Columbus, 5800 Forest Hills Blvd., Columbus OH. 

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Obituary for Edward Russel Stafford III

Edward Russel Stafford III 1940-2019

Edward Russel Stafford III

08/27/1940 - 06/16/2019

Edward Russell Stafford, III ("Ed"), 78, went to be with his creator on June
16, 2019.  He lived most of his adult life in Worthington retiring to
Friendship Village of Columbus in 2016. He earned a B.S. degree in chemistry
from Bowling Green State University and worked at Chemical Abstracts, the
Ohio Department of Health, and the EPA.  Among his hobbies were stamp
collecting, playing Scrabble, visiting national parks, and coaching teams of
competitive Bible quizzars.  He was an intelligent, kind, gentle person,
loved by all his family.  He was predeceased  by his parents - Edward R.
Stafford II, and Lois Evelyn (Hostetler) Stafford - and by his first wife
Bonnie (Wellar) Stafford.  A loving husband and father, he is survived by
wife Evelyn (Chenot) Stafford and one son, Michael Edward Stafford.  He is
also survived by 3 sisters - Sandy Shanfelt, Karen Hedden, and Lorna
Stafford and brother Ken Stafford. He is survived by niece - Susan Abdallah,
and 6 nephews - Peter Shanfelt, Richard Stafford, Bradley Hedden, Matthew
Hedden and Wes Hedden.  There will be a "Celebration of Life" Service for Ed on Friday, June 28 
at 1:00 PM at Friendship Village of Columbus, 5800 Forest Hills Blvd. Columbus.   In lieu
of flowers, donations can be made to Friendship Village of Columbus OH
43236.