Marcus Stanford

Graveside services for Mrs. Marcus Raye Stanford, 85, of College Station will be 1:30 P.M. Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at the Kosse Cemetery. Rev. Brad Brittain will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 12:00 - 1:15 PM at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home in Thornton. Marcus Raye "Tinsie" Cannon Stanford was born in Thornton, Texas on the 15th of May, 1923 to Marcus E. and Bertie Hamilton Cannon. She passed away on the 7th of December in College Station where her son and daughter-in-law reside. Raye was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Howard Dwain Stanford and sister, Dorothy Stroud. She was a nurturing wife, mother and grandmother and devoted most of her life to caring for others. She is survived by her children, Mark and Grace Stanford and Suzann and Dan Magruder; her grandchildren, Erin (Sonny) Bara, Scott Magruder and Emma Stanford; great-grandchildren, Rainey and Ava Bara. She is also survived by her dear nephew, Carl and wife, Glenda Stroud and son Marcus. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Cancer Society.