Individual Details

Farrell Sanford, 74, ofTylertown, died July 26, 2007, at his residence. Services were 11 a.m. today at Capps Funeral Home in Tylertown, with the Rev. Michael Knippers officiating. Burial was in Tylertown Cemetery. Mr. Sanford was born April 10, 1933, in Utica, to Reginald R. and Lula McDaniel Sanford. He was a contractor and maintenance supervisor for Hancock Properties. He was a member and former deacon of Union Baptist Church. He also was a member of the board of directors of Walthall Academy and served as president of the board. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during the Korean War. Mr. Sanford was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, David Grubbs; three brothers, Norman, Burlon and Vernon Sanford; and a stepsister, Geneva Fairburn. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Elvis Breeland Sanford; a son, Bruce Sanford of Tylertown; two grandchildren, Jessica Sanford and Donovon Grubbs, both of Tylertown; and a sister and brother-in-law, Louise and Glynn McKenzie of McComb. Pallbearers were Dubs Mounger, Roger Magee, Jimmy May, Jerry Alford, Tommy McKenzie and Richard Dunaway. Honorary pallbearers were Tim May, J.L. Craft and Travis Alford.

Birth	10 Apr 1933	Utica, Hinds County, Mississippi
Census (family)-shared	15 Apr 1940	(Reginal Ramond Sanford and Lula McDaniel) Copiah County, Mississippi
Death	26 Jul 2007	Tylertown, Walthall County, Mississippi
Obituary	28 Jul 2007	McComb, Pike County, Mississippi
Burial		Tylertown Cemetery, Walthall County, Mississippi

Spouse	Elvis Breeland (1938 - 2011)
Child	David Bruce Sanford (1958 - 2012)

Father	Reginal Ramond Sanford (1893 - 1965)
Mother	Lula McDaniel (1900 - 1940)
Sibling	Raymond Sanford (1937 - 1937)
Sibling	Living

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