More obits from my aunts room........these people I have no clue on who they
are but apparently my aunt knew of them at one time.......
James STAFFORD
James Obed STAFFORD, 64, of Rt. 2, Charlotte, died at 4:10 pm yesterday
afternoon in a Charlotte hospital. He had been ill 3 days. Mr. Stafford was
assistant agent for the Texas Oil Company. He was born Sept. 25, 1889, in
Alexander County, NC., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Avery Stafford.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 pm Wed. afternoon at McEwen West Chapel.
Rev. Frank Moore of the Oakhurst Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be
in Sharon Memorial Park. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Myrtle Johnston
Stafford; five daughters, Mrs. E.A. Harper of Forest City, Mrs. T.R. Bowers,
Mrs. Jack Biggers, Mrs. Kenneth Cox and Miss Jo Nell Stafford, all of
Charlotte; two sons, Claude M. and Tracy B. Stafford of Charlotte; two
sisters, Mrs. Nora Hope and Mrs. Carrie Roberts, both of Cramerton; one
brother, Augustus Stafford of Lowell, and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral services for Joy Dean MAYNOR, 11, of McAlway Rd., who lost her life by
drowning while wading in a small lake on Amity Rd. Wed. afternoon, were held
Fri. afternoon at 4 pm at St. John's Methodist Church. She was a member of
this church. Rev. Charles G. Shannon, the pastor, officiated. He was assisted
by Dr. J.W. Stork, pastor of the Mt. Gilead Presbyterian Church. Interment was
in Sharon Memorial Park. The child is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B.C. Maynor, and 2 sisters, Mrs. Jane Cooke of Charlotte and Mrs. B.J. Weeks
of Petersburg, VA. Joy Dean was one of the 2 victims in the drowning tragedy.
The other child who lost her life at the same time was Martha Jean LOWRY,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Lowry of McAlway Rd.

DEAD PILOT'S WIFE PINEVILLE NATIVE
Capt. Idon M. Hodge Jr., one of the 4 jet pilots killed at Lawrenceville, GA.,
Sun., was the husband of the former Miss Quincy Alexander of Pineville,
according to word received here. She is the daughter of Mrs. H.Q. Alexander of
Pineville and the late Dr. Alexander. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but
burial will be in Arlington Cemetery. Capt. Hodge was a native of Washington,
DC. He and Mrs. Hodge recently returned from France, where he was stationed
with the Air Forces. In addition to his wife, he is survived by 2 children,
Nancy and Bill Hodge.

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