David Stafford

FOUR OAKS: Mr. David Earl Stafford, age 77, of  6900 US 701 S died Thursday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral Services will be 3:00PM Sunday at Hood's Grove Baptist Church in Newton Grove. Officiating will be Revs. Bill West, Tony Medlin, and Joe Earp. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.              Mr. Stafford was born on August 23, 1938 in Wayne County to Raymond and Thelma Howell Stafford. He was preceded in death by a brother, Dewitt Stafford. Mr. Stafford served the Smithfield Police Department for many years and retired with the City of Dunn Police Department after 31 years of service. He was a member of Hood's Grove Baptist Church. Surviving include his wife of 53 years, Betsy F. Stafford; son, Macon Stafford and wife, Sylvia of Benson; three grandchildren, Nathan Stafford, Brantley Stafford and Ben Stafford; several nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 6:00PM until 8:00PM Saturday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks and other times at the  home of Macon and Sylvia Stafford, 842 Godwin Lake Rd., Benson, NC. Flowers are welcomed however; memorials may be made to SECU Hospice House, PO Box 1376 Smithfield, NC 27577. Arrangements by Rose & Graham Funeral Home, Four Oaks, NC.