Cloyce Stafford, 91, of Waterloo, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at home.
He was born November 28, 1927 in Washington, Iowa, son of Aaron and Laura Eisele Stafford. He married Alberta Sinkey on May 20, 1950 in Waverly. She died September 30, 2009.
Cloyce served in the U. S. Army from 1945 to 1947 in Germany as a heavy duty truck operator. He was a self-employed building contractor and farmer for 50 plus years. He enjoyed his farming and called it his hobby.
He was a member of Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church, Evansdale Amvets, a 50 year member of Martin Lodge #624 A.F. & A.M. and the El Kahir Temple.
Survivors include: four sons, Mike (Colleen) of Cedar Falls, Tom of Des Moines, Jeff (Kathy) of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Joe (Teresa) of Dunkerton; 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Gordon Hekel of Waterloo; and his special love, Lillian Crippen of Waterloo.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife; a daughter-in-law, Ada Stafford; a brother, Everet; and four sisters, Virginia Platt, Alta Hekel, Betty Kroblin and Polly Mills.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton, where full military rites will be conducted by Evansdale Amvets Post 31, Waterloo Amvets Post 19 and the Iowa Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a public masonic service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church for an hour before services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church or Cedar Valley Hospice.
He was born November 28, 1927 in Washington, Iowa, son of Aaron and Laura Eisele Stafford. He married Alberta Sinkey on May 20, 1950 in Waverly. She died September 30, 2009.
Cloyce served in the U. S. Army from 1945 to 1947 in Germany as a heavy duty truck operator. He was a self-employed building contractor and farmer for 50 plus years. He enjoyed his farming and called it his hobby.
He was a member of Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church, Evansdale Amvets, a 50 year member of Martin Lodge #624 A.F. & A.M. and the El Kahir Temple.
Survivors include: four sons, Mike (Colleen) of Cedar Falls, Tom of Des Moines, Jeff (Kathy) of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Joe (Teresa) of Dunkerton; 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Gordon Hekel of Waterloo; and his special love, Lillian Crippen of Waterloo.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife; a daughter-in-law, Ada Stafford; a brother, Everet; and four sisters, Virginia Platt, Alta Hekel, Betty Kroblin and Polly Mills.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton, where full military rites will be conducted by Evansdale Amvets Post 31, Waterloo Amvets Post 19 and the Iowa Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a public masonic service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church for an hour before services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church or Cedar Valley Hospice.
Cloyce Stafford, 91, of Waterloo, died Friday, February 15, 2019 at home.
He was born November 28, 1927 in Washington, Iowa, son of Aaron and Laura Eisele Stafford. He married Alberta Sinkey on May 20, 1950 in Waverly. She died September 30, 2009.
Cloyce served in the U. S. Army from 1945 to 1947 in Germany as a heavy duty truck operator. He was a self-employed building contractor and farmer for 50 plus years. He enjoyed his farming and called it his hobby.
He was a member of Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church, Evansdale Amvets, a 50 year member of Martin Lodge #624 A.F. & A.M. and the El Kahir Temple.
Survivors include: four sons, Mike (Colleen) of Cedar Falls, Tom of Des Moines, Jeff (Kathy) of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Joe (Teresa) of Dunkerton; 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Gordon Hekel of Waterloo; and his special love, Lillian Crippen of Waterloo.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife; a daughter-in-law, Ada Stafford; a brother, Everet; and four sisters, Virginia Platt, Alta Hekel, Betty Kroblin and Polly Mills.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton, where full military rites will be conducted by Evansdale Amvets Post 31, Waterloo Amvets Post 19 and the Iowa Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a public masonic service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church for an hour before services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church or Cedar Valley Hospice.
He was born November 28, 1927 in Washington, Iowa, son of Aaron and Laura Eisele Stafford. He married Alberta Sinkey on May 20, 1950 in Waverly. She died September 30, 2009.
Cloyce served in the U. S. Army from 1945 to 1947 in Germany as a heavy duty truck operator. He was a self-employed building contractor and farmer for 50 plus years. He enjoyed his farming and called it his hobby.
He was a member of Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church, Evansdale Amvets, a 50 year member of Martin Lodge #624 A.F. & A.M. and the El Kahir Temple.
Survivors include: four sons, Mike (Colleen) of Cedar Falls, Tom of Des Moines, Jeff (Kathy) of Fayetteville, North Carolina and Joe (Teresa) of Dunkerton; 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Gordon Hekel of Waterloo; and his special love, Lillian Crippen of Waterloo.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife; a daughter-in-law, Ada Stafford; a brother, Everet; and four sisters, Virginia Platt, Alta Hekel, Betty Kroblin and Polly Mills.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery, Dunkerton, where full military rites will be conducted by Evansdale Amvets Post 31, Waterloo Amvets Post 19 and the Iowa Army Honor Guard. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a public masonic service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church for an hour before services at the church.
Memorials may be directed to Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church or Cedar Valley Hospice.
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