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Joseph Bill Sanford Sr.

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Joseph Bill Sanford Sr.

Birth
Henrico County, Virginia, USA
Death
22 Feb 2021 (aged 91)
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Danville, Danville City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Joseph Bill Sanford Sr.
April 14, 1929 - February 22, 2021

Joseph Bill Sanford, Sr., 91, of Danville, VA, died on Saturday, February 22, 2021, at SOVAH Health-Danville after a decline in health for the past few years.

Bill was born in Henrico County, VA on April 14, 1929, a son of the late Purcell Bertran Sanford and the late Mary Louise Butler.

He was a veteran of the United States Marines who proudly served his country in the Korean War.

On April 30, 1953, he married Lois Richie Sanford, who predeceased him on September 27, 2011.

He is survived by two sons, Joseph W. Sanford, Jr. and wife Marietta, of Danville and Nelson B. Sanford and wife Lori, of Columbus, OH; a daughter, Leslie Ingram and husband David, of the Brosville community; four grandchildren, Jennifer Ingram Moss and husband Jayson, Matt Ingram and fiancée Mirina Baylee Stephens, Will Sanford and wife Leigh, and Ryne Sanford; and three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Moss, Bryson Moss, and McKinley Jane Ingram.

In addition to his wife and parents, he has predeceased a daughter, Robin G. Powell; and a sister, Shirley Palmer.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. at Riverview Baptist Church with Pastor Daniel Custer and Pastor Duane Blevins. Interment will follow the service in Danville Memorial Gardens with military honors conducted by the United States Marines and the American Legion Post 1097 Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Friday night at the church from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Riverview Baptist Church, 523 Park Ave, Danville, VA, 24540. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is serving the Sanford family.
Joseph Bill Sanford Sr.
April 14, 1929 - February 22, 2021

Joseph Bill Sanford, Sr., 91, of Danville, VA, died on Saturday, February 22, 2021, at SOVAH Health-Danville after a decline in health for the past few years.

Bill was born in Henrico County, VA on April 14, 1929, a son of the late Purcell Bertran Sanford and the late Mary Louise Butler.

He was a veteran of the United States Marines who proudly served his country in the Korean War.

On April 30, 1953, he married Lois Richie Sanford, who predeceased him on September 27, 2011.

He is survived by two sons, Joseph W. Sanford, Jr. and wife Marietta, of Danville and Nelson B. Sanford and wife Lori, of Columbus, OH; a daughter, Leslie Ingram and husband David, of the Brosville community; four grandchildren, Jennifer Ingram Moss and husband Jayson, Matt Ingram and fiancée Mirina Baylee Stephens, Will Sanford and wife Leigh, and Ryne Sanford; and three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Moss, Bryson Moss, and McKinley Jane Ingram.

In addition to his wife and parents, he has predeceased a daughter, Robin G. Powell; and a sister, Shirley Palmer.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. at Riverview Baptist Church with Pastor Daniel Custer and Pastor Duane Blevins. Interment will follow the service in Danville Memorial Gardens with military honors conducted by the United States Marines and the American Legion Post 1097 Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Friday night at the church from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Riverview Baptist Church, 523 Park Ave, Danville, VA, 24540. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is serving the Sanford family.


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