David Eldon Stafford, son of the late Thomas Allen Stafford and Minnie Bell Allen Stafford, was born on October 12, 1912, in Stoddard County, Missouri and departed this life on February 26, 2020 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, Missouri at the age of 107 years.

Mr. Stafford was the former postmaster in Essex, Missouri and a resident of Essex.  He was a member of the Olive Branch General Baptist Church in Essex and a 60-year member of the Masonic Lodge in Bloomfield, Missouri.

On September 30, 1940, in Stoddard County, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Lillie Venetia Pullum.  Mrs. Stafford preceded him in death on November 3, 1996.

He is survived by his daughter, Janet Karam and husband Michael of Memphis, Tennessee; and by his granddaughter, Kathryn Karam.

He was preceded in death by his parents; by twin infant sons; by four brothers, Thomas Stafford, Olan Stafford, Blaine Stafford, and Hurley Stafford; by two sisters, Lola Reynolds and Odessa Gibbs; and by his granddaughter, Carla Karam.

Friends may call at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Chapel on Monday, March 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. James Malloy officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of all arrangements.