John Louis Steven Stanford II, son of John Stanford and Pam Stephens Treat, was born on June 4, 1982, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on October 21, 2021, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 39 years.

Mr. Stanford was a Veteran of the United States Air Force, serving in Afghanistan and he was a Federal Agent working in the Office of Special Investigations. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and a resident of Poplar Bluff. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and playing golf. He loved The Ohio State Buckeyes and he loved playing basketball with his wife and kids. John was an amazing husband, father, son, and friend.

On September 22, 2007, in Lilly Chapel, Ohio, he was united in marriage to Lenora McIntier.

He is survived by his wife, Lenora Stanford of Poplar Bluff; by his father Steve Stanford of Dexter; by his mother and step-father, Pam and Donald Treat of Bernie; by two sons, William Stanford and Wyatt Stanford, both of Poplar Bluff; by two daughters, Lily Stanford of Poplar Bluff and Faith Stanford of Clarkton; and by his sister, Chastity Beaird of Bernie.

Visitation will be held at Westwood Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff on Sunday, October 24, 2021, from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Funeral services will then be conducted at Westwood Baptist Church on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 3:30 p.m. with Rev. Dan Carr Jr. officiating.

Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield on Monday, October 25, 2021, at 11:00 a.m.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.