Larry Paul “Poppy” Stafford, 65, of Beaumont died December 9, 2011, peacefully surrounded by his loving family after a fourteen year battle with cancer.
A native of Blackwell, Oklahoma and a longtime resident of Beaumont, he was an independent insurance agent for many years. Larry was a faithful servant of God and a member of North End Baptist Church for over thirty years, where he served as a yokefellow, Sunday school teacher, member of the choir, served on the personnel finance and insurance committees, AWANAS’s program for the children ministry and Prayer Ministry. As a servant of God he was a devoted Christian, loving husband, father and a doting poppy.
Larry is survived by his loving wife of thirty-one years, Sarah Stafford; daughters, Grace Baber, Anna Baber Childs and her husband, Patrick and Ellen Baber and her fiancé, Kirk Clevenger; son, Michael Paul Stafford; two grandchildren, whom he loved and adored, Taylor Grace Hughes and Stafford Wayne Baber; sister, Kim Brittan and her husband, Mark and their family; special mom, Verlynn Baber; loving sister-in-law, Anna Horton and her husband, Dale and family; special family member, Jeanette Graves and her family; and numerous loving family members and friends.
His funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 12, 2011, at North End Baptist Church, 5115 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of his family and friends will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11, 2011, at Broussard’s.
Memorial contributions may be made to North End Baptist Church, 5115 Eastex Freeway, Beaumont, Texas 77706 or M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, Texas 77210-4486.
