Toney Melvin SANFORD
- Born: 27 Mar 1893, Sevy, Fayette Co., WV 24,32,55
- Marriage: Leona Catherine SIMS
- Died: 14 Jan 1978, Ravenna, Portage Co., OH at age 84 55,61
- Buried: 18 Jan 1978, Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Portage Co., OH 74
General Notes:
The Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV, 18 January 1978
RAVENNA, Ohio - Toney Melvin Sanford, 85, of Ravenna, died Saturday after a long illness.
He was a native of Rainelle, a retired coal miner, and a member of Black Horse Baptist Church, Ravenna.
Surviving: daughters. Mrs. Bertha Perdue of Leewood, W.Va., Mrs. Retha Boothe of Revenna, Miss Linda Sanford at home; sons, Rev. Melvin Sanford of Irwin, Rev. Earl Sanford, Dallas and Rush, all of Ravenna; sisters, Mrs. Dovie Smith of Heins, W.Va.; Mrs. Delia Glisspie of Lewisburg; brother, Homer of Rainelle.
Service will be 11 a.m. today in Shorts Funeral Home, Ravenna. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Revenna.
Toney married Leona Catherine SIMS, daughter of Charles Andrew SIMS and Nancy Jane OSBORNE. (Leona Catherine SIMS was born on 10 Aug 1890 in Greenbrier Co., WV,16,55 died on 10 Sep 1976 in Ravenna, Portage Co., OH 55,61 and was buried on 13 Sep 1976 in Maple Grove Cemetery, Ravenna, Portage Co., OH 74.)
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