Gordon Browning Stanford

Funeral services for Mr. Gordon Browning Stanford, age 96, will be held at 2 pm on Sunday, April 25, 2021, in the chapel of Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home with Bro. Richard Dickerson officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Stanford passed away on April 22, 2021, at Maplewood Heath Care Center. He was born on July 12, 1924, in Lexington, TN to the late James Lemuel Stanford and Maude Blackwell Stanford. Mr. Stanford is preceded in death by his parents; great grandson, Chase Stanford; son-in-law, Mike Garner. Mr. Stanford is survived by his wife, Louise Raines Stanford; sons, Arvie Stanford (Janice), Charles Stanford (Kay); daughters, Patsy Garner, Wanda Gateley (Gary), Teresa Crouse (Anthony); thirteen grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren; eight great-great grandchildren; special friends, Janet Morgan, and Brian Kemp. Mr. Stanford was a member of the Masonic lodge #45 for 73 years. Visitation with the family will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, from 1-2 pm at Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home. A special thank you to Maplewood Heath Care Center for their exceptional care. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of Gordon Browning Stanford, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.