Margie Linder Stafford

Funeral services for Margie Linder Stafford, 77, of Beaumont, will be held Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Beaumont, with interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A gathering of friends and family will be held on Wednesday, December 30, from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. Mrs. Stafford was born January 3, 1932, in Tyler County and passed away in Beaumont on December 28, 2009. She was a Registered Nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital and a Perinatal Grief Support counselor.
She was preceded in death by husbands Carl Linder and Ted Stafford; parents, Royal and Ethel Wright; brothers, Jesse and Jerry Wright; and infant grandson, F. P. Weaver III. Those left to cherish her memory are daughters, Suzanne Martin and husband, Kirk, of Beaumont, and Debra Weaver and husband, Rick of Plano; son, David Linder and wife, Cindy, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Kristie, Julie, Carl, Kandi, Daniel, and Rachel; great grandchildren, Kaylee, Kassi, Rebecca, and Darin, and a large extended family and many friends.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Buckner Retirement Services, 600 North Pearl St., Ste. 2000, Dallas, TX 75201 or First Baptist Church, 900 Calder, Beaumont, TX 77701.