David P. Stanford, age 62, passed away June 11, 2020, at 6:20 pm, at the Lima Memorial Health System after a long courageous battle with Covid-19 that he presumably became ill with while ministering at local nursing homes.
David was born July 10, 1957, in Highland Park, MI, to Porter and Mary F. Stanford. His father preceded him in death and his mother survives in Lima. On September 12, 1992, he married Sonja S. Stanford who survives in Lima.
David graduated from Wayland Baptist University with a BA in Occupational Education while he was serving his country as he was stationed with the U.S. Air Force in Fairbanks, Alaska. He retired from the Air Force in 2001 and moved to Lima and became the Pastor of the Woodlawn Baptist Church in 2002. In 2013, he became an on-call chaplain with Lima Memorial Health System and then for the last three years he also served as chaplain with Putnam County Hospice.(Click the information source link below to read more.)