Ann S. Stafford, 96, died peacefully on March 5, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Jayne Voyt, following a brief illness.
Ann was born in Kamienka, Czechoslovakia, the daughter of the late George Steve and Julia Molnar Salamon of New Castle, PA and the widow of Joseph C. Stafford, Sr. She was a faithful member of the Church of St. Therese and its Nifty Over Fifty group. She was retired from the Seaboard Airline Railroad and Leggett's Department Store.
Survivors include her daughters, SuEllen S. Askew (Wilford) of Conway, NC, JoAnn S. Sanders (Sandy) of Port St. Lucie, FL, Jayne S. Voyt (Greg) of Chesapeake and a son Joseph C. Stafford of Marion, LA; a sister, Julia S. DeLeone of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; a brother, Frank Salamon (Kay)of New Castle, PA; grandchildren, Sandy Sanders, Jr. (Nina), George Sanders (Debbie), J. Scott Sanders (Steffani), B. David Askew (Joy), William R. Askew of Virginia Beach, Kevin Voyt of Chesapeake, Sarah Voyt of Virginia Beach and Jessica Voyt and ten great-grandchildren. She also leaves behind many beloved relatives and special Bingo friends.
A Liturgy of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016 at The Church of St. Therese by the Rev. Fr. Kevin J. O'Brien. Entombment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Chesapeake. Friends may also join the family Thursday at the Church one hour prior to the Mass and at a reception in the church social hall immediately following the entombment. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Church of St. Therese, 4137 Portsmouth Blvd., Chesapeake, VA 23321 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences may be registered at BWFosterFuneralHome.com.