James Randall "Randy" Stanford, 75, a resident of Irving since 1973, died Friday, April 10, 2020 in Irving. Born September 11, 1944 in Jefferson, Texas, he was the son of the late Tom W. Stanford and Martha Brown Stanford. He Graduated from Centenary College in Bosier City, Louisiana and married Sherren Yarberry September 2, 1967 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He taught history and coached basketball at Bossier Academy before moving to Irving. He then was employed by Central Freight Lines for 15 years and later was a service coordinator with Visiting Nurse Association for over 15 years. After his retirement from VNA, he assisted seniors with installation of grab bars and wheel chair ramps. Preceded in death by his parents, his wife Sherren August 13, 2019, and siblings, Tom Roland Stanford, W. T. "Dub" Stanford, Annes Yeaman, and Tommie Jean Herring, he is survived by one daughter Stephanie Wilburn of Lewisville; a grandson Hunter Wilburn; brother John Edward Stanford and wife Sharon of Desoto; sisters, Beth Green and husband Dean of Grand Prairie and Mary Nell Skrivanek of Ferris; his wifes mother, Letha Yarberry of Shreveport; and many nieces and nephews. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic a private family graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2020 at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving. Flowers and plants will be accepted at the funeral home until noon Monday. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society https://donate3.cancer.org ; to the Alzheimer's Foundation https://alzfdn.org/support-us/donate ; or to VNA https://www.vnatexas.org A video recording of the graveside service is currently being uploaded to YouTube. It will be available to you at this link after it has been processed SERVICES Committal Service

Monday, April 13, 2020 1:00 PM

Oak Grove Memorial Gardens 1413 E. Irving Blvd. Irving, TX 75060