   Bells, Texas - Eugene Sanford, 69, passed away Saturday at his home; he was born September 7, 1948 in the Cherry Mound community to Earl and Mattie Mitchusson Sanford. On August 30, 1968 he married Louise Cobble in Cherry Mound. Funeral services for Eugene were held Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Mullican-Little Funeral Home in Bells/Savoy. Rev. Wally Butts of the First United Methodist Church officiated. Burial followed in Cherry Mound Cemetery. Eugene was a self-employed Master Electrician/Electrical Contractor. He was a 32nd Degree Mason at the Bells Masonic Lodge #798. He was also a past member of the Scottish Rites and Shriners. Eugene was a member of IBEW and Local Union #20 and the First United Methodist Church of Bells. He is survived by his wife of 49 years; sons, Gregory Sanford and wife, Jennifer, of Indonesia and Thomas Sanford and wife, Teri, of Bells; grandchildren, Elaney Sanford and Tyler Scheller of Whitewright; Ethan Sanford of College Station; Matthew Sanford of Georgetown; and Mackenzie Sanford of Indonesia; great-grandchild, Laken Scheller; brother-in-law, Joe Ayers of Sherman; sister-in-law Judith Powell of Bells; nieces, Diann Spencer and Andrea Powell; and nephew Brandon Powell. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Betty Ayers. Cherry Mound Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |