Stroman T. Watford Sr

MILFORD - Stroman T. (Buddy) Watford Sr., went to be with the Lord on Nov. 3, 2009, in the home and caring hands of his caregiver and longtime family friend, Crystal Shear. Mr. Watford was greatly loved by his family, having set an example with his kindness and decency for them to follow. He was born April 15, 1920, in Darlington County, S.C. He was an Air Force Veteran with 24 years of service, including active participation in World War II, the Korean War (63 combat missions in B-29 Bombers) and the Viet Nam war. Mr. Watford was a flight engineer all of his Military career. After leaving the military, Mr. Watford started a family business, Woodside Surplus Sales, Inc., that he worked until retiring at the age of 70. He loved collecting antiques and advertising collectibles, and spent many years traveling the US and Canada building a nationally recognized collection, along with his wife, Mary, who also shared his loved of the hobby. Mr. Watford was preceded in death by his parents, Leon Curtis and Evelyn Watford; brothers, Foster and Raymond Watford; and his loving first wife, Ethel; daughter, Jeannie; and son-in-law, Gary Kavanagh. Surviving Mr. Watford are wife, Mary; stepdaughters, Cynthia Campbell of Norwalk, Conn., Heather Landeck of Edwards, Colo., and Janet Campbell of Frenchtown, N.J.; son, Stroman T. Watford Jr. and wife Bonnie of Milford; daughters, Mary M. Vannoy and husband Bob of Cheswold, Dana L. Kavanagh of Felton, and Theresa A. Furber and husband Sonny of Camden; and nephew, Raymond E. Watford Jr. of Georgia. Also step-grandchildren, Christopher and Andreas Landeck, Amelia Campbell-Drexler; grandchildren, Stroman T. Watford III and wife Coleen of Hayden, Idaho, Melissa Watford of Camden, Nicholas Furber and wife Sheila of Stockholm, Maine, Bradley Furber of Camden, Sean Conner and wife Amber of Presque Isle, Maine, Claude E. Paitsel III of Georgetown, Earl E. Cole and wife Peggy Sue of Camden, Charlina Patterson of Chestertown, Md, James Craig Patterson of Cheswold; and great-grandchildren, Whitley Patterson-Purnell, Sheena and Michael Cole, Scott Watford, Shane and Kendra Furber, Logan and Joilyn Conner, Jeannie and Claude Paitsel, Little Bobby, Kimberly, James and Taylor. Services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 at Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, where friends may call one hour earlier. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden. The family requests contributions to Delaware Hospice, 911 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Letters of condolences can be sent to www.pippinfuneralhome.com.