Helen Virginia STAFFORD

1922 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Helen Virginia STAFFORD  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Birth	28 Sep 1922	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [3, 5, 6, 12, 13, 15]
  		STAFFORD, Helen Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
  Gender	Female
  Census	8 Apr 1930	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [1]
  		1930 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marshall Enumeration District No. 47-9 Supervisor's District No. 13 Sheet No. 3A
  Census	10 Apr 1940	Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [4]
  		1940 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Marshall Township Supervisor's District No. 9 Enumeration District No. 47-12 Sheet No. 4A
  Census	12 Apr 1950	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [11]
  		1950 Federal Census of Indiana, Lawrence County, Bedford Enumeration District No. 47-37 Sheet No. 18
  Death	28 Jul 2008	Garden Villa/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [5, 12, 13]
  		GRUBB, Helen Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017
  Burial	1 Aug 2008	Cresthaven Memory Gardens/Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [12, 13]
  		GRUBB, Helen
  Person ID	I4549	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Luther Berlin STAFFORD,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Logan, Dearborn, Indiana, USA d. 13 Oct 1965, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clarissa Goldia HARRELL,   b. 15 May 1892, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 17 Jul 1982, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Aug 1912	Indiana, USA   [16]
  Family ID	F1496	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Heubert Erdman WELLS,   b. 8 Jul 1922, Springville, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 20 Nov 2010, Methodist Hospital/Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1940	Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [15]
  Children	+ 1. Heubert Dennis WELLS + 2. Virginia Lee WELLS,   b. 18 Dec 1945, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA d. 9 Oct 2017, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Homer L. GRUBB, Sr.,   b. 15 Aug 1910, Washington, Daviess, Indiana, USA d. 15 Sep 1989, Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	9 Mar 1970	Lawrence, Indiana, USA   [6]
  		GRUBB, Homer WELLS, Helen Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023
  Family ID	F1694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Sep 1922 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 8 Apr 1930 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 10 Apr 1940 - Marshall, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Marriage - 13 Jun 1940 - Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Census - 12 Apr 1950 - Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Marriage - 9 Mar 1970 - Lawrence, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  RICHARDSON, Nathan HILL, Virginia Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1486] 1930 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall, Ffiteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-9, Supervisor's District No. 13, Sheet No. 3A. Lines 15 thru 23 [S1519] Obituary of Clara Ellen PARHAM. Clara Ellen Parham of Bedford, IN, died Friday, August 29, 2003, at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Born on October 1, 1915, in Lawrence County, IN, she was the daughter of Berlin and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married J. Edward Parham on December 24, 1936, and he preceded her in death. Surviving are one son, James E. Parham of Maitland, FL; one daughter, Jane Smith of Bedford, IN; two sisters, Helen Grubb of Bedford, IN, and Rose Hardwick of Florida; and one brother, J. Eugene Stafford of New Mexico. She was preceded in death by one brother, Gordon Stafford; and two sisters, Marguerite Davis and Roberta Boruff. For many years she was property manager for Presidential Estates in Madison, IN. She was a member of the First Christian Church and of the Eastern Star. Services for Clara Ellen Parham will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 3rd, at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Helen Stofford [sic] Gender: Female Birth Date: 28 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Marshal, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Father: Berlin Stofford Mother: Goldie Harrell Certificate Number: 46957 Roll number: 40474_357264 Volume Range: 91 - 95 [S1507] 1940 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Marshall Township, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 9, Enumeration District No. 47-12, Sheet No. 4A. Lines 34 thru 38 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Helen V Grubb Maiden Name: Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Widowed Age: 85 Birth Date: 28 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Avoca, Indiana Death Date: 28 Jul 2008 Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 2008 Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldia C Harrell [S1479] Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023. Name: Helen V. Walls Maiden Name: Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 28 Sep 1922 Birth Place: Lawrence Marriage License Date: 9 Mar 1970 Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1970 Marriage Place: Oolitic Father: Luther Berlin Stafford Mother: Charrisa Goldie Stafford Spouse: Homer L. Grubb Certificate Number: 314 [S989] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012. Name: Virginia L. Hill Gender: Female Marriage Age: 50 Birth Dat: abt 1945 Birth Place: Indiana Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1995 Marriage Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Marriage Registration Date: 1995 Father: Heubert Wells Mother: Helen V. Wells Spouse: Nathan H. Richardson Reference Number 1: Bx1450 Reference Number 2: Tr8488 Certificate Number: 95-050487 Box Number: Box 5h [S1479] Lawrence County, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Records, 1952-2023. Name: Virginia L. Hill Gender: Female Birth Date: 18 Dec 1945 Birth Place: Indiana Marriage License Date: 26 Dec 1995 Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1995 Marriage Place: Bedford Father: Heubert Wells Mother: Helen Virginia Wells Spouse: Nathan Howe Richardson Certificate Number: 136 [S987] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017. Name: Virginia Lee Richardson Maiden Name: Wells Gender: Female Race: White Age: 71 Birth Date: 18 Dec 1945 Birth Place: Bedford, Indiana Death Date: 9 Oct 2017 Death Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Death Registration Date: 2017 Father: Hubert Wells Mother: Helen Grubb Spouse: Nathan H Richardson Certificate Number: 049652 [S991] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944. Name: Hubert [sic] Dennis Wells Gender: Male Birth Date: 5 Jul 1942 Birth Place: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA Registration Year: 1942 Certificate Number: 35977 Roll number: 60871.IDX.002_I1415120 Volume Range: 71-75 [S1518] 1950 U.S. Census, Indiana, Lawrence, Bedford, Seventeenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Enumeration District No. 47-37, Sheet No. 18. Lines 6 thru 9 [S1526] Obituary of Helen V. GRUBB, (Name: Times-Mail; Location: Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA; Date: 30 Jul 2008;). BEDFORD — Helen V. Grubb, 85, of Bedford, died at 8:40 p.m. Monday at Garden Villa in Bedford. Born Sept. 28, 1922, in Avoca, she was the daughter of Luther Berlin and Goldia C. (Harrell) Stafford. She married Homer Grubb Sr. on March 19, 1970 and he died on Sept. 15, 1999. She had worked at RCA in Bloomington for 20 years and in the Parkview Primary School kitchen for 20 years. She was a member of the Oolitic Methodist Church where she had served on the board and as song leader for many years. Survivors include a son, Heubert Dennis Wells and wife Amelia of Bernillio, N.M.; a daughter, Virginia (Jinny) L. Richardson and husband Nate of Bedford; three grandsons: Andre´ Wells, Anthony Hill, Jason Hill and wife, Christi; three great-grandchildren: Austin, Olivia and Eliana Hill; a brother, Gene Stafford and wife Betty of Gallop, N.M.; a sister, Rose Hardwick and husband Paul of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; stepchildren: Homer Grubb Jr., Robert Grubb and wife Dee and Marilyn Davis all of Bedford; and two step grandchildren, Jim Grubb and Gina Roth. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three sisters: Marquerite Davis, Roberta Boruff and Clara Ellen Parham; one brother, Gordon Stafford; one step grandchild, Gary Grubb and a stepdaughter-in-law, Geneva Grubb. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Dan Voorhies officiating. Burial will follow in Cresthaven Memory Gardens. [S1527] Cresthaven Memory Gardens (Bedford, Lawrence, Indiana, USA), Grave Markers. 1922 † 2008 HELEN V. GRUBB [S1536] Obituary of Joyce Roberta BORUFF, (Date: Abt. 09 Oct 2001;). Joyce Roberta Boruff Nov. 21, 1919 - Oct. 7, 2001 Joyce Roberta Boruff, 81, of Bedford died at 2:08 p.m. Sunday at Dunn Memorial Hospital in Bedford. Born Nov. 21, 1919 in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Berline and Goldia (Harrell) Stafford. She married Berne Boruff March 2, 1939 and he died Feb. 21, 1996. She retired from Dunn Memorial Hospital and attended the First Christian Church in Bedford. Survivors include one grand-daughter, Kate Boruff of Frederick, Md.; one daughter-in-law, Julia Boruff Hale of St. Leonard, Md.; three sisters, Clara Ellen Parham and Helen Grubb, both of Bedford, and Rose Hardwick of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.; one brother, Gene Stafford of Gallup, N.M.; one brother-in-law, Claude Boruff of Bedford; and many loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, John Boruff; one brother, Gordon Stafford and one sister, Marguerite Davis. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Day & Carter Mortuary of Bedford, with the Rev. Robert Dailey officiating. Friends may call from noon until the service Thursday at the mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society. [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Helen Stafford Gender: Female Race: White Age: 19 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 28 Sep 1921 Birth Place: Needmore, Indiana Marriage Date: 13 Jun 1940 Marriage Place: Bedford, Indiana, United States Residence Place: Needmore, Indiana Father: Berlin Stafford Mother: Goldie Harrell Spouse: Herbert [sic] Wells Page: 145 [S1283] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001. Name: Luther Berlin Stafford Gender: Male Race: White Age: 21 Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage) Birth Date: 18 Aug 1890 Birth Place: Logan, Indiana Marriage Date: 13 Aug 1912 Marriage Place: Indiana, United States Residence Place: Logan, Indiana Father: John B Stafford Mother: Ellen Fisher Spouse: Clarissa Goldie Harrell Gender: Female Race: White Age: 20 Birth Date: 15 May 1892 Birth Place: Lawrence, Indiana Page: 40