Patricia Ann Stafford

A Celebration of Life will be held in July. Date, time and location to be determined.

Patti was born July 16, 1946 in Macon, GA to the late Daryl F. Claney and Elizabeth Floyd Claney. She graduated in 1964 from Margaret McEvoy High School in Macon, GA and married her high school sweetheart, Richard Stafford, August 28, 1966. Richard and Patti had two beautiful daughters, Elizabeth and Katherine and lived most of their life in Macon. Following the death of their beloved daughter Katherine in 2018, they moved to Columbus in 2020 to be closer to family. Patti's greatest joy was her family. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Survivors include her husband Richard Stafford of Columbus, daughter Elizabeth Long (Bob) of Columbus, grandsons: Stafford Long (Libby) of Norfolk, VA, Daryl Stafford (Liv) of Perry, GA, Pearson Long (Autumn) of Douglasville, GA, granddaughter Sophie Stafford of Columbus and sister Susan Anderson of Macon. Patti had five beautiful great granddaughters Vivian, Ava, Addilyn, Anna and Sylvia.