Funeral services for Margot Erna Junker Stanford, 92, of Alto, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, June 26, at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church with the Rev. Mr. Bill Wall officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Stanford passed away Monday, June 14, 2021.
Born Jan. 13, 1929, in Eisenbach, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Wilhelm Ackermann and Margarethe Ackermann. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Nichols Stanford; son, Harry Stanford; and a brother, Hans Günther Ackermann.
Mrs. Stanford was a dining room manager with Southern Host and worked in accounting for a number of years. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church. During her spare time, she enjoyed playing cards and BINGO. She also loved children and pets. Mrs. Stanford never met a stranger and was the matriarch of not only her immediate family but also to those that she met and took in as family.
Surviving are her daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Robin Wilkinson of Alto, and Margo and Michael Lupo of Lawrenceville; grandchildren, Jeff Thomas (Jenny) of Texas, Dan Riedel (Adriana) of Auburn, and Adria Waters (Eric) of Gadsden, Alabama; great-grandchildren, Harrison, Hayden and Hunter Riedel, and Kyle Cotton and Madison Riedel; niece and nephew, Sandy Ackermann and Ralph Ackermann, both of Wiesbaden, Germany; many other extended relatives and close friends.
The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. Friday, June 25, at the funeral home.
Flowers are accepted or donations may be made to ASPCA in memory of Mrs. Stanford by going to aspca.org/ways-to-give or to a charity of one's choice.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia is in charge of arrangements.