Wallace E. (Sonny) Sanford age 73, of 6498 Hwy. 56 South, died Saturday, February 20,2010 in the Laurens County Hospice House.
He was born in Joanna and was a son of the late Victor and Lois Sanford.
Mr. Sanford was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service and was a Member, Deacon and Sunday School Teacher at Eastside Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Lever Sanford of the home; two daughters, Susan Kascsak of Goldsboro, NC and Lori Sanford Heaton of Spartanburg; a son, Gregg E. Sanford of Laurens; a brother, Chuck Sanford of Joanna; a sister, Brenda Campbell of Joanna; six grandchildren, Brandon Hinnant, Gina Hinnant, Ashley Heaton, ChiChi Heaton, Brooks Sanford and Sonny Sanford; four great-grandchildren, Austin Globke, Kaitlyn Cruz, Andrew Hinnant and Jocelyn Sanford.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 24th at 1:00 p.m. in the Eastside Baptist Church with entombment at Pinelawn Memory Gardens.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening at the church from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Eastside Baptist Church, 355 Conway Avenue, Laurens, SC 29360.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
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Gray Funeral Home of Clinton.