Mr. James Frank Stanford, age 84, of Winfield passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at his residence. Frank was born in Brilliant, Alabama on June 2, 1940 to Claude Lee and Margaret Frances Conner Stanford. He was a member of the Center United Methodist Church in Brilliant. He was a 1958 graduate of Brilliant High School where he served as Salutatorian of his class. After graduation Frank attended Northwest Community College where he earned an associate’s degree in electronics. He spent much of his life employed as a machinist for Cotler Manufacturing and later with King Kutter Inc. before his retirement. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, going to yard sales and flea markets, and antiquing. Frank was a very outgoing person, never meeting a stranger and making friends wherever he went.

Frank is survived by his daughters, Sandy Anderson and her husband John, and Tammy McKellar and her husband Tim, grandchildren, Sarah Anderson, Clay Brasher (Kristen), Isaac Anderson, Macy Lott (Lynn), and Meg Stovall (Hagen), great grandchildren, Thomas Clayton Brasher, Liza Jean Brasher, and Campbell James Stovall, sister-in-law, Cathy Lawrence, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members.

Frank was preceded in death by his wife, Ima Jean Lawrence Stanford, his parents, and his brother Doug Stanford.

Funeral services for Frank will be held on Thursday, January 9th at 4:00 p.m. from the Winfield First Methodist Church, the body will lie in state from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. service time on Thursday at the church. Burial will follow in the West Alabama Memorial Gardens. The visitation for Mr. Stanford will be held on Wednesday, January 8th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. from the church.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Stanford family.