Marion M. Sanford, a resident of Wetumpka, passed away on July 30, 2015.
He was preceded in death by his first wife Mayme Sasser Sanford, his son-in-law Charles Ralph Gantt Jr., his father Leslie Chisim Sanford, his mother Lemma Elizabeth Moore Sanford, two older brothers Melvin Lee Sanford and Freddie Moton Sanford, two younger brothers George Gaston Sanford and Leslie Ferris Sanford and a beloved nephew Kenneth Harwell.
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