Mavis Marie Sanford

Mavis Marie Walker Sanford
BIRTH
1932
USA
DEATH
2 May 2009 (aged 76–77)
USA
BURIAL
Mulberry Cemetery
Mulberry, Fannin County, Texas, USA
MEMORIAL ID
36737317 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 3

Mavis Sanford

Arrangements By: Wise Funeral Home
May 4, 2009

Mavis Marie Sanford, a longtime pearl of Fannin County passed away Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the age of 77. Mavis was most notably known as the owner of the Red River Fishing Hole. She cheerfully spent the majority of her time cooking her famous fried catfish for those who came from near and far to eat at her beautiful cedar log restaurant.

Cooking and serving the community brought great joy and happiness to her life. Mavis always had a hot meal in the oven and was eager to share with friends and even complete strangers who would drop by.

Mavis was a loving mother to Sherri Crawford and husband, Alan of Buchanan Dam, TX, Chris Sanford of Hayes, KS, and Brad Sanford and wife, Linda of Ravenna, TX and two she considered her sons, Rodney Gammons and wife, Daphne of Ravenna and Eddie Eaton of Dallas, TX.

She was "Nanny" to her adored grandchildren, Christina McDowell and husband, Brandon, Alan Crawford, II and wife, Cordy, Emily Ball and husband, Justin, Chase Sanford, Bryant Sanford, Bronc Sanford, and Miles Craven.

She also had two dearly loved great granddaughters, Lily and Natalie Ball.

Mavis is also survived by 6 sisters, Lois Reynolds, Zelma Stembridge, Olene Yates, Claudine Martin, and Marlene Belk and husband, Don and many nieces and nephews and countless friends.

Her parents, Cleve Walker and Lenora Jordan Walker, two brothers, Norman Walker and Dewey Walker and a sister, Faye Freeman preceded Mavis in death.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in Wise Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow in Mulberry Cemetery. Rev. James Paul Qazilbash and Derrell Hall will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday night at Wise Funeral Home.

Online guest register www.wisefuneralhome.com

Pallbearers will be Tony Howard, Rodney Gammons, Tony Sanford, Billy Wayne Martin, Kris Gammons, and Bruce Sanford. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Hope, John Hoelzel, and Douglas Walker.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Fannin County Family Crisis Center.

Angel In An Apron

Everyone remembers, catfish and collard greens,
A big bowl of coleslaw with a glass of sweet tea.
Served with a smile, each and every time,
More often than not she wouldn't charge you a dime.
She would come work the fryers when the tickets backed up,
She may have been old, but she'd still show us up.
She would sit and hull peas, for hours on end,
Just to cook a big meal for all of us kids.
She was a cook to most, and a grandmother to us,
An angel in an apron, and boy was she tough!
From sun up to sun down, from day in and day out,
She worked in the garden, then she'd cook in the house.
There was never such a thing as too many mouths to feed,
We never left her house without something to eat.
Through the good and the bad, and the thick and the thin,
A wonderful woman and a welcoming friend.

By Chase Sanford

for Nanny and her restaurant, the Red River Fishing Hole

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