David Scott Stanford, the son of Jasper William and Erma Elizabeth (Thickstun) Stanford, was born July 7, 1959 in Fairfax, Missouri. David attended school in Rock Port, Missouri, graduating with the class of 1977. He then attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism.

Upon graduation from college, David moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he was employed with Turner Broadcasting, Incorporated, and then CNN, a division of Turner Broadcasting. David created the first computer image seen on television for the initial broadcast of CNN. The last several years David worked as a background investigator. David passed away, Saturday, August 8, 2009, at his residence in Chamblee, Georgia, at the age of 50 years.

In his youth, he attended the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Langdon, Missouri and the First Lutheran Church in Rock Port

David’s parents preceded him in death. He is survived by his cousins, Geri Duren and her husband, Steve, Rock Port; and Connie Stanford, St. Joseph, Missouri. He is also survived by an Uncle, Kenneth Thickstun and his wife Joann of Columbus, Ohio, and an Aunt, Wilda Blake of Bloomington, Indiana.

Graveside Memorial Service and Inurnment:
10:30 am, Friday, September 4, 2009 at Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the David Stanford Memorial Fund.
Obituaries and online condolences: www.minterfuneralchapels.com
Services are under the direction of Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port.