St. Clair County Obits

WILLIAM NORMAN RADFORD

Clinton Daily Democrat
18 April 2005
William Norman Radford died March 21, 2005, at 2:36 a.m. at Golden Valley Hospital. He was born in St. Clair County, October 21, 1918, the son of Charles Lee and Ella Faye Parks Radford. He was raised in the Talley Bend area of St. Clair Country.
Norman, as he was known by his friends, owned and operated Radford's Body Shop on Jefferson Street, just off the west side of the Square in Clinton, from the late 1950s until his retirement in the early 1990s. Before Norman's retirement, he sold the business to his son, Mike Radford.
Norman served his country in the United States Army from February 17, 1942, to December 15, 1945, as a Sergeant in the 91st Supply Squadron, 22nd Air Depot Group. He married Joan Elizabeth Sartin on January 5, 1946. To this union, five children were born.
He was preceded in death by his wife Joan; grandson Patrick Roskop; parents, Charles and Ella Radford; infant sister, Nadine Radford; brother Dail Radford and wife Jessie, and sister-in-law, Pat Radford.
He is survived by two sons, Richard Radford and wife Pat, Havana, Florida and Michael Radford and wife Linda, Clinton; three daughters, Norma Jo Dunning and husband Bob, Clinton, Karen Roskop and husband Gary, Blairstown, Linda Radford Holt and husband Jim Ed, Deepwater; two brothers, Gene Radford and wife Ruth, Clinton, Raymond Radford, Kansas City; 12 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, five nephews; brother-in-law, Sonny Sartin and wife Sandy, Osceola.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 23, under the direction of Consalus Funeral Home at Sickman-Dunning Chapel, with burial at Clinton Memory Gardens.