Yvonne Camp Stanford

Aberdeen - Carolyn Yvonne Camp Stanford born July 20, 1926, the daughter of the late Lawrence Roy and Hattie Pearl Noe Camp passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. She was born in Arkansas and lived in North Carolina before settling in the community of Athens to raise her family.

Known by “Mawmaw” to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, she loved working in her yard and garden. She cooked incredible meals with the food grown from her garden. Mawmaw made amazing biscuits which her children and grandchildren continue to hopelessly attempt to replicate. She was for many years a member of the Athens Independent Methodist Church and more recently St. Andrews Methodist Church. For many years she was an active member of the Flower Lovers Garden Club of Amory and a volunteer for the Amory Railroad Festival.

Survivors include two daughters, Diane Stanford Morgan (Jim) of Hattiesburg, Cynthia Stanford Christian of Amory; four granddaughters, Sharon Courtney of New Orleans, Manda McClure of Ackerman (JT), Meredith Davis of Long Beach (Billy), Courtney Gregory (Clay) of Birmingham, AL; two grandsons, Mark Courtney of Hattiesburg, Matt Morgan of Little Rock, AR; nine great grandchildren, Clay and Chole Grissom of Ackerman, Keely, Wyatt, Amelia Davis of Long Beach, Eli Harp of Hattiesburg, Fen Morgan of Little Rock, AR, Clay and Jax Gregory of Birmingham AL; one sister, Charlene Camp Cook (Jimmy) of Columbus; one brother, James Arnold Camp (Anne) of Columbus.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Stanford; son, Paul Stanford; her parents; brothers and sisters, Larry Camp, Armond Lee Camp, Eulene Graham,Ophie Lee Silas, Donald Camp, Dorothy Dove, Willadean Collins and Randolph Camp.

A Celebration of Life service will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the E.E. Pickle Funeral Home Chapel in Amory with Bro. Sammy Washburn officiating.

Visitation will be Saturday, from 12:00 until 1:50 PM at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be expressed at eepicklefuneralhome.com.