Stephen Wiford

LA GRANGE, WY . . . . Funeral services for STEPHEN P. WIFORD, 37, will be held at 2:00pm on Thursday, June 25, 2009 at the Methodist Church in Chugwater, Wyoming with Reverend Tim Wiford and Reverend Clint Ritchey co-officiating. Burial will follow in the Iowa Flats Cemetery at Chugwater. He died on June 21, 2009 at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming following a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation hours will be held at the Colyer Funeral Home in Torrington on Wednesday, June 24 from 3pm to 7pm; and on Thursday morning from 8:30am to 11am. A "Wiford Family Fund" memorial has been established at the Oregon Trail Bank, PO Box 217, Chugwater, WY 82210. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfunealhome.com Stephen was born on August 11, 1971 in Lima, Ohio, the son of Roland and Darlene (Heiland) Wiford. He grew up and received his education; graduating from Melita Christian School in 1990. He then attended Allegheny Wesleyan College in Salem, Ohio. On June 4, 1993, he married Belinda Jackson in Ridge, Montana. The couple moved to Bellevue, Ohio and then to Mt. Vernon, Ohio where Stephen was the general manager for Wiford Rental & Sales. In October of 2008 the couple moved their family to LaGrange, Wyoming where he worked for Bartlett Ranch. He enjoyed hunting and farming and spending time with his family. He was a member of the National Rifle Association and the Chugwater Valley Church. He is survived by his wife, Belinda of LaGrange, Wyoming; one son, Thane Wiford; three daughters, LaTosha, Katie, and Kyndra Wiford all of the family home; his parents, Roland and Darlene Wiford of Danville, Ohio; four brothers, Duane (Monet) Wiford of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Rev. Tim (Elizabeth) Wiford of Anderson, Indiana; Nathan (Cheryl) Wiford of Sardinia, Ohio; and Benjamen Wiford of Danville, Ohio; a sister, Rachel (Luke) Byer of Cardington, Ohio; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grand parents, LaDonna and Leland Wiford and Roy and Freida Heiland; and an infant son, Ambrose.

Stephen Wiford

August 11, 1971 - June 21, 2009