- Date Of Birth: May 9, 1931
- Date Of Death: June 19, 2015
- State: Indiana
Joretta I. (Stafford) Appleyard, 84, of Kalamazoo, Mich., formerly of Elkhart, Ind., passed away Friday, June 19, at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo.
Joretta was born May 9, 1931, in Indianapolis, the daughter of Martin and Rosa (Miller) Dryer.
She retired from Miles (Bayer) Laboratories. She was united in marriage to Thomas O. Stafford, who preceded her in death Dec. 23, 1984.
On Oct. 12, 1996, Joretta was united in marriage to Richard S. Appleyard, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Bill (Tracey) Stafford of Elkhart, Jim (Theresa) Stafford of Goshen, Ind.; daughter Rose Decker of Elkhart; stepson Scott (Jamie) Appleyard of Kalamazoo; two stepdaughters, Kathy (Ray) Spaulding of Kalamazoo and Sherri (Jeff) Gagnon of Dowling; 20 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
