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Sophia Ann Stanfield

April 26, 1931 - January 25, 2024

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Voss & Sons Funeral & Cremation Services
316 N. Chestnut Street
Seymour, IN 47274
812-522-5558 |
Tuesday 1/30, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Voss & Sons Funeral & Cremation Services
316 N. Chestnut Street
Seymour, IN 47274
812-522-5558 |
Tuesday 1/30, 12:00 pm

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Riverview Cemetery
1603 Shields Avenue
Seymour, IN 47274
Tuesday 1/30, 1:00 pm

Sophia A. Stanfield, age 92, of Seymour, passed away Thursday evening, January 25, 2024, at The Covered Bridge Health Campus.
Sophia was born on April 26, 1931, in Uniontown, IN to the late Haskell and Sylvia (Carpenter) Alexander. Sophia was a life-long member of Central Christian Church in Seymour. She was a homemaker all her adult life who loved cooking for her family, sewing, and going on all the camping adventures she had with her husband, Marvin, who precedes her in death.
Survivors include her children, Steve (Mindy) Stanfield, Laura VanWinkle and Brad (Kate) Stanfield; grandchildren, Kyle (Amy) Stanfield, Kelly (Kevin) Webb, Greg VanWinkle, Allison VanWinkle, Andy (Audra) Stanfield and Lori (John) White; great-grandchildren, Izzy Stanfield, Callen Stanfield, Zac VanWinkle, Kenzi VanWinkle, Connor Stanfield, Brayden Stanfield and Alaina White.
Sophia was preceded in death by her husband Marvin, son-in-law, Gilbert VanWinkle, sisters, Naomi Jean, June, Christine, Mary, Ruth, Nancy and Dorothy, and one brother, Robert.
Funeral services for Sophia will be held on Tuesday, January 30 at 12:00PM noon at Voss and Sons Funeral Service, 316 N. Chestnut St., Seymour, IN. The family will receive guests at the funeral home from 10AM until the time of service. Burial will immediately follow at Riverview Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made in Sophia’s memory to Central Christian Church.
You are invited to visit our website, www.vossfuneralservice.com, to leave condolences, share a memory or to order flowers for the family.

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316 N. Chestnut Street
Seymour, IN 47274
812-522-5558 | Map
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Seymour, IN 47274
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Sophia A. Stanfield, age 92, of Seymour, passed away Thursday evening, January 25, 2024, at The Covered Bridge Health Campus. Sophia was born on April 26, 1931, in Uniontown, IN to the late Haskell and Sylvia (Carpenter) Alexander. Sophia was a life-long member of Central Christian Church in Seymour. She was a homemaker all herContinue Reading

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Phillip T Bohall left a message on February 23, 2024:
Way, way, way back a long time ago, at the old house near the church, there were these two large maple trees where the Alexander kids, and then grandkids, played, and dug deep into the sand that made up the background grit of Glenlawn.... Grandma and Grandpa had graciously allowed us to stay there ~ and learn about them, and all at once this guy, Uncle Marvin, rode up on his scooter, to see Sophie...... A happier Cushman scooter there never was..... A later trip saw Sophie marrying Marvin, and then other trips over the years, Sophie was almost always available to receive visitors. One day, visiting with several cousins, there was going to be a big rain storm so we all went over to Sophie's house and she spread out an enormous sheet or spread, over the furniture and everyone laughed, and played and it was great and we even ate lunch ~ forgot what it was, maybe tomato soup ~ a specialty of those halcyon times ~ then the storm hit. A great gust of freezing cold air hit the house ~ which had all its windows opened.... and even Sophie joined us with the spreads and pillows to try warming up. Sweet, and now ancient memories of life back in the days when Sophie and Marvin worried for their friends who'd been sent off to Korea for another war... I know they prayed for their safety ~ even visited the Christian Church with them from time to time ~ on Sunday trips. Now, all the Alexanders are gone. Let me report those names, one more time, like Grandma did ~ Robert, Naoma, Dorothy, Mary Luella, Jean, June, Christine, Sophie, Nancy, Ruth..... and with them all their spouses ~ if she got fired up ~ Amen
Kathy Gosser left a message on January 28, 2024:
I loved visiting with Sophie & sharing communion with her. She was one of my favorite people. We are in Az & I am so sorry I won’t be able to pay my respects to her family. You will be in my thoughts & prayers
Dennis Sutton left a message on January 27, 2024:
Steve, Laura, and Brad, Sorry to hear about the passing of your mom. I had great memories of growing up in the neighborhood, and your mom was like a second mom to us. I remember stopping by a few years ago when she was still at home. She was sitting on the front porch. We probably talked about 30-45 minutes.. she talked about the neighborhood and the people who lived there when we were growing up. She had pretty good memory. I was lucky to have a similar kind of conversation with Marvin when he would come into the Seymour Post Office ( Marv was getting/delivering mail for the Jay C store) about working at Jay’s Market. Marv told me, we had some fun times there, didn’t we? Yes, we did Sorry for your loss, and may God bless you and you family, Dennis Sutton
T.R.A left a message on January 27, 2024:
So sorry for your loss. From the family of Eunice Carpenter Ault
Connie James Gerth left a message on January 27, 2024:
My sympathy to the Steve and his family.
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