Dallas "Bosco" Stafford, age 80 of Metropolis, Illinois passed away at 1:25 am on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Baptist Health Paducah.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Renshaw, Illinois with Joshua Stafford officiating.

Dallas was retired from Allied Signal/Honeywell, where he worked as an operator. He was a member of the Professional Kennel Club, United Kennel Club, American Kennel Club, and was an avid coon hunter.

Dallas is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janice (Kilgore) Stafford; daughters, Tammy Hall and husband Jimmy and Pam Loven and husband Mark; granddaughter, Marlee Lanham and husband Dustin; great grandson, Dallas Lanham; sister, Barbara Sue Konemann and husband Bob; brother, Wimpy Stafford and wife Alice; several nieces and nephews.

Dallas was preceded in death by his parents, Alvis "Buck" and Georgia V. (Buttrum) Stafford; an infant grandson; and a brother, Lee Roy Stafford.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021 from 11:00 am until the time of the graveside service at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Renshaw, Illinois.

Pallbearers will be Jerry Stafford, Kevin Kilgore, Tim Stafford, Mike Stafford, Bob Konemann, and David Stafford.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com