Juanita Scott Stafford

Juanita Scott Stafford, a beloved mother, Nan, and child of God, passed away peacefully on November 12, 2026, in Amarillo Texas.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Amarillo with Byron Williamson of Baptist Community Services officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe, Texas.

Juanita was born May 15, 1939, in Dimmitt, Texas. She devoted her life to serving the Lord and found great joy in singing in the choir. She loved to travel and cook, and she was an avid reader from an early age. She graduated from Lazbuddie High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science from West Texas A&M University. She worked for Colorado Interstate Gas for more than 20 years and later served as a substitute teacher in Keller and Amarillo, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Adora Scott, and her son, Richard Charles Stafford. Juanita is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Charlyn and Eddie Snow and Ronda and Jim Womack, all of Amarillo, Texas; her grandchildren, Matthew Sparks, Angela Snow - Smith, Avery Prater, Dillon Womack, and Delaney Womack; and five great-grandchildren. She will be lovingly remembered by her siblings, Carolyn Sanders of Portales, New Mexico, Terry Scott of Lubbock, Texas, Karen Scott Dwyer of Plano, Texas, and Lee Scott of Lazbuddie, Texas. 

Her faith, love of learning, and devotion to family will be remembered by all who knew her.