Charles "Charlie" F. Sanford, 72, of Davey Hill Rd., Pittsfield, passed away Wednesday August 1, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Pitts-burgh.
He was born September 25, 1939 in Watertown, NY. Charlie spent most of his childhood in foster homes. When he was a teenager, he met Gerald and Gertrude Ingerson, who welcomed him into their home along with their chil-dren, Sherry, Terry, Mary, Barry, Jerry and Karri. Liv-ing with Ingerson's showed him how to live and love life as they did. He was for-ever grateful for the love shown to him by the Ingerson's. They became the mother and father every child deserves. Charlie gra-duated from Clayton High School and entered the Air Force. He was self em-ployed in the oil and gas business for many years. He enjoyed NASCAR, and go-ing to the local dirt tracks, was an avid Buffalo Bills fan and was a member of the Youngsville American Legion. He loved his fami-ly, especially his grandchil-dren whom he was so proud of.
In addition to his mother Gertrude, of Clayton, NY, he is survived by a son, Todd (Rachel) Sanford of Garland, grandchildren, Kristen, Zach, and Alex, Sister in law, Becky (Art) Zerbe, a brother in law, Don Graham and several nieces and nephews.
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He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Graham Sanford, whom he married on March 6, 1967 in Warren, and his father Gerald Ingerson, who passed away in April of this year.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Au-gust 11, 2012 at 11 a.m. at the Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 314 N. Main St. in Youngsville. Friends will be received one hour prior to the ser-vice. Burial will be in War-ren Co. Memorial Park. Memorial donations may be made to the Juvenile Di-abetes Research Founda-tion, 20 Walnut St., Suite 318, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481. Condolences to the family may be made at www.nelsonfuneralhome.net.