James Russell Spurlock

James R. Spurlock, 84 of Stratford, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025.  Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at the First Methodist Church in Stratford with Pastor Robert Burke, pastor of the church, officiating.  Private family interment will be held in the Stratford Cemetery under the direction of Beeson ~ Morrison Funeral Directors.  The family will receive friends from 1:30 in the afternoon until 3 o'clock in the afternoon on Friday at the funeral home in Stratford.  A complete obituary is currently being composed and will be available soon.