Rose Mary Stafford Elswick, 77, of Oceana, WV, went home to be with the Lord on October 15, 2026 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. She was born on July 3, 1949 in Oceana, WV a daughter of the late William “Bill” and Mary “Bay” Womack Stafford. Rose Mary loved Jesus who gave her so many blessings in life. She was a 1968 graduate of Oceana High School, and a 1969 graduate of Beautician School in Beckley, WV. She also worked for the Wyoming County Board of Education as a cook. She loved many family and friends who meant the world to her. She loved her Oceana girls, Cathy Cook, Melba Hurley, Sandy Nutter, Susan Gilland and Wanda Hamilton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Melvin Dale Elswick; a brother Bill Stafford; and her fur babies Cloe, Pepper, and Toby. Those left to cherish her memory include her son Benny “Shawn” Stafford and is wife Ivy of S.L.C., Utah; two granddaughters Kyra Stafford and Sylvia Stafford of S.L.C., Utah; a grandson Ben Stafford and wife Alicia of Chapmanville; three sisters-in-law Nancy Stafford, Darita Green, and Darice Bradford; a nephew Bryan Stafford and wife Melinda; and a host of other loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held at 12:30 pm on Wednesday, October 21st in the Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV with Pastor Herb Cook officiating. She will be laid to rest in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, WV. Friends may gather with the family from 11:30 am until time of service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Special thanks to her sister-in-law Darita Green and husband Rodney, and Karen Toler for being such good caregivers and also friends. She wanted to thank her special friend Garwood who was always there for her, and her nail tech and good friend, Sonja Runyon whom she thought of her like a daughter. The family is being served by the Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV.