Sharon K. Stanford, 68, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 9, 2018 at West Penn Hospital. Born April 11, 1950 in Oil City, PA, she was the daughter of Clayton R. and Lois J. (McGarrity) Dunkle. She is survived by her husband of nearly 50 years, David E. Stanford, whom she married December 20, 1968. Sharon was a homemaker and a member of the former Wolf Creek United Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed watching softball at Waynesburg Jr. High, Laurel High School and Point Park University and card club with her friends. She loved her faithful dog, Gracie and most important was time spent with her grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Kimberly A. (Jay) Harrison of New Castle and Jennifer L. (Anthony E.) Gumbarevic of Waynesburg, PA; and eight grandchildren, Noah Baumis, Delaney Baumis, Garrett Gumbarevic, Faith Gumbarevic, Christoffer M. Harrison, Ashley Harrison, Cody Harrison and Alaska (Allison) Gumbarevic. She was preceded in death by her parents and her parents-in-law, William A. and Ruth M. Stanford. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 13, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the R. Cunningham Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 2429 Wilmington Road, New Castle. A funeral will take place on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Thomas OBrien officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease) at pkdcure.org Online condolences may be offered at www.cunninghamfh.com