{"id":123342,"date":"2026-04-09T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uswps06.newsmemory.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/2026\/04\/09\/donald-alan-stanford\/?destination=northern-plains-independent"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:00:30","modified_gmt":"2028-09-25T05:00:30","slug":"donald-alan-stanford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/2026\/04\/09\/donald-alan-stanford\/?destination=northern-plains-independent","title":{"rendered":"Donald \u201cAlan\u201d  Stanford"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t Donald \u201cAlan\u201d Stanford, 73, passed away in Billings, Mont., on Dec. 3, 2025, due to medical complications.<br \/>\n\t  A lifelong resident of Culbertson,  Alan was born on Oct. 12, 1952, to Greel and Hazel  Stanford. As the youngest of six children, he grew up with a deep connection to his family and his hometown.<br \/>\n\t  After graduating from Culbertson  High School, Alan became a man of many trades. He spent much of his life behind  the wheel of a truck or working with his hands as a carpenter. Those who knew him best knew where to find him when the workday was done: either on the back of a Harley Davidson or enjoying a cold drink and a good story at the local bar. His passion for motorcycles was sparked early on when his siblings gifted him his first bike \u2014 a gesture that fueled a lifelong love for the road.<br \/>\n\t  When he wasn\u2019t riding, Alan was almost certainly with a dog. He rarely went through life without a loyal  canine companion by his side.<br \/>\n\t  Alan is survived by his siblings,  Irene Johnson of Culbertson  and Mike Stanford of Costa Rica; and his lifelong friend who was more like a brother, Bob Royan.<br \/>\n\t  He was preceded in death by his parents, Greel and Hazel;  and his brothers, Robert, John and Ed Stanford.<br \/>\n\t  There will be a spreading of ashes at Charley Creek on April 18, 2026, at 11 a.m., followed  by a luncheon at the Culbertson Town Hall.<br \/>\n\t(Paid Obituary) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"news-destination":[13],"news-source":[12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123342"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123342"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123342\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123402,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123342\/revisions\/123402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123342"},{"taxonomy":"news-destination","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-destination?post=123342"},{"taxonomy":"news-source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.northernplainsindependent.com\/northernplainsindependent\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-source?post=123342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}