Obituary of Mark Reed Stanton

Mark Reed Stanton was born February 6, 1961, in Yuba City, and passed away February 4, 2021, in Biggs, California, just two days shy of his 60th birthday. Mark was a man of many talents from welding to working in agriculture. He built and fixed farm equipment used during harvest and could drive anything with wheels from heavy equipment to tractors. He loved his work and was never out of work for very long. Mark was a true outdoorsman and had a passion for hunting and fishing. Family and friends knew and loved him for his great sense of humor and outgoing personality. Mark was preceded in death by his father, John "Diesel" Stanton. He is survived by his mother, Mary Rogers; two sisters, Deanne Armstrong and Brenda Lynch; three sons, Zachary, Travis and Luke Stanton; and four grandsons, Aiden, Ethan, Aksel, Tallon, as well as another one on the way. Donations may be made in Mark’s honor to the American Heart Association, Heart.org. Arrangements entrusted to Gridley-Block Funeral Chapel, 530-846-2138.