EDGAR GERALD ALFORD, SR.

1927 – 1999

AAFA #0231

Gerald Alford at the annual AAFA meeting in Houston, 1989

HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Houston, Harris Co., TX—Tuesday, 23 November 1999

            E.G. “Gerald” Alford, Sr., 72 of Houston, passed away Sunday, November 21, 1999. Mr. Alford was born in Austonio, TX on October 10, 1927 to Edgar Gerald Alford and Lizzie Henderson Alford. He was a Deacon at Longpoint Baptist Church, an active member of the Bay Area Gospel Music Association and a Board Member of Northam Ministries. Mr. Alford owned and operated E.G. Alford Company since 1955 and served in the U.S. Army during WW II.

            He is preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Lucille Alford and survived by his wife, Mary Alford; sons, Jerry “E.G.” Alford, Jr. and wife, Lynn, Gary and Kerry Alford; step-daughters, Connie Northam, Sharon Meads and Lisa Turner; sisters, Mary Mischer and Louise Alford; grandchildren Kellie, Allison, and Ashley Alford; step-grandchildren Jaime, Lori and Kelly Northam, Elizabeth, Christopher and Leah Meads, Cody and Chad Turner, Julie, Kirk and Jennifer Jordan; and other loving relatives and friends.

            Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 pm Tuesday, November 23, 1999 at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway, where Funeral Services will be held 1:30 pm, Wednesday, November 24, 1999.... Interment to follow in Memorial Oaks Cemetery.

AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Edgar G. Alford (SS# issued in TX), last residence Houston, Harris Co., TX.

            For more information on his genealogy, see Lodwick Alford (ca1710–1800) Genealogy, Three Generations.

            His lineage: Edgar Gerald 1927 TX¹, Edgar Durwood 1902 TX², Charles Montgomery 1860 MS³, Francis A. 1829 MS⁴, Halcut 1789 GA⁵, Julius 1750 NC⁶, Lodwick 1710 VA⁷, James 1687 VA⁸, John 1645 VA⁹.