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Members in AAFA Hall of Fame
Below each name find brief comments describing their contribution. For more specifics and other information about them click the link in the last column. Please note that the "Basis for Induction..." is for their contributions at the time of induction and does not address all they have done since that time.
The AAFA Hall of Fame was established in 1990 and announced at the 3rd Annual AAFA Meeting which was held in Raleigh, NC.
Deceased members are listed in italics.
Year
InductedPlace Inducted
AAFA
Nr.Member Name
Basis for Induction into
Hall of FameMore
1990
Raleigh, North Carolina
0019
Gilbert Kendric Alford, Jr.
Led in the creation of AAFA; collects and manages
Alford data
1990
Raleigh, North Carolina
0030
Pamela Alford Cole Thompson
Assisted in creating AAFA; first AAFA ACTION editor (1987-1999)
1990
Raleigh, North Carolina
0039
Tressie Elizabeth Nash Shull Bowman
Published early Alford genealogical
newsletter, "Alford Family Bulletin"; donated data to AAFA
1992
Destin, Florida
0049
Roberta Alford Folds
She and husband Milton made all arrangements for first AAFA Meeting in Atlanta,GA, 1988.
She and Milton were also instrumental in the recovery of the Guy Alford collection.
1992
Destin, Florida
0049
Milton Folds
He and wife Roberta made all arrangements for first AAFA meeting in Atlanta, GA, 1988. He and Reoberta were also instrumental in the recovery of the Guy Alford collection.
1993
St. Francisville, Louisiana
0011
Lodwick Houston "Wick" Alford
Co-Founder of AAFA; first President
of AAFA (1987-1991)
1993
St. Francisville, Louisiana
0011
Mary Katherine Kirkland Alford
Supported and assisted
Wick (above)
1995
Decatur, Alabama
0168
David Livingston Price, Jr.
Assisted greatly with AAFA data
collection & genealogies
1996
Springfield, Missouri
0054
Daniel Lee "D.L." Alford, Jr.
Stimulated early membership growth;
led Second Annual Meeting, 1989 Houston, TX
1996
Springfield, Missouri
0054
Catherine Guynes Alford
Supported and assisted D.L.
(above)
1996
Springfield, Missouri
0210
Haidee Alford Reeves
Led in membership expansion & data
collection
1996
Springfield, Missouri
0032
Lucille Clepper Mehrkam
Contributed one of most significant data
collections to AAFA
1997
Pleasanton, California
0087
John Monroe "Jack" Kinabrew, Jr.
Led in Alford cemetery project;
started photo archive
1998
Paducah, Kentucky
0001
Alicia Roundy Lee Houston
Designed and manages the AAFA Census
Project
1998
Paducah, Kentucky
0484
Patricia Lynn Davidson Shelley
Created and maintains the AAFA
Research Chair
2000
Augusta, Georgia
0230
Max Ray Alford
Served as AAFA Secretary (1991-2001)
2000
Augusta, Georgia
0303
Doris Orlean Alford Kemmerer Vetri
AAFA's longest serving
Treasurer (1990- )
2001
Raleigh, North Carolina
0120
Euphamie Sally Bateman Stoewer
Created and operated the AAFA
Merchandise Program
2001
Raleigh, North Carolina
0120
Richard Arnold Stoewer
Supported and assisted Sally (above)
2001
Raleigh, North Carolina
0152
Janice Stogsdill Smith
Developed and manages AAFA Wills Project;
manages Isham Alford (ISH755NC) branch; co-manages Photo Archive
2001
Raleigh, North Carolina
0152
John Charles Smith
Co-manages Photo Archive; supports and assists Janice (above)
2001
Raleigh, North Carolina
0358
Elizabeth Carolina Hawes Miller Popas Hazlip
(Posthumous recognition) AAFA's first
Publicist (1990-2000), serving until her death
2002
Salt Lake City, Utah
0715
Ramona Alford Darden
Serves as AAFA Meetings Chair, 1997 -
2002
Salt Lake City, Utah
0258
Kim I. Savage
Created & operated first AAFA website; edited
Online Newsletter (OLNL)
2003
Little Rock, Arkansas
0666
Peggy Alford Schuster
Contributes Alford research; proofreads quarterly
2003
Little Rock, Arkansas
0249
Jeanne Bateman Singleton
Mailed AAFA ACTION - maintained
inventory
2004
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
0230
Eunice Earline Brookshire Alford
Assisted with meetings; maintains
Memorial Album
2005
St. Louis, Missouri
0500
Jimmie Ray Alford
Hosted first website; supported scholarship
program
2005
St. Louis, Missouri
1129
James King Adams
Edits AAFA ACTION; manages Northern Alford
branch
2005
St. Louis, Missouri
1129
Marolyn Sue Neel Adams
Assists Jim (above)
2006
Nashville, Tennessee
0137
Ruby Pauline Alford Vance Heard
Contributed extensive Alford data;
served as Mississippi Representative
2007
Vicksburg, Mississippi
1065
George Morris Myers
(Posthumous recognition) Served as webmaster; managed Robert 1760 England (ROB760EN) branch
2008
Columbia, South Carolina
0013
Julius Mosby "Pooley" Alford
(Posthumous recognition) Co-Founder
of AAFA; first AAFA Treasurer (1987-1990)
2008
Columbia, South Carolina
0070
Patricia DeArman Fite
Contributes Alford data and significant
numbers of obituaries
2009
Dallas, Texas
0481
Evelyn Z. Mistich
2009
Dallas, Texas
0673
Carolyn Alford Saunders
2009
Dallas, Texas
0064
Patricia Brock Smith
2009
Dallas, Texas
1142
Mildred Joana Brock Breeland
2010
New Orleans, Louisiana
There were no inductees in 2010
2011
St.Louis, Missouri
0019
Mary Newkirk Alford
Supporting Gil Alford in his Alford work 1981-2011, and handling framed items for the AAFA Store.
2011
St.Louis, Missouri
1247
Charles Walter Smith
Service as Vice President, 2008-____ & assistance with all aspects of AAFA photographs.
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