KANSAS OBITUARIES OF ALFORDS
AND SPELLING VARIATIONS
Obituaries are listed alphabetically by FIRST name. Included
are people whose last name, maiden name, or married name is Alford or a
spelling variation: Alfred, Alvord, Allford, Halford, Hallford, Holford, etc.
The name of the newspaper (or other source) and place and
date of publication follow the name of the deceased. If we published the
obituary in AAFA ACTION, the issue is noted.
The Alford American Family Association (AAFA) has often added
notes for each obituary, including Social Security Death Index (SSDI) data, relationship
of the deceased to other Alfords, and lineages. Extensive research notes are
not always included in the interest of making the obituaries available online.
We will add to AAFA NOTES as time permits.
Where lineages are included (Alford unless otherwise stated),
the format is: Name, year of birth, state or country of birth.
Obituaries of AAFA members and their spouses are also
included on the AAFA Member
Memorials web page and may include more information.
We welcome corrections and additional information. If you
have an obituary from this state that is not included here, please share it
with us!
Date posted: 4 APRIL 2009
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ALEEN GRACE RUSHING ALFORD
ARKANSAS CITY TRAVELER
Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS—Monday, 27 August 2007
Aleen Grace Alford, 72, Geuda Springs, died
Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, at the Medicalodge East in Arkansas City. Memorial
services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007, at the Rindt-Erdman
Funeral Home in Arkansas City. Pastor Kerry Harvey will officiate. Cremation
has been effected.
Aleen was born Oct. 4, 1934, in Burnet, Texas,
to John Henry Rushing and Dela Mae (Whitehead) Rushing. She graduated form
Junction City High School. On April 9, 1958, she married Firman P. Alford,
in Anaheim, Calif. Aleen was an artist and instructor in Perryville, Mo., and
Slidel, La., where she began an art program for hearing impaired children.
Aleen was a member of the South Haven Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Firman Alford of
the home; son, Moody Alford and his wife, Lesia, of Geuda Springs; daughters,
Robbie Hansen and her husband, Alex, of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Rona Hater and
her husband, Mark, of Burlington, Ky.; brothers, James H. Rushing, of Seal
Beach, Calif., and John Rushing of Redmond, Wash.; sisters, Maudie Nickles, of
Cypress, Calif., and Mary Polvado of Wickenberg, Ariz.; nine grandchildren and
five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents;
sisters, Della Rushing and Jenny Chapman.
Arrangements are under the direction of the
Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home, Arkansas City. On-line condolences may be made at www.rindt-erdman.com.
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ALMA DELORIS WALKER MCPHERSON ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Wednesday, 3 December 2003
Alford, Alma Deloris, 64, Kreonite Inc. line
plumber, died Dec. 1, 2003. Service 11 a.m. Saturday, New Jerusalem Baptist
Church.
Survivors: sons, Otis Alford, Philip McPherson,
Corey McPherson all of Wichita; daughters, Tanya Atkinson, Mia Alberson, Sabrina
Brown all of Wichita, Karletta McPherson of the home; brothers, Billy Walker of
Wichita, J.D. Walker of St. Paul, MN; sister, Lois Adkins of Wichita; 20
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. Jackson
Mortuary.
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AMOS J. ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Sunday, 16 March 2008
Alford, Amos J. Sr., 70, of Tulsa, formerly of
Wichita, T.P.S. crossing guard, died March 12, 2008. Visitation 1 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, New Dyer Memorial Chapel, Tulsa; service 11 a.m. Wednesday,
Cornerstone Free Will Baptist Church, Tulsa; burial at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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ANNA M. HUMPSTEDT ALFRED
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Monday, 18 February 2002
PRAIRIE VILLAGE—Anna M. Alfred, 90, Prairie Village [Johnson
Co.], died on Saturday, February 16, at home.
She was born on November 14, 1911, in Bazaar,
KS, in Chase County, to T. Earl and Georgia R. Humpstedt. She graduated from
Jane C. Stormont School of Nursing in Topeka and became a registered nurse in
1933. She was a Lyon County Health Department nurse until 1940 when she entered
the Army Nurse Corps at Fort Benning, GA. During World Was II, she served in
Indochina and Burma, where she was chief nurse in charge of establishing
military hospitals. She returned to the United States in December 1943, and
became chief nurse at an Army hospital. She later served in the Philippine
Islands and on Okinawa. She transferred to the Air Force in 1947 and was chief
nurse at Randolph Field in San Antonio. She served in Morocco from 1952 to 1954
and then at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio until 1961 when she retired.
Two sisters, Cora E. Gasaway of Terre Haute,
Indiana, and Helen M. Lynch of Shawnee Mission, KS, survive her.
Services were held at Brown-Bennett-Alexander
Funeral Home in Cottonwood Falls [Chase Co.], KS. Burial was in Prairie Grove
Cemetery in Cottonwood Falls.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of Anna M. Alfred (SS# issued in TX), last residence Shawnee Mission, Johnson
Co., KS.
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ANNA MAE ALVORD COOKSON BARB
EMPORIA GAZETTE
Emporia, Lyon Co., KS—Wednesday, 8 December 2004
HAMILTON—The funeral for Anna Mae Cookson Barb, 89, a
lifetime resident of Hamilton, will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Wilson Funeral
Home at Madison. The Rev. Tom Miller will conduct the service. Burial will be
in Janesville Cemetery, west of Hamilton. The family will meet friends from 7
to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The family suggests that, instead of flowers,
memorial contributions be made to the Hamilton Library or the Hamilton Senior
Center and sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 488, Madison, KS 66860.
Mrs. Barb, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 6,
2004, at the Holiday Resort in Emporia.
The daughter of R. Eugene and Jessie J.
McClintock Alvord, she was born May 5, 1915, in rural Hamilton. She married
James W. Cookson on Feb. 28, 1933, in El Dorado. He died Sept. 20, 1971. She
married Lisle D. Barb on July 25, 1988, in Emporia. He died March 3, 2003.
Mrs. Barb was a member of the Order of the
Eastern Star in Hamilton.
She is survived by three sons, Dan Cookson of
Madison, Dick Cookson of Toronto and Truman Cookson of Alva, Okla.; three
daughters, Doris Roach of Emporia, Rosella Boone of Dennis and Kathy Deacon of
Augusta; 13 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
Two sons, James W. Cookson Jr. and John A. “Doc”
Cookson, died earlier, as did three brothers and one sister died earlier.
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BENJAMIN HALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Monday, 19 February 2007
STAFFORD [Stafford Co.]—Halford, Benjamin “Benny”, 43, died
Feb. 18, 2007. Memorial service 10a.m. Wednesday, Minnis Chapel.
Survivors: companion, Rhonda Wee; parents, James
and Laura; son, Levi; stepsons, Justin and Dustin Pisoni; stepdaughter, Kasey
Pisoni; sisters, Christine Fuller, Mellisa Smith.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, James Halford,
Sr., and brothers James A. Halford, Jr., and Kenneth Eugene Halford in this
compilation.
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BETTY LOU VAUGHN ALFORD
Mother of Martin George Alford, AAFA #0147
Source unknown
_____, KS—Friday, 14 May 1971
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1994
Mrs. Betty Lou Alford, 77, of 5321 Walmer,
Mission [Johnson Co., KS], died yesterday at the home. She was born in Sherman,
Tex, and had lived in Baxter Springs, Kas., most of her life before she moved
to this area last year. Mrs. Alford was a member of the Wichita First Assembly
of God church.
Surviving are three sons, Marshall Alford,
Joplin, Mo.; LeRoy Alford, Lyons, Kas, and Martin Alford, Abiline, Kas.; three
daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hohler and Mrs. Wanda Lee Gumfory, both of Wichita; and
Mrs Dorothy Marie Easley of the home; a brother, Clarence Vaughn, Casper, Wyo;
two sisters, Mrs. Rose Raymond, Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Ruby Lee Commons,
Rupert, Idaho; 12 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 o’clock Saturday at
the Downing East chapel, Wichita; burial in Maple Grove cemetery there. Friends
may call at the Fulton-Nickel chapel until 1 o’clock today.
In another article,
source unknown:
Mrs. Betty Alford, 77, a former Abilene
resident, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Easley in
Mission. She was the mother of Martin Alford, 751 N. Olive, Abilene.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11
a.m. at the Downing Mortuary East in Wichita.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, George Towns
Alford, and her son Martin George Alford in this compilation.
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BUELL ALFORD
SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS
Springfield, MO—Monday, 20 December 1976
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1997 (with Missouri
obituaries)
BUFFALO—Services for Buell Alford, 44, McCune [Crawford Co.],
KS, formerly of Buffalo, will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Montgomery Chapel
here…. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery north of here.
Mr. Alford died at 3 a.m. Sunday in Mount Carmel
Hospital, Pittsburg KS, after a long illness.
He was a veteran of the Korean War and had been
a partner in Jarboe-Lackey Feed Lot.
Survivors include his wife, Thelma; a son,
Edward of Parsons KS, a daughter, Connie, still at home; his father and stepmother,
Mr. and Mrs. T.R. Alford, Springfield; and a sister, Mrs. Maxine Rimby, Fort
Scott, KS.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Buell Alford (SS# issued
in MO) was born 24 July 1932, last residence McCune, Crawford Co., KS.
We published the obituary of Buell’s mother, May
Smith Alford, in the Summer 1996 issue.
Buell was the son of Thomas R. Alford and May
Smith of the Dallas Co., MO, Alfords. He married Thelma Noland, May 10, 1953,
and they had Edward (1954) and Connie.
His lineage: Buell 1932 MO1, Thomas
R. 1900 MO2, Thomas R. 1858 MO3, John M. 1821 TN4,
John 1786 NC/TN5.
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CAL WILLIAM ALFORD
MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHRONICLE
Caney, Montgomery Co., KS—24 January 2001
CHERRYVALE [Montgomery Co.]—Cal W. Alford, 65, of Cherryvale
died Friday, Jan.19, 2001 at Mercy Hospital where he had been a patient since
the previous day.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Jan. 23 at
the Assembly of God Church, Cherryvale, where Bill Haselwood, pastor,
officiated. Burial was at the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the
Potts Chapel of Cherryvale....
Cal William Alford was born August 13, 1935 at
England, Ark., to Carl Lee Alford and Othel Geneva (West) Alford. He grew up
and attended school in Arkansas where he graduated from high school. He later
attended the University of Little Rock and also served with the National Guard.
Following his schooling, he moved to California
where he worked for the Traveler Boat Manufacturing Company as the plant
manager. He later accepted employment as the plant manager at the Diamond
Trailer Plant in Oswego, Kan., where he worked for many years. He then worked
for Charloma in Cherryvale for a time and then owned and operated the
Fiberglass Corporation in Coffeyville, which he was operating at the time of
his death.
On June 11, 1955 in Mississippi, he married
Thelma Mae McClain, and she survives at the home in Cherryvale, Kan.
He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in
Cherryvale where he served as a deacon for many years, a member of the Gideons,
and Casa Pic Council, and member of the Masonic Lodge in Coffeyville, and the
Mirza Shrine in Pittsburg.
Survivors in addition to the wife include three
daughters, Terri White and her husband Henry White of Harrisonville, Mo., Vicky
Overacker and her husband Jerry Overacker, and Sonja Alford, all of Cherryvale;
one son, Tony Alford of Beaver, Ark.; seven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild; his mother, Othel Alford of Bryant, Ark.; five sisters
Beatrice Hale and Connie Alford, both of Bryant, Ark., Geneva Healey of
Jacksonville, Ark., Dianne Meriweather of Sherwood, Ark., and Janice Richards
of Ormond Beach, Fla.
He was preceded in death by his father and one
brother.
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CHARLES LEONARD “PUNKIN” ALFORD
Father of Myrta Alford Billings, AAFA #1156
[A shorter obituary was
published in the Topeka
Capital-Journal, Topeka, KS, on Tuesday, 25 December 2007.]
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—Wednesday, 26 December 2007
Photo
from Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes
Charles Leonard “Punkin” Alford, 86, Topeka,
died Saturday, December 22 at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center.
He was born August 16, 1921 in Sedan, the son of
Charles Wynton and Myrtle “Myrta” Mae Prichard Alford and graduated from Sedan
High School in 1940. Punkin proudly served in the US Army 65th Engineer Combat
Battalion during WW II. He was awarded the Silver Star while serving in the
Pacific Theatre.
Punkin spent most of his life in Peru, where he
served as Mayor and Councilman. He was also the Deputy Sheriff of Chautauqua
County in the 1950’s, a Boy Scout leader, and a member of the Masonic Lodge,
the VFW and the Peru United Methodist Church. Punkin worked as a lineman for
the Caney Valley Electric Company for many years before retiring. He moved to
Topeka in 2003.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, the
former Ruby Lea Darnall. Other survivors include their four children, Cheryl
(Daniel) McMillan of Peru, Charles (Jackie) Alford of Topeka, Myrta Jo (Erik)
Billings of Marion, Dawna Alford, and a bonus daughter, Marsha Gonzalez, both
of Kansas City, KS; ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant son,
William Henry Alford, four sisters, Jesse Nunn, Lela Harris, Mary Flowers, and
Dortha Cline, and one brother, Clarence “Bud” Alford.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm
Thursday at the Sedan United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Greenwood
Cemetery, Sedan. Punkin will lie in state from 12:30 until service time at the
church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Lung Association of Kansas, 4300 SW Drury Lane, Topeka, KS 66604, or
to the Peru United Methodist Church, Peru, KS 67360.
Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, Topeka is in
charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his brother Clarence W. “Bud”
Alford in this compilation.
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CLARA M. ALFORD
DAILY GLOBE
Dodge City, Ford Co., KS—Wednesday, 26 January 2005
MEADE—Clara M. Alford, 72, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, in
rural Meade County.
She was born Feb. 24, 1932, to Albert Leonard
and Mary Marcy (Kizer) Alford at Mishawaka, Ind.
A resident of Meade since 1992, moving from Fort
Collins, Colo., she was a small business owner and newspaper carrier for the Hutchinson
News, Wichita Eagle and the Dodge City Daily Globe.
She attended the United Methodist Church, Meade,
and enjoyed working with crossword puzzles.
Survivors include two brothers, Leonard Alford,
Osceola, Ind., and Ray Alford, Tucson, Ariz., and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a
sister, Luella Steffan; and companion, Roy Wasson.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at
Fidler-Orme-Bachman Chapel, Meade, with the Rev. Susan Greene presiding. The
casket will remain closed. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery, Meade.
Friends may sign the register from 9 a.m. until
5 p.m. today and Thursday at Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary.
The family suggests memorials to the Meade
Christmas in the Park or the American Heart Association, both in care of
Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, 212 S. Fowler, Meade, KS 67864.
In another article:
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—24 January 2005
MEADE—One woman was killed in an early-morning one-vehicle
accident Sunday west of Meade.
Clara M. Alford, 72, of Meade died after the
1999 Pontiac van she was driving westbound on U.S. 54 hit two horses 3 miles
west of Meade shortly after 3 a.m., according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
After striking the horses, the van ended up in
the ditch, said a dispatcher at the Meade County Sheriff’s Department.
Alford was not wearing a seatbelt....
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CLARENCE W. “BUD” ALFORD
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—Wednesday, 15 January 2003
Clarence W. “Bud” Alford, 83, of Sedan, died
Monday, Jan. 13, 2003, in his home.
He was born Nov. 13, 1919 in Sedan to Charles W.
Alford and Myrta May (Pritchard) Alford. He grew up and attended school in
Sedan, graduating from Sedan High School in 1938.
In 1942 he entered the U.S. Army serving with
the 4th Armored Division, B Battery/22nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion in
France during WWII. He received the Purple Heart for injuries received while
serving in France. He was discharged in 1945.
On Jan. 27, 1942, he married Velma Sanders.
Following Mr. Alford’s discharge from the Army,
they made their home in Sedan. She preceded him in death in 1990.
Mr. Alford was a wheat farmer and cattleman. He
also was a pumper for Jones Brothers Oil Co. and Sunrise Oil Co. He retired in
1984. In the 1970’s, he served three terms as Mayor of Sedan and was involved
with the Pride Committee.
On March 2, 1991, he married Marjorie Lowden at
Sedan and she survives at their home in Sedan.
In 1934, he was baptized in the First Christian
Church, where he was an active member and served as a church elder for many
years.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie, of the
home, one stepdaughter and her husband, Sheri and Allen Long, Gainesville,
Fla., two stepsons and their wives, David and Dawne Lowden, Wichita, and Mike
and Michelle Lowden, Hutchinson, Kan., one brother, Leonard “Punkin” Alford,
Peru, Kan., and six step grandchildren, Jason and Jill Borden and Jenna, Tyler,
Brenden, Brianna and Ally Lowden.
He was preceded in death by four sisters,
Jessie, Lela, Mary and Dortha.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17,
2003, in the First Christian Church in Sedan. Burial will be in the Greenwood
Cemetery with military rites conducted by the U.S. Army from Ft. Riley, Kan....
David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan is in
charge of the arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his brother Charles Leonard “Punkin”
Alford in this compilation.
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DANIEL M. ALFORD
WAMEGO TIMES
Wamego, Pottawatomie Co., KS—Thursday, 8 July 1999
Daniel M. Alford, 62, Kansas City [KS], died
Sunday, June 27, 1999, in a Kansas City hospital.
Mr. Alford worked most of his life in sales and
marketing. He was athletic ticket manager for Iowa State University at Ames,
Iowa, for 10 years. He and his wife also served two years as missionaries on a
Navajo Indian Reservation.
He was born June 5, 1937, at Leavenworth, son of
William A. and Lorraine Boten Alford Sr.
Mr. Alford was a member of Holy Angels Catholic
Church at Basehor and the Knights of Columbus.
He was married to Marilene “Merle” Workman
January 24, 1958, at Topeka. She survives.
Other survivors include three daughters, Kelly
Kultala, Kansas City, KS, Dana Hess, Lawrence [KS] and Shawn McWhirt, Shawnee
[KS]; a son, Judson Alford, Overland Park; his mother, Lorrain Alford,
Leavenworth; five brothers, William Ambrose Alford Jr., and John W. Alford,
both of Leavenworth, Myron Alford, Austintown, Ohio, Edward Alford, Topeka, and
Chris Alford, Lansing [KS]; five sisters, Regina Ericson and Margie Jewell,
both of Lansing [KS], Rosemary Peck, Troy, Ohio, Carole Simpson, Garden City
[KS], and Patricia Lingenfelser, St George [KS]; and 11 grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11
a.m. Friday in Holy Angels Catholic Church at Basehor. Burial was in Holy
Angels Cemetery at Basehor....
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his mother, Nora Lorain
Boten Alford, in this compilation.
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DELORES LEE KERR ALFORD
AAFA #0147
DAILY UNION
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Monday, 7 April 2003
ABILENE [Dickinson Co.]—Funeral services for Delores Lee
Alford, 79, of Abilene, were held on Wednesday at the Martin-Becker Funeral
Home in Abilene. Mrs. Alford died on April 4, 2003, at the Via Christi-St.
Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Mrs. Alford was born on March 24, 1924, at
Lincoln, the daughter of Claude Crawford and Dottie Leota Bollier Kerr. She
grew up in Lincoln, where she attended school and graduated from Lincoln High
School. On December 19, 1940, she married Martin G. Alford in
Belleville. They lived in Concordia, Baxter Springs, Lyons, Junction City, and Wichita
before returning to Abilene in 1971. She was a homemaker and worked as a
bookkeeper. She was a partner with her husband at H&R Block in Abilene for
15 years before retiring. She was a member of the First Christian Church in
Junction City, the Heritage Center in Abilene, the Kansas State Historical
Society, and the auxiliaries of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American
Legion.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters,
Judith Renea Life of Rogers, Arkansas and Barbara Ann Rairden of Abilene; three
brothers, Claude E. Kerr of Paramount, California, Donald E. Kerr of Concordia,
and Melvin D. Kerr of Park City; two sisters, Nita Ilene Schaich and Lois Jean
Hocker, both of Abilene; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Her parents, a son, Gary Lee Alford on September
29, 1992, and a grandson, Elmer Ray Rairden, Jr., in 1977, preceded her in
death.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of Delores L. Alford (SS# issued in KS).
See the obituary of her husband, Martin George
Alford, in this compilation.
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DON ALFRED
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—22 October 2003
Don Alfred, 77, died on October 20, 2003.
Services were held on Wednesday at Affinity Mortuary. Burial was in El Paso
Cemetery.
His wife, Judy; sons, Terry of Wichita, Darrell,
and Kelly of Lowell, Arkansas; and daughters, Dayna White of Wichita, Sherri
Stodghill of Austin, Texas, and Wendi Turk of Murrieta, California survive him.
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EARL DEAN ALFORD
Penwell-Gabel Funeral
Homes
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Tuesday, 24 December 2002
Earl Dean Alford, 79, of Savonburg, passed away
on Sunday, December 22, 2002, at Wichita Specialty Hospital as a result of
complications from an accident.
He was born on June 1, 1923, at Chanute Johnson
Hospital, the only son of F. Marion Alford and Dolley (McKinney) Alford. He
grew up in the Leanna community, graduated from Chanute High School, and stayed
on his family farm where he farmed, milked cows, and raised beef cattle. He was
a member of the First Christian Church for 40 years and past 4-H leader.
He is survived by his loving wife, Betty
(Hartman) Alford of the home. They were united in marriage on July 6, 1947. They
raised four sons in their 55 years together.
His children include: Marion and Mila Alford of
North Richland Hills, Texas; Paul and Sue Alford of Savonburg, Kansas; John and
Nancy Alford of Admire, Kansas; and Alan and Marina Alford of Port Chester, New
York. He is also survived by seven grandchildren ranging in age from 26 years
to 8 months. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m.,
Thursday, December 26, 2002, at First Christian Church, 102 N. Grant Street in
Chanute with Reverend Dan Haggard officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery on East 14th Street. Friends may call at Johnson Mortuary after 12
noon Wednesday.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the
Kansas Society for Crippled Children or to God’s Pantry of First Christian
Church and may be left in care of the mortuary.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of
Johnson Mortuary.
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ELIZABETH BALHATCHET ALFORD
EMPORIA GAZETTE
Emporia, Lyon Co., KS—Thursday, 15 January 2004
The service for Elizabeth B. Alford, 89, a
resident of the Emporia Presbyterian Manor, was held on Saturday, January 24,
at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. She died on Thursday, January 15, 2004, at
the manor.
The daughter of William and Bessie Tippett
Balhatchet, she was born on March 4, 1914, in Evanston, Illinois. She graduated
from Northwestern University with a bachelor’s degree. She married Don Kent
Alford in September 1937 at Evanston. He died in March 1966 in Winnetka,
Illinois. Mrs. Alford was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. She was a
Newman Hospital Pink Lady, a member of the American Association of University
Women, and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and a past president of the
Winnetka-Northfield Girl Scout Council of Illinois.
Surviving are three daughters, Jean Houck of
Allen, Judi Perrin of Maple Hill, and Patricia Moreno of Silver City, North
Carolina; a son, Don B. Alford of Myrtle beach, South Carolina; a sister,
Jacqueline Downey of Colorado Springs, Colorado; 12 grandchildren; and 18
great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of Elizabeth B. Alford (SS# issued in IL).
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ERMA VIRGINIA ALVORD MORRIS
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—11 April 1998
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
YATES CENTER [KS]—Erma Virginia Morris, 82, Yates Center,
died Friday, Apr 10, 1998, in Yates Center. Mrs. Morris was a needlepoint
artist and had needlepointed two chairs that are in Cedar Crest [state governor’s
mansion] in Topeka.
She was born July 7, 1915, at Neodesha [KS], the
daughter of Herbert Alvord and Erma Steiner. Mrs. Morris was a member of First
United Methodist Church at Yates Center, twentieth Century Study Club, Justamere
Unit, Lydia Fidelers Circle, all in Yates Center, and the Needlework Guild in
Topeka.
She married Leland S. Morris on Oct 26, 1933, at
Yates Center. He died Mar 4, 1985. A son, Brad Morris, also preceded her in
death. Survivors include a son, Stanley Morris, Yates Center; a daughter,
Charlen Johnson, Merriam [KS]; and a sister, Genevieve Adams, Houston TX.
Services will be at 10:30am Monday at the First
United Methodist Church at Yates Center. Burial will be in the Yates Center
Cemetery. Mrs. Morris will lie in state until 8pm Sunday at Campbell Funeral
Home in Yates Center....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of E.V. Morris (SS# issued in KS), last residence Yates Center, Woodson Co.,
KS.
Her family is listed on the 1920 census in Wilson
County, KS—Herbert, his wife Erma, and daughters [Erma] Virginia and 1 year old
Genevie. The census shows Herbert born 1890 in Kansas. Herbert I. Alvord, age
11 born April 1889, is listed in Yates Center, Woodson Co., KS, on the 1900
census, son of Abner and Theresa Alvord.
On Herbert Earl Alvord’s 1918 WWI Draft
Registration Card (Ancestry.com), he is age 28, born 26 April 1889 in Yates
Center, KS. He has a wife and one child, served in the Kansas Militia for 4
years, and has “auburn red” hair.
SSDI shows Herbert Alvord born April 26, 1889 in
KS, died December 1970 in Oregon.
Her ALVORD lineage: Erma Virginia 1915 KS1,
Herbert Earl 1889 KS2, Abner 1842 IN3, Menzo 1810 NY4,
James 1789 VT5, Seth 1762 MA6, Joseph 1733 MA7,
Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas 1575
England10.
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ERNEST EDWARD ALFORD
Source unknown
_____ July 1996
LAWTON, Kan.—Ernest E. Alford, 86, Lawton, died at 1:45 a.m.
Friday, July 5, 1996 at St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo., after
a long illness.
Mr. Alford was born Sept. 18, 1909, at Lawton.
He was a lifetime area resident. He was a 1927 graduate of Carl Junction (Mo.)
High School. He was a farmer. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Lawton.
He married Marion Nadine Maddox on June 4, 1941,
at Joplin. She survives.
Additional survivors include three sons, Eddy
Alford Jr., Lawton, Gary Alford, Gelena, and Rick Alford, Peculiar, Mo.; two
daughters, Judy Bower, Carthage, Mo., and Janice Devena, Burlington; a sister,
Lottie Starchman, Merced, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First
Baptist Church, Lawton.... Burial will be in the Carl Junction Cemetery.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Friends may call after 1 p.m. Sunday at Simpson
Funeral Home, Carl Junction....
AAFA NOTES: We published the obituary of his sister Lottie
Morene Alford Starchman in the California Obituaries compilation.
Ernest was the son of Axel Edward Alford and
Rebecca Ann Newby. Axel was born in Sweden and migrated to Missouri from Sweden
with his parents, who were Frank and Hannah Alford.
His lineage: Ernest Edward 1909 KS1,
Axel Edward 1857 Sweden2, Frank (Franz Ahlfort?) 1821 Sweden3.
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ESTHER L. JONES ALFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—24 January 2000
LAWRENCE [Douglas Co.] (KS)—Esther L. Alford, 76, Lawrence,
died Sunday, Jan 23, 2000, at a Eudora (KS) care center. She was born June 23,
1923, in Lawrence, to Charles and Clara Fox Jones, and lived in Lawrence for
many years. She was a member of Dairy Farmers of America, Kansas Farm Bureau
and Kaw Valley Extension Homemakers Unit, and a life member of the Ayrshire
Breeders Association. She served on the Fairview School board.
She married Donald G. Alford on Sept 2,
1944, in Lawrence. They owned and operated a dairy farm south of Lawrence. He
died Sept 13, 1990. A daughter, Cynthia Alford, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include four daughters, Patricia
Price, Perry (KS), Donna Buchanan, Grantville (KS), Linda Jurgensen, Wichita
(KS), and Sherri Bray, Lawrence; six grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:30pm Wednesday at
Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in
Lawrence....
In another article:
LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD
Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS—Monday, 24 January 2000
Services for Esther L. Alford, 76, Lawrence,
will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. Burial
will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Alford died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2000, at
Eudora Nursing Center, Eudora.
She was born June 23, 1923, in Lawrence, to
Charles and Clara (Fox) Jones. Mrs. Alford lived for many years in Lawrence and
owned a dairy farm with her husband south of town.
Mrs. Alford was a former member of the Fairview
School Board, a lifelong member of the Ayrshire Breeders Assn., a member of the
Dairy Farmers of America, the Kansas Farm Bureau and the Kaw Valley EHU.
She married Donald G. Alford Sept. 2, 1944, in
Lawrence. He died Sept. 13, 1990.
Survivors include four daughters, Patricia
Price, Perry; Donna Buchanan, Grantville; Linda Jurgensen, Wichita; and Sherri
Bray, Lawrence; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A daughter, Cynthia Alford, and half-sister, Marguerite
Sanders, died earlier....
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EUGENE C. ALFORD
KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, MO—7 July 1994
Eugene C. Alford, 80, Overland Park [Johnson
Co., KS], a lawyer, died July 6, 1994, at Overland Park Regional Medical
Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Mark’s United Methodist
Church, Overland Park; burial in Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa....
Mr. Alford was an attorney for Gulf Oil
Chemicals in 1978-79 and for the Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. from
1971 to 1978. He worked for Warren Petroleum in Tulsa, Okla., from 1947 to
1971. He received a law degree from the University of Tulsa. He was a Navy
veteran of World War II. He was a past member of the Downtown Kansas City
Kiwanis Club. He was a member of the church. He was born in Mena, Ark., and
lived in Tulsa before he moved to this area in 1971.
Survivors include his wife, Marionette Alford of
the home; a son, Thomas Alford, Tustin, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
(Arrangements: McGilley & Hoge)
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his wife, Marionette Clark
Alford, in this compilation.
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EVERETT C. “BIG AL” ALFORD
KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, MO—24 April 1996
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
Everett C. “Big Al” Alford, Jr., 48, Kansas
City, KS, died April 23, 1996, at the Bethany Medical Center. Graveside
services will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 26, in Maple Hill Cemetery. Friends may
call 7-9 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Maple Hill Funeral Home.
Everett was a lifelong Kansas City, KS,
resident. He worked in car sales and management for 25 years, and was formerly
associated with Keith Roberts Auto Sales. He was a 1965 graduate of Turner High
School and a Presbyterian.
Survivors include a son, Michael J. Alford,
Dallas, TX; his mother, Velma McCullough, and brother, John E. Alford, both of
Kansas City, KS.
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FLORENCE E. ALFORD WATSON
KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, MO—Wednesday, 22 October 2003
Florence Watson, 89, of Kansas City, passed away
on October 19, 2003. Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 23, at the
Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral Home. Burial was in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Florence was born on February 15, 1914, in
Lawrence, Kansas, the daughter of Fred S. and Dorothy Rothwell Alford. She was
a homemaker and a member of Haven Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Ron E. (Brenda)
Watson of Wamego, Kansas and Dennis B. (Carole) of Pittsburg, Kansas; two
brothers, Gene (Muriel) Alford of Peoria, Illinois, and Ted Alford of
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; one sister, Areta Meyer of Lawrence, Kansas; nine
grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren.
Her parents; her husband, Bernard L. Watson;
sons, Nathan L. Watson, Keith G. Watson, and Gary A. Watson; one grandson, Gary
Russell Watson; and one brother, Don Alford, preceded her in death.
In another article [note
different name of husband]:
LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD
Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS—Wednesday, 22 October 2003
KANSAS CITY, KAN.—Services for Florence E. Watson, 89,
Kansas City, Kan., will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Chapel Hill-Butler Funeral
Home in Kansas City, Kan. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens,
Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Watson died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003.
She was born Feb. 15, 1914, in Lawrence, the
daughter of Fred S. and Dorothy Rothwell Alford.
Mrs. Watson was a homemaker and member of Haven
Baptist Church. She was a volunteer for Cancer Action Inc. and member of the Go
Getters Club.
She married Keith G. Watson. He died in 1983.
Three sons, Nathan L. Watson, Keith G. Watson and Gary A. Watson, and a
grandson also died earlier.
Survivors include two sons, Ron E. Watson,
Wamego, and Dennis B. Watson, Pittsburg; two brothers, Gene Alford, Peoria,
Ill., and Ted Alford, Philadelphia; a sister, Areta Meyer, Lawrence; nine
grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren….
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FLOYD PALMER HOLFORD
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—Friday, 10 June 2005
Floyd Palmer Holford, 88, died June 8, 2005, at
Hester Care Center, Wesley Towers, Hutchinson.
He was born Nov. 9, 1916, at El Dorado, the son
of Orville and Minnie Anna Clark Holford. He graduated from Topeka High School
in 1933 and from Washburn University in 1938. A resident of Hutchinson since
1939, he was a CPA, retiring in 1972 as a partner with the firm, Bartlett,
Settle and Edgerle.
He belonged to Trinity United Methodist Church,
Hutchinson, and he was a member of American Legion Lylse Rishel Post No. 68. He
served in the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant during World War II, from
March of 1943 to February of 1946.
On July 3, 1942, he married Marceline May
Dinwiddie at Lincoln, Neb. She died Oct. 14, 1998.
Survivors include: a son, Stephen Holford and
wife, Meredith, Mansfield, Mass.; and three grandchildren, Amy, Matthew and
Charles Holford.
He was preceded in death by four brothers,
Francis, William, Robert, and John Holford; two sisters, Margaret Johnson and
Jean Jackson; and a daughter, Sally L. McPhail.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon at
Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. There is a private family graveside service in
Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Nick Warner presiding and a
memorial service will be announced at a later date.
Memorials may be sent to Wesley Towers Good
Samaritan Fund in care of the funeral home.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Marceline May
Dinwiddie Holford; and his daughter Sally L. Holford McPhail in this compilation.
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GEORGE ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Sunday, 23 January 2005
Alford, George, 86, retired Excel Corp.
maintenance, died Jan. 20, 2005. Service 1 p.m. Monday, Tabernacle Baptist
Church.
Survivors: son, Kevin of Wichita; brothers,
Curtis of Crystal, MN, Warren, Robert both of Wichita; sisters, Elizabeth
Patton of Clearview, OK, Antonia Carter of Bloomington, MN, Zella Elizenberry
of Mashpee, MA; 5 grandchildren. Jackson Mortuary.
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GEORGE TOWNS ALFORD
Father of Martin George Alford, AAFA #0147
Source unknown
_____, KS—16 October 1962
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1994
George Towne [sic] Alford, 1127 Catalina,
Wichita, died suddenly this morning [16 October 1962] at the home of his son,
Martin Alford, 1402 West 14th, where he had been visiting for the past four
days.
He was born Sept. 18, 1888 in Coffeyville, Miss.
On Oct 31, 1916, he was married to Betty Lou Vaughn, in Carterville, Mo.
In addition to Martin Alford, he is survived by
his wife of the home and the following children: Marshall E. Alford, of
Mission; Leroy Alford, of Concordia; Mrs. Lucille Hohler, of Wichita; Mrs.
Dorothy Easley, of Mission; and Mrs. Wanda James of Wichita. Also surviving are
one brother, Whit Alford of Dora, Ala., 12 grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
The body will be taken by the Mass-Hinitt
Funeral Home to Wichita Wednesday morning where services will be held Thursday
afternoon at 2:00 by the Downing Mortuary.
In another article,
source unknown:
Funeral services for George T. Alford, 74, of
1127 Catalina, who died Tuesday at Junction City while visiting a son, will be
at 2 p.m. Thursday in Downing Mortuary.... Burial will be in Maple Grove
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Carl Easley, Byrd Hohler,
Russell Parker, Jerry Hohler, Steven James and Gary Alford.
In another article,
source unknown:
A Wichita resident for the past nine years,
George Towns Alford, 74, of 1127 Catalina, died early Tuesday morning at
Junction City where he had been visiting a son.
Born Sept. 18, 1888, in Mississippi, he had
moved to Wichita from Abilene. He was a retired miner.
Among his survivors are his widow, Betty, of the
home; three sons, Marshall, of Kansas City, LeRoy, of Concordia, and Martin, of
Junction City; three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Hohler, 1939 S. Pinecrest, Mrs.
Dorothy Easley, Mission, and Mrs. Wanda James, of the home; one brother, Whit,
of Dora, Ala: 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Downing Mortuary is in charge of funeral
arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Betty Lou Vaughn
Alford, and his son Martin George Alford, in this compilation.
His lineage: George Towns 1888 MS1,
George Towns 1848 GA2, George Washington 1825 GA3,
Clinton 1798 NC4, Job 1763 NC5, Julius 1717 VA6,
James 1687 VA7, John 1645 VA8.
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GEORGIA ARLENE STANLEY ALFORD
COMMERCIAL APPEAL
Memphis, Shelby Co., TN—Wednesday, 28 March 2007
Georgia Arlene Alford, 86, formerly of Memphis,
died on March 16 in Lawrence, KS of natural causes. She was born in Keokuk, IA,
on July 4, 1920 to Yongo and Katherine Stanley. She graduated from Messick High
School in 1939. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Joe
Alford in 1989. Her sister June Timmins also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her sons, Rev. Joe Alford,
Covington and David Alford of Somerville; daughters-in-law, Cindy Alford of
Somerville and Julie Trowbridge-Alford of Lawrence, KS. She is also survived by
her sister, Betty Steffan of Houston, TX; three surviving grandchildren, Sarah
Trowbridge-Alford of Mission, KS, David Trowbridge-Alford of Covington and
Addison Alford of Somerville.
A memorial service will be held at St. Thomas
Episcopal Church in Somerville at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31 with visitation
one hour prior at St. Thomas Episcopal Church....
In another article:
LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD
Lawrence, Douglas Co., KS—Monday, 19 March 2007
A memorial service for Georgia “Arlene” Alford,
Lawrence, formerly of Memphis, Tenn., will be March 31 in Somerville, Tenn.
Mrs. Alford died Friday, March 16, 2007, at
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor.
She was born July 4, 1920, in Keokuk, Iowa, the
daughter of Vongo and Katherine Lucus Stanley.
She married Joseph F. Alford. They had
been married for 50 years at the time of his death in 1989.
Survivors include two sons, the Rev. Joe Alford,
former Episcopal chaplain at Canterbury House at Kansas University, now of
Covington, Tenn., and David Alford, Somerville, Tenn.; and three grandchildren,
Sarah and David Trowbridge-Alford and Addison Alford.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. today at the Ecumenical Christian Ministry.... Rumsey-Yost Funeral
Home is in charge of arrangements....
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GRACIE M. ALFORD
KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, MO—Tuesday, 8 August 2006
Gracie M. Alford, 80, passed away August 2,
2006. Services 11 a.m. Wednesday August 9, at New Rising Star MB Church. Burial
Mt. Moriah. (Arr: E.S. Eley & Sons Funeral Chapel North 4707 E. Truman Rd.
KCMO 64127).
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Gracie M. Alford (SS# issued
in AR) was born 26 Feb 1926, last residence Grandview, Jackson Co., MO.
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HELEN FAYE CUMMINGS ALFORD
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—24 July 2002
Helen Faye (Cummings) Alford, 100, formerly of
Columbus, Kan., died Thursday, July 18, 2002 in Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan.
She was born September 24, 1901, in Erie, Kan.,
to Claude Pritchard and Myrtle (White) Cummings. She grew up and attended
school in Erie.
She married Charles “Chuck” Alford. They
lived in Albuquerque, N.M. for many years. Mr. Alford preceded her in death in
1985. She continued to make her home in Albuquerque until moving to Columbus
several years ago.
Mrs. Alford is survived by several nieces and
nephews including Betty Cook of Columbus, Kan., and Marion Hann of Sedan who
helped take care of her.
Cremation has taken place. David W. Barnes
Funeral Home in Sedan is in charge of arrangements.
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HELEN LOUISE GRAVES HOLFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—20 November 1999
Services will be at noon today at the
Bowser-Johnson Funeral Chapel for Helen Louise Holford, 39, Topeka. She died
Tuesday, Nov 16, 1999, at a Topeka hospital.
She was born Apr 4, 1960, in Newton (KS), the
daughter of Leroy Mosely Graves and Rose Dale Glenn. She moved to Topeka 23
years ago. Ms. Holford attended Pilgrim Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth C. Holford,
Topeka; a daughter, Breoncia S. Jackson, Topeka; four brothers, Ronald Eugene
Charles, Carl Richard Graves, Kelvin Lee Moore, all of Topeka, and Elvin Leroy
Graes [sic—probably Graves], Kansas City KS; four sisters, Malayia Raimey,
Sheryl Charles, Patricia Patterson and Sandra Graves, all of Kansas City KS; a
grandparent, Marland Glenn, Kansas City KS; and four grandchildren.
Burial will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery....
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JAMES A. HALFORD, JR.
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Tuesday, 19 April 2005
STAFFORD [Stafford Co.]—Halford, James A. Jr. “Jimmy”, 43,
supervisor for APAC Kansas Inc. Shears Division, died April 17, 2005. Service 1
p.m. Wed, Elliott Mortuary Chapel. Survivors: daughter, Shelby; son, Sklyer;
parents, James Sr. & Laura Halford; sisters, Christine Fuller, Melissa
Smith; brother, Benjamin.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, James Halford
Sr., and brothers Benjamin and Kenneth in this compilation.
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JAMES HALFORD, SR.
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Thursday, 1 November 2007
STAFFORD [Stafford Co.]—Halford, James, 68, died Oct. 30,
2007. Service 3 p.m. Saturday, Minnis Chapel. Survivors: wife, Laura;
daughters, Christene Fuller, Melissa Smith; brothers, Lavon, Houston; sisters,
Mary “Mup” Turner, Betty Brock, Leora Hendrickson; 15 grandchildren; 6
great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his sons James A. Halford,
Jr., Kenneth Eugene Halford, and Benjamin Halford in this compilation.
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JANICE MAXINE WIGGINS ALFORD
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—29 May 2002
Mrs. Janice M. Alford, 64, Independence, died at
10:45 a.m., Friday, at her residence. She had been in failing health.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Tuesday,
at the First Baptist Church, Independence.... Interment was at Mount Hope
Cemetery....
Janice Maxine Alford was born February 20, 1938,
in Sedan, the daughter of W.T. Wiggins and Mae M. (Bohannon) Wiggins. She grew
up and attended school in Sedan.
On February 6, 1955, she was united in marriage
to Gerald Dean Alford in Coffeyville. The couple made their home in
Sedan before moving to Independence in 1956. During the years she had been
employed with Penny Lane, Extra Special, Shoes by Cotterill and the
Independence State Bank.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church
where she was a Deaconess and served on many different committees through the
years. She loved animals and spent many volunteer hours working with AWOL of
Independence.
Surviving is her husband, Gerald, of the home;
three sons, Michael Dean Alford and Douglas Kirk Alford, both of Independence
and Gerald Scott Alford of rural Logan, Iowa; one daughter, Lori Ann Oldweiler
of rural Altoona, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; one great grandchild; her mother, Mae
M. Wiggins, Caney; and one brother, William Leon Wiggins of Caney.
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JANITH ALFRED FREEMAN
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—6 December 1999
Freeman, Janith, 58, homemaker, died Friday Dec.
3, 1999. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday, Highland Cemetery, Medicine Lodge,
Kan.
Survivors: sons, Kenneth of Cahokia, Ill., Larry
of Medicine Lodge; daughters, Kimberly Tilley of Ft. Cobb, Okla., Patty Dunn of
Sapulpa, Okla.; brother, Damon Alfred of Calif.; 15 grandchildren. Broadway
Mortuary.
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JESSICA ANN ALFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Friday, 22 February 2008
Jessica Ann Alford, 27, of Scranton, passed away
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 in Osage County as a result of injuries sustained
in an automobile accident.
Jessica was a store manager for Deals in Topeka.
She was born January 23, 1981 in Topeka, the daughter of Myron Francis and
Kathryn M. Palmer Alford. Jessica was a graduate of Shawnee Heights High
School. Jessica enjoyed playing pool, music and especially dancing with her
son, Dylan. She enjoyed laughing and living life to the fullest. Her greatest
accomplishment in life was being a great mother to her son.
She is survived by; her son Dylan McCall Alford
of the home, mother, Kathryn Alford of the home, father, Myron Alford of
Leavenworth, step brothers, Benjamin Alford of Topeka, Lucas Sadler of
Leavenworth, step sister, Jennifer English of Overland Park, grandmother,
Lorain Alford of Leavenworth, aunt, Patty Oliver of Perry and uncles, Bill
Palmer and wife Fran of Overbrook, James Palmer and wife Ida and Tim Palmer and
wife Kim all of Topeka.
Jessica will lie in state after 2:00 p.m. Friday
at the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from
6 to 8:00 p.m. The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral
home. Burial will follow in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Dylan
Alford Education Fund sent in care of the Kansas State Bank in Scranton or
Overbook. Online condolences to www.brennanmathenafh.com.
In another article:
OSAGE COUNTY HERALD-CHRONICLE
Burlingame, Osage Co., KS—Thursday, 21 February 2008
MICHIGAN VALLEY—A 27-year-old woman was killed in a one-car
accident near Michigan Valley in eastern Osage County in the early morning
hours of Feb. 20.
According to a Kansas Highway Patrol report,
Jessica Ann Alford, Scranton, was the passenger in a 1998 Dodge passenger car
driven by Justin Robert Spencer, 24, Carbondale. The vehicle was southbound on
Stanley Road at 4:34 a.m., about 5.5 miles north of state Highway 268, when it
went off the road and rolled numerous times. Alford was partially ejected from
the vehicle and died at the scene. Spencer was extricated from the vehicle and
transported to an Overland Park hospital.
Neither Alford nor Spencer were wearing a
seatbelt, according to the report.
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JEWELLEAN THOMAS ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—22 August 2004
Jewellean Alford, 71, died on August 21, 2004.
Services were held on Friday at St. James Episcopal Church at 3750 E. Douglas.
A retired school psychologist of USD 259, she is
survived by her husband, Robert L.; son, Andre Julien Alford; brothers, Pernell
Thomas of Wichita; Leonard Thomas of Spencer, Oklahoma, Julius Thomas of
Victorville, California, and Roscoe Thomas of Oklahoma City; sister, Irean
Maynard of Oklahoma City; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
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JOE EARL HOLFORD
Photo
from Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—Thursday, 10 January 2008
KINGMAN—Joe Earl Holford, 63, passed away Jan. 8, 2008, at
Reno County Hospice House, Hutchinson.
He was born June 13, 1944, in Omaha, Neb., the
son of Clyde and Lillie A. Carter Holford. He graduated from Abraham Lincoln
High School, Council Bluff, Iowa. He also attended Logan Chiropractic School in
St. Louis; he received an associate degree from Park College, Park City, Mo.,
as well as a degree from Cleveland Chiropractic School, Kansas City, Mo., in
1986. He had practices in both Wellington and Haysville. In 1999, he became an
independent truck driver.
He was a member of the Owner-Operator
Independent Drivers Association and was as lifetime member of the Haysville
VFW. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years.
On Aug. 17, 1979, he married Michele W.
Fehlhaber, in Vermillion, S.D. She survives.
Other survivors include: a son, Michael A.
Holford and wife, Amy, Kingman; a sister, Blanch E. Cloyd and husband, Herbert,
Camdenton, Mo.; a brother, Ed Holford, Benton, Ark.; and a granddaughter,
Kristy Kay.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two
brothers, Earl and Wayne Holford.
Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at
Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hutchinson, with Pastor David W. Roth
presiding. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel
Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson, with family present to receive
friends....
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JUNE V. SMITH HOLFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Tuesday, 10 February 1998
June V. Holford, 59, Topeka, died Saturday, Feb.
7, at a Topeka hospital. Cause of death was unavailable. She was born June 28,
1938, in England, the daughter of Authur and Dorothy Kaptein Smith. While she
lived in Pennsylvania, she was a prison guard and a paramedic. After she moved
to Topeka, she attended Washburn University and became a registered nurse. She
worked at a Topeka nursing home 11 years. She was a supervisor for Prison
Health Services and was an assistant director of nurses at Courtyard Terrace in
Topeka.
Survivors include a son, Michael T. Holford,
Topeka, and a granddaughter. Services will be at 3pm Thursday at
Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Funeral Home. Burial will be in Topeka Cemetery....
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KARSYN LEE ALVORD
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—Monday, 16 December 2002
GALVA—Karsyn Lee Alvord, 1, died Dec. 14, 2002, at her home
in Galva.
She was born Nov. 2, 2001, at Salina, the
daughter of Aaron and Jennifer Alexander Alvord.
She was baptized at United Methodist Church,
Galva.
Survivors include: her parents; grandparents,
Daril and Kelly Alexander, Galva, and Chuck and Nancy Alvord, McPherson;
great-grandparents, Eldon and Jody Alexander, Galva, Willard and Sally
Shuckman, McPherson, Dorothy Morrow, Marquette; great-great-grandparents,
Evelyn Grant, Galva, and Bill and Marge Green, Waldo; and many uncles and
aunts.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at
Countryside Covenant Church, McPherson, with the Rev. Rob Bloss presiding.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving
friends from 6 to 8 p.m., at Glidden-Ediger Funeral Home, McPherson. Burial
will be in Empire Cemetery, Galva.
Memorials may be sent to the Karsyn Alvord
Memorial Fund in care of the funeral home.
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KENNETH DUANE ALFORD
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—Wednesday, 1 December 2004
EUREKA—Kenneth Duane Alford, of Eureka, Kan., died at the
Greenwood County Hospital on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at the age of 70.
He was born on Dec. 3, 1933, in Peru, Kan., the
son of Ralph and Dorothy (Chrisman) Alford. Kenneth was raised in Coffeyville,
Kan. and attended school there, graduating from Coffeyville High School with
the class of 1951.
On Sept. 18, 1952, he was united in marriage to
Mary Dye in Sedan, Kan. They made their home in Sedan, where Kenneth worked for
the Rural Electric Association and Johnson’s Feed Store. On May 1, 1954, the
family moved to Eureka and Kenneth began his career with the Kansas Department
of Transportation, first in the Engineering Department and later as the
Maintenance Supervisor. He retired on June 1, 1994, with over 40 years of
service.
Kenneth is survived by his wife of 52 years,
Mary, of the home, three sons and daughter-in-laws, Rocky and Debbie Alford,
Garnett, Kan., Joe and Silvia Alford, Xanten-Marianbaum, Germany and Jack and
Cyndi Alford, Eureka, Kan., two daughters and son-in-laws, Debbie and Ken Flew,
Mulvane, Kan. and Rhonda and Steve Bartel, Mulvane, Kan., 12 grandchildren, two
great grandchildren, one brother, Gerald Alford, Independence, Kan. and two
sisters, Phyllis Alford and Janet Alford, both of Bartlesville, Okla.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one
grandson, Eric Plew.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Dec.
2, at 2 p.m. at the Koup Family Funeral Home in Eureka, with Pastor Alan Hunter
of the Jefferson Street Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in
the Greenwood Cemetery....
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KENNETH EUGENE HALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Sunday, 16 November 2003
ARLINGTON—Kenneth Halford, 38, died on Thursday, November
13, 2003. Services were held on Monday at Elliott Mortuary in Hutchinson.
Survivors include his father, James Halford, his
mother, Laura Halford, both of Stafford, and son, Kenneth Dyllan Halford.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, James Halford,
Sr., and brothers James A. Halford, Jr., and Benjamin Halford in this
compilation.
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LAFARA MAE “MAIZIE” SMITH HALLFORD
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—Friday, 31 October 2003
HAVEN [Reno Co.]—Lafara Mae “Maizie” Hallford, 76, died on
October 29, 2003, at her home in Haven.
She was born on December 27, 1926, at Fluvana,
Texas, the daughter of Hubbard and Annie Mae Davis Smith. A resident of Haven
since 1956, previously living in Abilene, Texas, she was a retired cook and
dietician for the Haven Manor and was a cosmetologist while living in Texas. On
January 6, 1950, she married John Garland Hallford at Abilene, Texas. He
died on October 15, 1991.
Survivors include two sons, John M. and wife,
Janet, and Gary D. and wife, Kelly, all of Hutchinson; two daughters, Debra
Schriever and husband, Doug, of Partridge, and Lessie Diener and husband,
Marvin, of Salina; a brother, L.C. Smith of Dallas; two sisters, Vera Laverne
Hight of Abilene, Texas, and Ola Fay Crouch of Midland, Texas; eight
grandchildren, John E. Hallford of Halstead, Katie Hallford of Hutchinson, Chad
Hallford of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Kyle Hallford of Springfield, Missouri,
Scott mad Curtis Schriever of Partridge, David and Mattison Diener of Salina;
and two great-grandchildren, Tyler and Eli Hallford of Hutchinson.
In addition to her husband and parents, three
brothers, Clyde, H.D., and Vernie Charles Smith, and a granddaughter, Julie M.
Hallford, preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held on Saturday at Haven
Baptist Church in Haven. Burial was in Fairlawn Burial Park in Hutchinson.
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LIDA JANE EAKINS ALFORD
Source unknown, but possibly:
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—_____ March 1936
Funeral services were held in the First Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock for Mrs. Lida Jane Alford who departed
this life at Winfield hospital Friday, March 6th.
Deceased was the widow of the late Lee Alford
who passed away August 9th last year....
Interment was in Greenwood cemetery with Buckles
Funeral Home in charge.
Members of the Sedan Rebekah lodge of which Mrs.
Alford was a member attended in a body and conducted the service of the order
at the grave.
Lida Jane Eakins was born at Muncee, Kansas
February 15, 1879, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.K. Eakins. She departed this
life Friday, March 6, 1936, at the St. Mary’s hospital, Winfield, Kansas, after
a brief illness, although she had been in poor health for years. She was 57
years, 20 days of age.
In early childhood she moved, to the Brownsville
neighborhood where she grew to womanhood, to later become a teacher in the
Chautauqua County schools.
On May 27, 1900 at the family home at
Brownsville she was united in marriage with Lee Alford, now deceased.... Since
her marriage she has lived the greater portion of the time in this community,
where she reared and educated her family of five children, all of whom survive
and were present during her last illness.
They are: Cleo Alford, Chula Vista, California;
Mrs. Stella Jester, Sheridan, Wyoming; Nina Alford, Houston, Texas; John
Alford, Sedan, Kansas; and June Alford, Sedan, Kansas. She is also survived by
her mother, Mrs. Hulda Eakins of Peru; a sister Mrs. Laura Alford of Peru; and
a brother, Elmer Eakins of Oklahoma City....
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Lida’s daughter-in-law Vera Doty
Alford, wife of John, in this compilation.
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LINDA ALFRED YOUNG
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
Beaumont, TX—Thursday, 18 March 1999
Linda Young, 46, of Wichita, Kan. died March 14
at St. Francis Hospital in Wichita.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Starlight
Baptist Church in Beaumont with burial at memorial Garden Cemetery under the
direction of Community Funeral Chapel on Irma Avenue....
A native and former resident of Beaumont, she
lived in Wichita for several years and was a retired ward clerk for Baptist
Hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Young Jr,
of Wichita; daughters, Deidra Young of Beaumont and Tamieka Young of Wichita;
brothers, Larry Alfred and Everett “Bo” Alfred, both of Beaumont; and four
grandchildren.
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LIONEL DEVON ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Wednesday, 25 October 2000
BOEING LEADER LIONEL ALFORD DIES
By Molly McMillin
Lionel Alford—who picked cotton to buy clothes
for school while growing up, fought in World War II and Korea, then rose to
lead Boeing Wichita—died of cancer early Tuesday [October 24] at age 75.
The former bomber pilot and test pilot was a
compassionate leader who constantly sought to improve the community, those
closest to him say.
Most recently, the former senior vice president
who retired in 1989 led the campaign for passage of the $284.5 million bond
issue to fix Wichita’s aging schools.
That was only one of his many contributions to
the community; another was founding the Kansas Foodbank Warehouse.
“I know of no one individual certainly in my
20-plus years of public service that matches his contribution to this
community,” said Mayor Bob Knight. “It’s such a significant loss for this
community—he’s truly, truly going to be missed.”
Mr. Alford had a quick wit and a sense of humor
who found “a niche in the business world that he loved,” said Wayne Goodvin,
his brother-in-law.
Mr. Alford was born on a cotton farm in
Winnsboro [Franklin Parish], La., the youngest of three children. When he was
12, during the Depression, his father died, leaving his mother to support the
family. He picked cotton to buy clothes for school and rode a bicycle with only
one pedal, said his sister, Juanita Goodvin.
Through the hardship and struggles, “we were a
very close family,” Goodvin said.
The family has remained close. Mr. Alford’
brother, James, died just three weeks ago.
After graduating from high school, Mr. Alford
joined the Army Air Corps as a pilot cadet, earned his pilot wings in 1944 and
went overseas as a B-17 pilot.
His interest in aviation was sparked the day his
father took him to watch a crop duster in action, Mr. Alford once said.
After his discharge from the service, Mr. Alford
earned an engineering degree. This his reserve unit was called back to active
duty during the Korean War. He flew 100 missions before returning to the United
States, where he spent the next two years as a B-47 instructor pilot at
McConnell Air Force Base.
He left the Air Force in 1954.
Helped build Boeing
Boeing was looking for test pilots at the time,
especially those with engineering degrees.
Mr. Alford hired on and, during the next two
decades, held a series of increasingly important positions with Boeing missile
and space programs.
In 1977, the company put him in charge of the
Wichita plant, which then employed 3,700 people.
Boeing sent Mr. Alford to Wichita with the
charge of deciding whether to keep the plant open, Knight said.
Not only did it remain open, but Mr. Alford
persuaded Boeing to invest billions in the facility. Under his leadership,
employment quadrupled.
Under his initiative, the Wichita division makes
parts of every airline in Boeing’s product line. And it has a strong military
and modification business.
In 1984, Boeing offered Mr. Alford the position
of company senior vice president.
But the only way he would take the job, said his
sister, was if he could stay in Wichita. He kept an office in Wichita and flew
back and forth to Seattle.
A quiet yet confident leader, Mr. Alford is
remembered at the Wichita facility for walking through work areas talking to
employees, said vice president and general manager Jeff Turner. He liked to eat
breakfast in the cafeteria so he could chat with workers.
“Lionel Alford’s leadership of key Boeing
programs such as Minuteman, Saturn V and commercial airplane manufacturing was
surpassed only by his caring about people, whom he treated with fairness and
respect,” said Phil Condit, chairman and chief executive of Boeing Co.
“Lionel carried that leadership and compassion
into the community - not only in Wichita, but throughout Kansas,” Condit said. “His
professional and civic commitment were extraordinary.”
Community contributions
One of Mr. Alford’s friends, retired Bank IV
executive Jordan Haines, particularly admired his contributions after he
retired.
“There are a number of worthwhile organizations
and charities in Wichita that wouldn’t exist or certainly would not be as
healthy had it not been for Lionel’s involvement,” Haines said.
The idea for the Kansas Foodbank Warehouse was
Mr. Alford’s.
“He had seen a food bank similar to this on a
trip to Seattle and decided he wanted to do that in Wichita,” said the Foodbank’s
executive director, Virginia White.
“Since then, Lionel has been actively involved
in the Foodbank and been my business partner, friend, supporter and champion,
White said.
Close friend John Moore, executive vice
president of Cessna Aircraft Co., was one of the first to serve on that
Foodbank board.
“We didn’t understand what a Foodbank was or how
it operated, but we had so much faith in the goodness of Lionel Alford that we
gladly participated,” Moore said.
Since its beginning, Moore said, the Foodbank
has distributed more than 50 million pounds of food.
Wichita Area Chamber of Commerce president Tim
Witsman described Mr. Alford as one of Wichita’s “civic entrepreneurs.”
“Lionel saw things—whether it was getting
everybody together on economic development or education.” Witsman said. “He was
always looking for a broad systematic solution that would help everybody.”
As chairman of CARE—the Citizen’s Alliance for
Responsible Education—Mr. Alford helped raise thousands of dollars to campaign
for passage of the $284.5 million bond issue to fix Wichita’s aging schools.
Two months before the April election, Mr. Alford
predicted the bond issue would pass with a lofty 70 percent of the votes. Some
scoffed, but the night the results were tallied, he couldn’t help pointing out
how close his prediction came: 64 percent said yes.
“There are a lot of factors that contributed to
the passage of the bond issue, but Lionel Alford certainly has to be at the top
of that list,” said Wichita schools superintendent Winston Brooks.
Before agreeing to lead campaign efforts, Mr.
Alford told Wichita school board members he needed to pray about it.
“He prayed a lot about it,” Brooks said. “I’d
keep calling back and say, “Has the Lord spoken to you, Lionel?” and he’s say “No,
not yet.’”
School board president Jean Schodorf said she
has no doubt divine intervention led Mr. Alford to help with the bond issue.
“He really left a legacy to this community by
his work,” she said.
Mr. Alford is survived by his wife, Jane. His
first wife, Julia, died in 1992 after a long battle with cancer. He is also
survived by two sons, Scott and Lionel Jr.; his sister, Juanita; five
grandchildren and one foster grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services are pending.
In another article:
SEATTLE TIMES
Seattle, WA—Tuesday, 31 October 2000
LIONEL D. ALFORD; MANAGER KNOWN FOR LEADERSHIP SKILLS
By Marsha King
Lionel D. Alford was the quintessential
corporate nomad who moved back and forth across the country with his family
every few years as he advanced with Boeing. But when the airplane manufacturer
offered him a senior vice presidency in 1984, Mr. Alford refused to take the
job unless he could stay in Wichita, Kan. He loved Seattle, where he’d spent
many years, but the draw of other family in the Midwest was too strong. So for
the last part of his long, distinguished career, Mr. Alford commuted weekly to
company headquarters in Seattle. At the time, he was responsible for Boeing
Military Airplanes, Boeing Helicopters and Boeing Advanced Systems.
Mr. Alford, a bomber pilot in World War II and
fighter pilot in Korea, died of cancer at the age of 75 last Tuesday (Oct. 24)
in Wichita.
He was widely known for his leadership skills,
determination and humility. “Lionel Alford’s leadership of key Boeing programs
such as Minuteman, Saturn V, and commercial-airplane manufacturing was
surpassed only by his caring about people, whom he treated with fairness and
respect,” said Boeing Chairman Phil Condit. “Lionel carried that leadership and
compassion into the community.”
Mr. Alford was born in a two-room house on a
cotton farm in Winnsboro, La., the youngest of three children. His father died
when he was 11. As youngsters, Mr. Alford and his siblings helped support the
family by picking cotton. An independent, hardworking man, he often used a
favorite saying to encourage people, according to his son Lionel Alford Jr.: “Keep
everlastingly at it.”
After World War II, Mr. Alford earned a bachelor’s
degree in mechanical engineering from Louisiana Technical University. He was
recalled to active duty as a jet-fighter pilot during the Korean War in which
he flew 100 combat missions.
After the war, he served as a B-47 instructor at
McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita. Boeing hired Mr. Alford as a test pilot in
1954. “He often said he took a job with Boeing so he wouldn’t have to move so
much. But he moved more with Boeing than he probably ever would have,” said his
daughter-in-law, Tammy Alford.
Throughout the 1960s, he held various jobs in
Boeing’s ballistic-missile and space programs that sent him and his family back
and forth across the country every few years. Among many assignments, he was
project engineer of the Boeing Saturn V moon-rocket program and Saturn program
manager at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In 1968, Mr. Alford moved to
Seattle as Minuteman program manager and Ballistic Missile division manager.
Nine years later, he was named president of
Boeing Military Airplane Company in Kansas and was supposed to decide whether
to shut down the Wichita plant. Mr. Alford persuaded Boeing to keep it alive.
In Wichita, to the surprise of many, Mr. Alford ate in the cafeteria with
employees, said his son. “He just wanted to get to know the people and show
them that leadership cared and was interested in what they were doing,” said
Lionel Alford Jr.
After retiring in 1989, Mr. Alford remained
active in civic affairs, receiving many honors and serving on various boards of
directors including the Kansas Foodbank Warehouse (which he had founded), the
Minority Business Council, Wichita Center for the Arts and St. Francis
Hospital. This year, he led a successful multimillion-dollar-bond issue to
refurbish Wichita’s school buildings.
Mr. Alford is survived by his wife, Jane. His
first wife, Julia, died in 1992. Also surviving is son Scott; a sister, Juanita
Goodvin; five grandchildren; and one foster grandchild.
In another article:
Wings Over Kansas
Aviation Pioneers
The late Lionel Alford was born on a farm in
Winnsboro, Louisiana. His father died when he was 10 years old, leaving his
mother to raise him, along with his brother and sister, on a 40-acre f arm. All
three of them graduated from Winnsboro High School. He married Julia Bryan, who
passed away in June 1992 following a lengthy illness. Their children are Scott
(deceased), who was employed by The Boeing Company, and Lionel Jr. (retired),
who was a Lt. Colonel and test pilot in the Air Force. Lionel married Jane
Wilson in 1996.
Following high school graduation in 1943, Mr.
Alford began his long career related to aircraft and aerospace systems by
joining the Army Air Corp as a pilot cadet. He received his pilot wings in
August 1944 and went overseas as a B-17 pilot. After the war, he remained in
Occupied Germany, flying missions photographing Germany, France, and North
Africa, and was released from active duty in 1946. During the Korean war, his
reserve unit was called to active duty to fly the B-29 at Barksdale AFB,
Louisiana. He was selected to upgrade to Jet Fighters, training in the Lockheed
F-80, at Nelis AFB, Nevada, where he received Combat Crew training. He was then
sent to Korea, where ne flew one-nundred combat missions. In 1952 the Air Force
awarded Lionel the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal, with three oak
leaf clusters. He then returned to the United States as an instructor pilot to
serve two years at McConnell AFB in Wichita. Lionel requested release from the
Air Force in 1954.
Between his World War II and Korean War tours of
duty, Mr. Alford enrolled at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, and graduated in
1951 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1965,
Boeing selected Lionel at attend Stanford University on a Sloan Fellowship in
Business Administration, and in 1985, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of
Science degree by the University at Alabama at Huntsville.
In 1954, he joined the Boeing Company as a rest Pilot,
responsible for all test activities on the BOMARC test vehicle. In 1959, he
became base manager for the Boeing Atlantic Test Center. Later he was named
base manager of the Boeing Gulf ‘rest Section, Eglin AFB, Florida.
In 1961, he became project test engineer for the
Minuteman ICBM program, directing test activities in Florida, Seattle, and at
Vandenberg AFB, California. In 1962 he became base manager at Boeing Pacific
Test Center. In 1963, he became project engineer of the Boeing Saturn V moon
rocket program at Huntsville, Alabama. In 1966 Mr. Alford was appointed Saturn
program manager at Kennedy Space Center. He was then named manager of Boeing
Huntsville in 1967. In 1968, he was Minuteman program manager, and in 1973, he
became Ballistic missile Division manager. In 1977, he came to Wichita, Kansas
as president of the newly designated Boeing Wichita Company. An article in
Fortune Magazine stated that “when Lionel D. Alford... agreed to become
president of Boeing Company’s anguished Wichita Division three years ago
(1977), his colleagues thought the f former test pilot had accepted a suicide
mission.” Alford Drought the division from near oblivion to a $2 billion
operation within six years, as employment more than quadrupled. Today, largely
as a result of Alford’s initiatives, a major portion of almost every Boeing
commercial airplane (including three-fourths of the 737) is build in Wichita,
and the Wichita Division is responsible for five percent of the total earnings
of the state of Kansas. Without his leadership and vision, the more than 20,000
employees at Boeing and more than 1,000 Kansas suppliers might be calling
another state their home. In 1984, Alford became a senior vice president of The
Boeing Company, with responsibility for three operating divisions.
Lionel, an Associate Fellow in the AIAA, retired
from Boeing in 1989. Since then he has received the President’s medal from
Wichita State University, and the President’s award from Louisiana Technical
University. He was recognized with the 1982 Association of Christian and Jews
award, he received the Kansas Engineering Society Outstanding Citizenship award
in 1990, and he was named the Uncommon Citizen of Wichita in 1992 by the Chamber.
He has been director of the largest bank holding company in Kansas, the Fourth
Financial Corporation, from 19781995 and director of the Saint Francis Regional
Medical Center from 1979-1994. In 1984, he became the Founder and President of
the Kansas Food Bank Warehouse, which feeds the unfortunate in 53 counties in
Kansas, and was chairman of the WI/SE group, responsible for economic
development in Sedgwick County. Today, he is a director of the Minority
Business Council, a director of the Wichita Institute for the Blind, and a
director of Preferred Health Systems, an HMO in Wichita.
Beginning in 1983, Mr. Alford stepped forward to provide
special leadership and assistance during the times when WSU was seeking new
authorization from the Kansas Board of Regents to establish Ph.D. programs in
Engineering and the Sciences.
[If it weren’t for] his high level industrial
articulation of the needs for these programs in Wichita, and his strong
reluctance to accept a negative response, WSU wouldn’t have been successful in
its quest. The success of these programs today is a tribute to his leadership
and vision.
Mr. Alford has had a unique and distinguished
engineering career calling for executive level leadership, in addition, he has
made significant contributions to the community and to the University. His
contributions to progress and to excellence make him an outstanding role model
for students and practicing engineers.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Lionel D. Alford (SS# issued
in LA, last residence Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS) was born 1 March 1925.
His middle name is from other obituary
headlines.
See the obituary of his son Scott F. Alford in
this compilation.
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LYDIA A. “ANGIE” ALFORD MORRISON
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—26 February 2004
Lydia A. “Angie” Alford Morrison, 42, foster
parent, Wichita Children’s Home, passed away on February 24, 2004. Services
were held on Saturday at Shekinah Faith Training Center.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald;
daughters, Jennifer Salas, Andreas Gaines, both of Tampa, Florida; mother,
Lavern Alford; grandmother, Laura Bobbit; sisters, Nancy Winters of New Mexico,
Frenchie Alford of Tulsa, Lurra Mae Calahan of Dallas, Delores Herbert of
Oklahoma City, Joyce Getum of Dallas, Lisa Aramotou of Wichita; brothers,
Donnell Alford of Augustine, Florida, Louis M. Alford, Jr. of Oklahoma City;
and two grandchildren.
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MARCELINE MAY DINWIDDIE HOLFORD
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—16 October 1998
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
Marceline M. Holford, 81, died Oct. 14, 1998, at
Hutchinson Hospital.
She was born May 15, 1917, at Hutchinson, the
daughter of John Carroll and Margaret Mae Ragland Dinwiddie. A lifetime
resident of Hutchinson, she was a 1935 graduate of Hutchinson High School and a
1938 graduate of Hutchinson Community College. She was a field manager for
Kansas Welcome Wagon and a hostess for the Hutchinson Welcome Wagon.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist
Church and Trinity United Methodist Women and a supporter of the Kansas
Cosmosphere and Space Center, Hutchinson Community College and Hutchinson
Hospital Foundation. She was an original board member of Hutchinson High School
Alumni Association, a member of Friends of the Hutchinson Public Library and an
original member of the Hutchinson Messiah Chorus.
On July 3, 1942, she married Floyd Palmer
Holford in Lincoln, Neb. He survives. Other survivors include: a son,
Stephen Holford, Boston; a daughter, Sally McPhail, Salina; a sister, Jean
Bogart, Seattle; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three nieces; and
a nephew.
Private family graveside service will be in
Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson.....
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Floyd Palmer
Holford; and her daughter Sally L. Holford McPhail in this compilation.
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MARILLA ALFORD BLAU
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—9 August 1998
ASHLAND [Clark Co.]—Marilla Alford Blau, 87, died Aug. 7,
1998, at Hilltop House in Bucklin.
She was born April 1, 1911, at Mullinville
[Kiowa Co.], the daughter of Wayne C. and Edith Lucille Sherer Alford. A longtime
resident of Ashland, she had graduated from Mullinville Rural High School in
1928. She attended United Brethren College and Kansas City University. She
graduated from Friends University in Wichita in 1932 with a bachelor’s degree,
and earned a master’s degree in English from Fort Hays State College in 1940.
She was a teacher and farm wife, teaching at Penalosa, Woodbine, Kingman,
Plains and Liberal high schools and English and history at Garden City Junior
College. She was later a substitute teacher for 10 years in the Ashland junior
and senior high schools.
She belonged to United Methodist Church, where
she served as historian. She was a 50-year member of Order of Eastern Star. She
belonged to Farm Bureau, Extension, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary,
Business and Professional Women, Delta Kappa Gamma and Author Club.
On June 20, 1948, she married Frederick V. “Fritz”
Blau. He survives.
Other survivors include: a sister, Helen Hayes,
Mullinville; and nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mullinville
United Methodist Church.... Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday at Fleener
Funeral Home, Greensburg. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Mullinville....
AAFA NOTES: Marilla was not a member of AAFA but she was a
regular correspondent and helper back in the days before the AAFA.
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MARIONETTE CLARK ALFORD
KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, MO—2 June 1995
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
Marionette C. Alford, 76, Overland Park, KS, died
May 30, 1995, at her home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 3,
at St. Mark’s on the Santa Fe Trail United Methodist Church; buried in
Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Friday at the McGilley
and Hoge Chapel....
Mrs. Alford was born June 21, 1918 in Drumright,
OK. She graduated from Drumright High School and attended Oklahoma State
University. She was married to Eugene Alford October 5, 1946, in Tulsa,
OK, and he preceded her in death in 1994.
Survivors include a son, Tom Alford, Tustin, CA,
a brother Bill Clark, Broken Arrow, OK; three grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Eugene C.
Alford, in this compilation.
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MARTHA ELIZABETH MONDY SNOOK ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—10 June 2000
GREAT BEND—Martha Elizabeth Mondy Alford, 86, died Friday,
June 9, 2000, at Great Bend, KS.
She was born January 21, 1914, in Edwards
County, the daughter of Frank and Carrie Belmey Mondy. She attended Edwards
County schools. A Great Bend resident since 1992, moving from Almitz, she was a
homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Oliver Snook of Great
Bend; brothers, Carl Mondy of Jacksonville, FL, Pleasant Mondy of Boise, ID;
sisters, Rosemary Mackey of Boise, ID, Beulah McGinty of Pryette, ID; four
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held on Monday at Fryberger
Mortuary, Great Bend. Burial was at Fellsburg Cemetery, Edwards County.
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MARTHA HALFORD NOFAL MILLER
KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, MO—27 July 1996
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
Martha Halford Miller, 44, Overland Park, KS,
passed away Friday, July 26, 1996, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Funeral services
will be 3 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at Mount Moriah and Freeman Chapel, Kansas
City, MO, and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, in Wildwood Chapel at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, TX....
Mrs. Miller was born November 3, 1951, in Tulsa,
OK. She graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX, where she set
numerous records for girls’ athletic events. She attended both the University
of Texas-Houston and Avila College, Kansas City. Martha was a founder of
several children’s athletic teams in the Kansas City area. The energy and
resourcefulness she brought to those and other activities won her a wide circle
of devoted friends, who will miss her deeply.
She is survived by her daughter, Zeinab Elaine
Nofal (21), son, Justin Andrew Nofal (18), son, Morgan McCoy Miller (7), all of
Overland Park; mother and stepfather, Patricia B. Halford and Dennis Gordon
King, Dallas, TX; father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. William Halford, Hot
Springs, AR; brothers, Bruce Halford, Dallas, TX, and James Halford, Ruston,
LA; and sister, Ivy Elaine Halford, Santa Monica, CA.
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MARTIN GEORGE ALFORD
AAFA #0147
SALINA JOURNAL
Salina, Saline Co., KS—Thursday, 26 February 2004
ABILENE [Dickinson Co.]—Martin G. Alford, 81, Abilene, died
Monday, Feb. 23, 2004.
Mr. Alford was born April 4, 1922, at Casper,
Wyo. He was self-employed, owning a new- and used-car dealership, an H&R
Block franchise, and Alford’s Trailor Court.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores,
in 2003; a son, Gary Lee, in 1992; and a grandson.
Survivors include two daughters, Judith R. Life
of Rogers, Ark., and Barbara Ann Rairden of Abilene; a brother, Leroy of
Independence, Mo.; three sisters, Lucille Hohler and Wanda Gumfory, both of
Wichita, and Dorothy Easley of New Boston, Texas; eight grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First
Christian Church, Abilene. Burial with military graveside honors will be in
Abilene Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
VFW Post, American Legion Post, both of Abilene, or a charity of the donor’s
choice, all in care of Martin-Becker-Carlson Funeral Home, 414 N.W. Third,
Abilene 67410....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of Martin G. Alford (SS# issued in KS).
See the obituaries of his wife, Betty Lou Vaughn
Alford, and his parents, George Towns Alford and Betty Lou Vaughn Alford, in
this compilation. We published the obituary of his older brother Leroy, who
died in September 2004, in the Summer 2005 issue and the Missouri Obituaries compilation.
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
[online at Ancestry.com] show that George enlisted in the Army from Dickinson
Co., KS, on 2 Aug 1944. He was married at the time and had 1 year of high
school.
His lineage: Martin George 1922 WY1,
George Towns 1888 MS2, George Towns 1848 GA3, George
Washington 1825 GA4, Clinton 1798 NC5, Job 1763 NC6,
Julius 1717 VA7, James 1687 VA8, John 1645 VA9.
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MARY ANNE BRADLEY HOLFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Sunday, 22 June 2003
Mary Anne Bradley Holford, 86, of Topeka, died
at a local hospice. Services were held on Wednesday at Bowser-Johnson Funeral Chapel.
Burial was in Alma Cemetery in Alma, Kansas.
She was born on April 2, 1917, in Paxico, Kansas
to Edgar L. and Bessie Oliver Bradley. She graduated from Paxico High School in
1935. She worked for the state of Kansas at the Topeka State Hospital as a
licensed mental health technician for 25 years retiring in 1979. She then
worked for the Topeka Public Schools in the dietary department for ten years.
She married Melvin Speed Holford on June 15, 1936. They divorced.
Survivors include her three sons: Kenneth
Holford and James Holford, both of Topeka; and Richard Holford of Sliver Lake,
Kansas; and four daughters: Melva Carter McKinley, Dorothy White, Alma
Augustus, and Kimberly Bailey, all of Topeka.
Three sons predeceased Mrs. Holford: Gene
Francis Holford on April 4, 1992, Harold Eugene Holford on October 27, 1942,
and Robert Arthur Holford on May 16 1964.
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MARY E. ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Wednesday, 30 April 2008
GREAT BEND [Barton Co.]—Alford, Mary E., 75, died April 28,
2008. No services. Survivors: sons, Mitchell Wolfe, Edrik Alford; daughter,
Evonda Trevino; 1 brother; many sisters; 6 grandchildren; 5
great-grandchildren. Bryant Funeral Home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Mary E. Alford (SS#
issued in OH) was born 3 Jan 1933.
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MARY E. HOLFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Sunday, 28 September 2003
Mary E. Holford, 84, Topeka, died Tuesday, Sept.
23, 2003.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Asbury-Mount Olive United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mount Auburn
Cemetery. Mrs. Holford will lie in state after 4 p.m. Monday at Bowser-Johnson
Funeral Chapel, where visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.
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MARY LOUISE ALFORD WOLF BROWN
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—26 November 2002
Mary Louise Brown, 81, of Topeka, died on
Monday, November 25, 2002, at a Topeka nursing home.
She was born on February 11. 1921, in
Osawatomie, KS, to Charles Wilson and Ella Blanch Hamm Alford. She spent her
early [years?] in Osawatomie and graduated from Osawatomie High School in 1940.
She was a licensed mental health technician and worked at Osawatomie State
Hospital. She later was a cottage parent in the adolescent care unit at Topeka
State Hospital. She worked in hospitals for 35 years before retiring in 1988.
She was a member of Oakland United Methodist Church and American Business Women’s
Association. She was active in the Moose Lodge in Topeka and amateur ballroom
dancing circles.
She married Raymond High-Wolf. They divorced.
She married William A. Brown in 1958 in Topeka. He died in 1975. A son, Charles
Wolf of Topeka, survives.
Newcomer Family Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
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MAUDE SCHMIDT HALLFORD
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—28 June 1998
TURON—Maude Schmidt Hallford, 88, died June 26, 1998, at
Pratt Regional Medical Center.
She was born May 23, 1910, at Mullinville, the
daughter of Jess and Margaret Brown Schmidt. A retired registered nurse, she
had earned her nursing certificate from Pratt Hospital in 1932. She was a nurse
and anesthetist at numerous central Kansas hospitals.
She belonged to the Methodist Church, the
Rebekah Lodge and the Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include: a daughter, Anice Hamersky,
Shreveport, La.; a brother, Jay Schmidt, Bremerton, Wash.; a foster brother,
Rix Shanline, Manhattan, Kan.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and
three sisters.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Larrison Funeral
Home, Turon.... Burial will be in Turon Cemetery....
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NELLIE H. ALFORD
Source unknown, but probably:
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—_____ May 1931
From Chautauqua
County, Kansas, Obituaries
Nellie H. Alford well known Sedan lady, departed
this life at her home here Tuesday, May 5th, following a long period of
illness.
Funeral services were held at the Christian
church this afternoon with the pastor, Rev. Edwin G. Michael in charge.
Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. Members of Sedan Rebekah lodge, of which
she was member, conducted the funeral rites of that order at the grave.
Deceased was born at the old Alford homestead 4
1/2 miles east of Sedan and resided there until 1910 when she moved to Sedan
where she resided continuously until her death at the age for 47 years and 10
months She is survived by her aged mother Mrs. Orlena Alford, a sister, Helen
three brothers, Thomas, Isaac and Winton, one aunt, Mrs. Mary F. Alford,
Loogootee, Indiana; six nieces Mrs. Gladys Cloyd, Mrs. Beatrice Kelly, Jessie
Alford, Lola Alford, Mary Alford, and Dorothy Alford. Also seven nephews,
Cecil, Everett Walter, Ellsworth, William, Clarence Leonard Alford, a host of
cousins besides a multitude of friends. She was preceded in death by her father
William H. Alford, a sister, Agnes, and a brother, Johnnie.
Deceased completed the rural school course at
Caney Valley and then entered the Sedan high school and was graduated with the
class of 1903. After graduation she taught school one year and later entered
the Independence Business College and finished this course June 2, 1911. She
then began her business career and worked continually until September, 1929.
She was a member of the Sedan Rebekah Lodge No.
33, which she enjoyed attending and was very faithful to every duty. However,
on account of failing health she was permitted to attend only two meetings in
the last 16 months.
She was a very faithful Christian, having been
baptized into the Christian church in Sedan in the year 1901.... She was a
charter member of the Friendship club of this church, but her outstanding
Christian work was done in the Sunday school. She was the teacher of a young
ladies class for the past six years which she promoted with her whole soul. She
spared no effort for this class, always keeping in close touch with every
member. It pleased her greatly when any member of her class accepted Christ and
she was especially solicitous for every member until they had made this wise
decision. She attended church until one month before her death.
She was also very devoted to her home and
assumed the responsibility of its management after the passing of her father.
Her mother and sister looked to her as the guide in the home....
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her mother, Orlena Harris
Alford, in this compilation.
Her lineage: Nellie H. ???? KS1, William
Harvey 1839 VA2, Charles 1801 VA32, John 1763 VA4,
Thomas5.
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NORA LORAIN BOTEN ALFORD
Photo
from R.L.
Leintz Funeral Home
KANSAS CITY STAR
Kansas City, MO—Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Nora Lorain Alford, 89, of Leavenworth, died
Monday, December 29, 2008, at St. John’s Hospital. She was born August 1, 1919,
in Leavenworth, the daughter of Ralph Wesley and Nora Margaret (Saunders)
Boten. On October 29, 1936, she married William Alford in Platte County, Mo.;
he preceded her in death on June 28, 1986.
Lorain was a homemaker most of her life, but in
1973 she started Alford’s Answering Service and continued this until 2000. She was
an election poll clerk in Leavenworth city and county elections. She was a
member of Sacred Heart Parish.
Lorain is survived by sons William Alford Jr.,
John (Suzy) Alford, Myron (Patti) Alford, and Chris (Edie) Alford, all of the
Leavenworth, Lansing area, Ed (Mary) Alford of Topeka; daughters Regina (Jack)
Ericson, Carol (Charles) Simpson, Margie (Lee) Jewell of Leavenworth, and
Rosemary (Francis) Peek of Watagua, Texas, and Pat (Dan) Lingenfelser of St.
George, Kan.; 45 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Lorain was preceded
in death by a son, Daniel Alford, one brother, four sisters, and two
granddaughters. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2009, at
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. The Rosary will be prayed at 6 p.m. Mass
of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, January 3, 2009, at the church
with Rev. Phillip Winkelbauer as celebrant. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary
Cemetery. R.L. Leintz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are
suggested to Talking Books or Friendly Visitors. www.leintzfh.com
In another article:
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Nora Lorain Alford, 89, of Leavenworth, died
Monday, December 29, 2008, at St. John Hospital. She was born Aug. 1, 1919, in
Leavenworth, the daughter of Ralph Wesley and Nora Margaret (Saunders) Boten.
On Oct. 29, 1936, she married William Alford in Platte County, Mo. He preceded
her in death on June 28, 1986.
Lorain was a homemaker most of her life but in
1973 she started Alfords Answering Service and continued this until 2000. She
was an election poll clerk in Leavenworth city and county elections. She was a
member of Sacred Heart Parish.
Lorain is survived by sons, William Alford Jr.,
John (Suzy) Alford, Myron (Patti) Alford, and Chris (Edie) Alford all of the
Leavenworth, Lansing area, Ed (Mary) Alford of Topeka; daughters, Regina (Jack)
Ericson, Carol (Charles) Simpson, Margie (Lee) Jewell of Leavenworth, and
Rosemary (Francis) Peek of Watagua, Texas and Pat (Dan) Lingenfelser of St.
George, Kan.; 45 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Lorain was preceded
in death by a son, Daniel Alford; one brother; four sisters; and two granddaughters.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan.
2, 2009, at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. The Rosary will be prayed at
6 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at
the church with Rev. Phillip Winkelbauer as celebrant. Burial will follow at
Mount Calvary Cemetery. R.L. Leintz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Talking Books or Friendly Visitors. www.leintzfh.com
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her son Daniel M. Alford in
this compilation.
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OREATHEL B. ALFORD
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—Monday, 17 March 2008
BURDETT [Pawnee Co.]—Oreathel B. Alford, 87, died March 15,
2008 at the Hodgeman County Health Center, Jetmore.
She was born December 22, 1920 at Sand Town,
Ark. She married Ezell Alford June 22, 1940, at Dyersburg, TN. Survivors
include: one son, Roger (Elaine), Burdett, one daughter, Debbie Alford,
Scarborough, Maine: one brother, L.D. (Louise) Kennedy, Ripley, TN: three
grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial service will be in Dyersburg, TN.
Inurnment will be in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Milian, TN. Memorials may be sent
to purchase Gideon Bibles.
Beckwith Funeral Home, Jetmore, in charge of
arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of Oreathel B. Alford (SS# issued in TN).
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ORLENA HARRIS ALFORD
Source unknown, but probably:
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—_____ July 1932
From Chautauqua
County, Kansas, Obituaries
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD SUNDAY FOR PIONEER RESIDENT
Funeral services were held at the Christian
church Sunday afternoon at 8 o’clock for Mrs. Orlena Alford, well known pioneer
resident of Sedan and Chautauqua county.... Interment was made in Greenwood
cemetery with the Buckles Funeral Home undertakers in charge.
Orlena Harris, daughter of Nicholas and Helen [Alford]
Harris was born Sept. 6, 1862 [sic: 1852] in Alfordsville, Indiana. She
was the only child of the family and was reared an orphan by her grandparents
since her mother died when she was 2 years old and her father when she was 6
years old. She departed this life July 23, 1932, in her home at Sedan, Kansas,
at the age of 79 years, 10 months and 17 days.
The deceased united with the Christian church at
Alfordsvllle, Indiana, at the age of 14 years.... With her husband she
transferred her membership to the Christian church of Peru, Kansas, where it
remained until her death.
On April 20, 1871, she was united in marriage to
Willie H. [William Harvey] Alford by an uncle, Wayne Alford, who was a
Christian minister. To this union seven children were born: Thomas, Agnes,
Isaac, Wynton, John, Nellie and Helen. Agnes and John died in infancy and
Nellie passed away from this life a little over a year ago.
This family moved to Chautauqua County, Kansas,
onto the homestead east of Sedan that Mr. Alford had taken two years before,
returning to Indiana for his bride. Mrs. Alford lived on this homestead
continuously until 1910, except for seven months spent in Kentucky. Since her
sons had left home and her husband had passed in 1906, she moved to Sedan in
1910 with her two daughters, Nellie and Helen.
She leaves to mourn her passing, four children:
Thomas, Sedan, Isaac, Peru; Wynton of Sedan, and Helen of Sedan, Also thirteen grandchildren,
8 great grandchildren many cousins and distant relatives, besides a host of
friends.
As long as Mrs. Alford was physically able she
was very loyal to the church. In the early days she spent a great deal of time
in promoting the small Sunday schools....
The deceased was very devoted to her home and
had a strong love for her children, this perhaps helped to make it possible to
always be able to live in her own home all her life. She failed very fast after
the death of her daughter, Nellie. Because of her love for her home she spent
most of her time there the last twenty years. She would have liked to live two
months longer so as to have reached the age of 80 years....
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her daughter Nellie H.
Alford in this compilation.
Orlena’s maternal Alford lineage: Helen
1832 IN2, James 1791 VA3, John 1763 VA4,
Thomas5.
Her husband’s Alford lineage: William Harvey
1839 VA1, Charles 1801 VA2, John 1763 VA3,
Thomas4.
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PAULINE H. JOHNSON ALFORD
GARDEN CITY TELEGRAM
Garden City, Finney Co., KS—Saturday, 19 June 2004
ULYSSES—Pauline H. Alford, 90, of Ulysses, died Thursday,
June 17, 2004, at Fowler Nursing Home in Fowler.
She was born Feb. 5, 1914, at Neodesha, to
Robert Oxley and Minnie Florence Preston Johnson.
A Ulysses resident since the 1930s, she was a
homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ulysses,
belonged to United Methodist Women, and served as a Sunday school teacher. She
held various offices with the Republican Women, Ulysses Eastern Star No. 471,
Cimarron Extension Unit and the Cimarron Grange, and was a Grant County 4-H
leader.
On Feb. 12, 1936, she married Jno. W. Alford
at Yuma, Ariz. He died July 27, 1974. She also was preceded in death by four
brothers, Mahmand, Harry, Kenneth and Orlan Johnson; and two sisters, Vergie
Adams and Lucy McCready.
Survivors include a son, J. Stephen Alford of
Ulysses; a daughter, Paula Marie Schroll of Woodland Park, Colo.; two sisters,
Nora Dack of Van Orme, Texas, and Jesse Kline of Big Lake, Texas; nine
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at the First
United Methodist Church, Ulysses…. Burial will follow at Ulysses Cemetery, with
Order of Eastern Star rites given by Ulysses Eastern Star No. 471.
Visitation hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at
Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses….
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ROY T. ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Thursday, 8 January 2009
Alford, Minister Roy T., Envision employee, died
Jan. 3, 2009. Wake 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jackson Mortuary; service 11 a.m.
Saturday, Church of Living God.
He is survived by his wife, Sheila Alford; son,
Ryan Alford of Wichita; mother, Vera Alford of Wichita; brothers, Wayne Alford
and Mervin Alford of Wichita; sisters, Marcella Clark of Tulsa, OK, Jennie
Alford-Ray, Cherry Alford-Davison, both of Wichita, and a host of relatives and
friends.
Services entrusted to Jackson Mortuary.
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RUFINA “RUTH” CABRERA HURTADO HOLFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—7 February 1999
Rufina “Ruth” Hurtado Holford, 62, Topeka, died
Tuesday, Feb 2, 1999, at a Topeka hospital. Mrs. Holford had worked for several
years for the American Red Cross and later for the State of Kansas. She then
returned to the Red Cross, where she served as a volunteer until she retired in
1985 due to heart problems.
She was born July 10, 1936, in Hershey NE, the
daughter of Consuelo “Rosie” Cabrera. She lived in Chanute and then with her
mother in Winfield. And she had lived many years in Topeka. Mrs. Holford was an
active volunteer at Lowman Hill, Assumption and Polk elementary schools. She
was a member of Assumption catholic Church and Holy Name Catholic Church.
She married Kenneth E. Holford Sr. in
1957. They were divorced.
Survivors include three daughters, Maria E.
Griffin, Topeka, Donnia (Donnie) Aviono, Wellington, and Kathy L. Tucker,
Topeka; three sons, Kenneth Edward Holford Jr, Kelvin E. Holford Sr., and
Michael A. Holford, all of Topeka; a brother, Tony Cabrera, Wichita; three
sisters, Lupe Bond, in Arizona, Mary Woods, Winfield, and Florence Babys,
Wichita; 27 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11am Tuesday at
Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery....
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RUTH BALL ALFORD
TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS—Saturday, 15 February 1986
DENISON [Jackson Co.]—Mrs. Ruth Alford, 68, Denison, died on
Friday, February 14, at a Topeka hospital. Services were held on Monday at
Mercer Funeral Home. Burial followed in Sumner Cemetery in Atchison.
She was born on November 12, 1917, at Randolph,
Missouri and was the daughter of Earl and Ida Mabel Albin Ball. She moved from
Netawaka to Denison in 1976. Mrs. Alford married Paul N. Alford on March
26, 1938. He survives.
Other survivors include her daughters, Mrs.
Virginia Hunnel of Manhattan and Mrs. Rose Haverhill of El Sobrante,
California; two sons, Kevin Alford and Scott Alford, both at home; three
sisters, Mrs. Thelma Herbert of San Antonio, Texas, Mrs. Florence Fevurly of
Leavenworth, and Mrs. Evelyn Tomson of El Centro, California; two brothers,
Barnett Ball of Mission, Texas, and Raymond Ball of Brookfield, Missouri; and
seven grandchildren.
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SALLY L. HOLFORD MCPHAIL
SALINA JOURNAL
Salina, Saline Co., KS—28 May 2003
Sally L. McPhail, 54, Salina, died on Monday,
May 26, 2003. Funeral services were held at Ryan Mortuary, 137 N. Eighth in
Salina. She was cremated.
Mrs. McPhail was born Sally L. Holford on
December 17, 1948, at Hutchinson. She was a CPA for Kennedy and Coe for 14
years, retiring in 1994. She was a member of PEO Chapter IJ for many years and
a member of Kansas Jaycee Women.
Survivors include her husband, Larry of Salina,
son, Kevin (Amy) of Atlanta, daughter, Melissa (Darrell) Bergmann of Salina,
her father, Floyd Holford of Hutchinson, brother, Stephen Holford of Mansfield,
Massachusetts, and granddaughter, Kaitlyn Bergmann of Salina.
Her mother, Marceline M. Holford, preceded her
in death.
In another article:
HUTCHINSON NEWS
Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS—Thursday, May 29, 2003
SALINA—Sally L. Holford McPhail, 54, died May 26, 2003, at
Salina Regional Health Center, Salina.
She was born Dec. 17, 1948, at Hutchinson, the
daughter of Floyd and Marceline Dinwiddie Holford. A resident of Salina, she
was a CPA for 14 years, retiring in 1994, from Kennedy and Coe.
On June 9, 1984, she married Larry McPail at
Hutchinson. He survives.
Other survivors include: a son; a daughter; her
father, Floyd Holford, Hutchinson; a brother; and a granddaughter.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Ryan Funeral
Home, Salina.
Ryan Funeral Home, Salina, is in charge of
arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Floyd Palmer
Holford and Marceline May Dinwiddie Holford, in this compilation.
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SCOTT F. ALFORD
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—11 September 2001
Scott F. Alford, 41, a Boeing Wichita purchaser,
died Monday, September 10, 2001. Services were held on Thursday, Countryside
Christian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Becky; daughters,
Isabella Faith Alford, Julia Grace Alford, both of Wichita; and brother Lionel
Alford, Jr. of Dayton, Ohio.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his father, Lionel Devon
Alford, in this compilation.
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VERA DOTY ALFORD
DAILY NEWS
Neosho, MO—Friday, 3 May 1996
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1997 (with Missouri
obituaries)
Vera Doty Alford, 81, Independence [Montgomery
Co.], KS, died May 1, 1996, in Fredonia [Wilson Co., KS], where she had lived
for the last few weeks.
Mrs. Alford was born December 18, 1914, at Peru,
KS. She grew up and attended school in Peru there and graduated from Sedan High
School in 1932. She was self-employed as a seamstress in Independence for many
years and had just recently moved to Fredonia. She was a member of the
Methodist Church.
She married John L. Alford on July 23,
1934, Independence KS. They made their home in Sedan KS until moving to
Independence in 1957. He preceded her in death on December 2, 1969.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. (Lida)
Richard Myers, Neosho; a granddaughter, Janice Myers, Joplin; a brother, T.M.
Doty, Sedan KS, and two sisters, Armena Ford and Clara Stark, both of Fredonia
KS.
Memorial services were held Wednesday at Potts
Funeral Home Chapel….
The body has been cremated. Private interment
will be later at Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
National Arthritis Foundation in care of the funeral home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of Vera D. Alford (SS# issued in KS), last residence Fredonia, Wilson Co., KS.
See the obituary of her mother-in-law Lida Jane
Eakins Alford in this compilation.
Vera Doty married John Lee Alford, son of Albert
Lee Alford and Lida Jane Eakins and grandson of Joseph McClure Alford and Mary
McGee of the Wythe Co. VA/ Daviess Co. IN families.
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VERNON E. ALFORD
Source unknown, but probably:
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Wednesday, 2 October 1996
CHETOPA [Labette Co.], Kan.—Vernon E. Alford, 78, Chetopa,
died Saturday night, Sept. 28, 1996, at a nursing home in Columbus after a long
illness.
Mr. Alford was born March 25, 1918, at Douglas,
Okla. He lived at Wichita for 20 years before moving to Chetopa in 1982. He was
an electronic technician, retiring in 1982 from Montgomery Ward at Wichita
after 38 years of employment.
He married Kathryn M. Knight on Dec. 4, 1971, at
Maize. She survives.
Additional survivors include two sons, Harold
Alford, Topeka, and Vernon Alford Jr., Moore, Okla.; a daughter, Julie Bucklin,
New Haven, N.H.; a stepdaughter, Teresa Ann Knight, Wichita; a brother, Bill
Alford, Enid, Okla.; two sisters, Lena Whisman, Bartlesville, Okla., and Helen
Nowell, Chetopa; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday
at Wichita (Kan.) Park Cemetery….
Arrangements are under direction of Bath Funeral
Home, Chetopa…..
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates
of Vernon E. Alford (SS# issued in OK).
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VONA CAROLINE ALFORD
SEDAN TIMES-STAR
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS—Friday, 3 January 2003
Vona Caroline Alford, 93, a longtime Sedan
Elementary School first grade teacher, died Saturday morning, Dec. 28, 2002, in
Pleasant Valley Manor in Sedan. She was born Feb. 27, 1909 on the Alford
homestead northeast of Sedan to James Franklin and Mattie (Meadows) Alford.
Vona attended rural schools, completing eight grades in seven terms. Following
grade school, she attended Peru High School and she was Valedictorian of her
graduating class in 1926.
Shortly before graduating from high school, Vona
signed a contract to teach a small rural school, providing she could obtain a
certificate to teach. In June of 1926, she enrolled in a class at Kansas State
Teachers College in Pittsburg and obtained her teaching certificate in August.
She continued her education in the summers while she taught at other rural
schools. She received her BS degree in Education from Kansas State Teachers
College in 1939. Her teaching career included 13 years in rural schools and
three years at Peru Elementary School before she began teaching first grade in
Sedan in 1943, where she taught for 28 years until retiring.
Miss Alford was a member of the First Christian
Church in Sedan, where she worked with the youth groups and was Superintendent
of the Primary Dept. She was also a member of the Kansas State Teachers
Association, the Chautauqua County Teachers Association, the National Education
Association, a charter member of Delta Kappa Gamma an honorary society for
teachers in Chautauqua and Elk counties and had held memberships in BPW and
Study Club. She also enjoyed sewing and reading.
She is survived by two nieces, Virginia Davis,
Coffeyville and Dr. Shirley Mayfield, a nephew and their families.
Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
31, in the First Christian Church in Sedan.... Burial was in Greenwood
Cemetery....
David W. Barnes Funeral Home of Sedan was in
charge of the arrangements.
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WILLIAM H. “BILL” ALFRED
WICHITA EAGLE
Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS—Sunday, 5 September 2004
William Alfred, 68, a retired Plastic Fab
employee, died on September 3, 2004. Services were held on Tuesday at Resthaven
Mortuary Chapel.
Survivors include his wife, Catherine J. Alfred;
daughters, Lois Ann (Silver) Bryant and Catherine (David) Worley; sister, Alice
J. Trefethen, all of Wichita; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
