DRAFT COPY – WORK IN PROGRESS
Represented here are all obituaries we currently (November 2008) have for “Alfords” who died in Texas. We will work on this compilation until the 2009 Annual Meeting in Texas and will periodically post updates. In the interest of making the obituaries available now, we are posting the file here without the annotations, corrections, formatting, and editing we expect to have by October 2009. As always, we welcome information you might have on these or any other “Alfords” who died in Texas.
TEXAS OBITUARIES OF ALFORDS
AND SPELLING VARIATIONS
AAFA’s 2002 Annual Meeting was held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since very few Alfords have lived in Utah, we concentrated our obituary effort in Texas. For the meeting, we compiled obituaries for “Alfords” who died in that state, published them, and distributed the publication at the meeting.
AAFA’s 2009 Annual Meeting will be held in Texas, the first time we have held a meeting in a state for a second time. Obituaries in this Texas compilation include all those published for the 2002 meeting and all those we’ve acquired since.
Obituaries are listed alphabetically by FIRST name. 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 date is noted.
The Alford American Family Association (AAFA) has added notes, when available, for each obituary, including Social Security Death Index (SSDI) data and relationship of the deceased to other Alfords. Where lineages are included, 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.
http://www.alfordassociation.org/mem.html
We welcome corrections and additional information!
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ABNER JEFFERSON ALFORD, SR.
HOUSTON POST
Houston, Harris Co., TX—_____ January 1982
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 2004
Abner Jefferson Alford, Sr., 82, died January 28, 1982, Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill, Tx. Funeral services Saturday, 10 a.m., Star Funeral Home Chapel. Burial, Dickerson Cemetery in Milam [Sabine Co.], Texas. Life long resident of Sabine County.
Survivors: wife, Lucille Alford of Hemphill; two sons, A.J. Alford, Jr. of Port Arthur, Tx., and E.M. Pete Alford of Houston; one daughter, Ester Simmons of Newton, Tx.; one brother, Temple Alford of Bossier City, La.; one sister, Genevive Spradley of Nacadoches, Tx.; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Abner Alford (SS# issued in TX) was born 23 Nov 1899 and died _____ Jan 1982.
See the obituary of his wife, Agnes Lucille Hall Alford Havens, in this compilation.
Abner was the son of George W. and Clara Jennie Alford. They are from the Isham Alford branch of the family.
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ADA VALERIE NEWCOMB ALFORD WILLARD
ROCKDALE REPORTER
Rockdale, Milam Co., TX—Thursday, 30 March 2000
GAUSE [Milam Co.]—Funeral services for Valerie Alford Willard, 77, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2000 at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with burial following in Gause Cemetery in Gause.
Mrs. Willard died Saturday, March 25 in St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan.
She was a Gause resident for the past 53 years. She was born March 10, 1923 in Burleson County to the late Eugene Newcomb and Pearl Flannigan Tuma. She was a homemaker and a member of Gause Full Gospel Church. Mrs. Willard also worked as a nurses aide and a nurse for a number of nursing facilities and hospitals.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Oscar Willard; four sons, Donald Franklin Alford, Jimmy Earl Alford, William Oliver Alford and Johnny Paul Alford; a brother, Horace Newcomb; son-in-law, William Lee Nicar; and a grandson, Jason Evan Alford.
Survivors include three sons, Thomas E. Alford of Livingston, David Alford and Michael Allen Alford, both of Gause; three daughters, Jan Willard and Judy Nicar, both of Gause, and Sharon Barnett of Waxahachie; a brother, Hurston Newcomb of Batesville, Mississippi; two sisters, Viola Groce of Caldwell and Velma Lewis of Decatur; 52 grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Robert Alford, Jeff Alford, Jereald Lagrone, Chad Lagrone, Shane Johnson, Barry Alford and Bradley Alford. Honorary pallbearers were Tom Alford, Chris Barnett and Ryan Alford.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her first husband, Oliver Franklin Alford and her sons Donald Franklin Alford and William Oliver Alford in this compilation; Donald’s obituary provided her first name.
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ADMIRAL ALFORD
Source unknown
_____, TX—_____ November 1996
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 1998
Mr. Admiral Alford departed this life November 11, 1996.
Survivors: one son, two daughters, a granddaughter that he raised as his own. Thirteen grandchildren, twenty-four great grandchildren, eleven great great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Wake Friday 7-9 PM Ross Mortuary Inc. Funeral service 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 16, 1996 Summerville Church of God. Interment. Sweet Home Cemetery, Summerville, Texas. Ross Mortuary, Inc. 3618 Lyons Ave. 713-223-8071.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Admiral Alford (SS# issued in TX) was born 10 Dec 1900. His last residence is listed as Houston, Harris Co., TX.
The 1920 census of Burleson Co., TX, shows an Admiral Alford, b. 1901, with wife Emma. Also in the county was a family headed by Nite and Edna Alford, possibly Admiral’s parents. These were African-American families.
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AGNES BOLSON ALFORD
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX—16 May 2001
PORT ARTHUR [Jefferson Co.]—Agnes Alford, 75, of Port Arthur, died May 12, 2001, at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur.
The funeral was held on Saturday at Mount Cavalry Baptist Church in Port Arthur with burial in Johnson Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Gabriel Funeral Home in Port Arthur.
A native of Simmesport, Louisiana, she lived in Port Arthur for 50 years and was retired from Port Arthur Community Home.
Her son, Earl Bolson of Port Arthur, sister, Pearl Riley of Simmesport, and six grandchildren survive her.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Agnes Alford (SS# issued in TX) was born 17 Sept 1925.
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AGNES LEONA BENNETT ALFORD
TEXARKANA GAZETTE
Texarkana, Bowie Co., TX—Thursday, 26 August 1999
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 2004
ATLANTA [Cass Co.], Texas—Agnes Alford, 80, of Atlanta died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1999, in Atlanta.
Mrs. Alford was born Feb. 19, 1919, in Nimrod, Ark. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlton Burnett Alford, and one grandson, Karl Alford.
Survivors include one son, Wayne Alford of Atlanta; two daughters, Addie Surginer of Weatherford, Texas, and Carlotta Mayfield of Atlanta; one brother, James Kenneth Bennett of Weatherford; four sisters, Imogene Edmiston and Mary Elizabeth Peveler of Weatherford, Shirley Reed of Winthrop, Ark., and Floria Swinney of Longview, Texas; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Westside Baptist Church.... Burial will be in Laws Chapel Cemetery, Cass County, Texas, under direction of Hanner Funeral Service.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Agnes L. Alford (SS# issued in TX).
This is the widow of Carlton Burnett Alford, born Dec. 31, 1919, Pike Co. AR, died Nov. 30, 1967. He was the son of William Anderson Alford and Sarah Adline Barentine and is a descendant of the Pike Co. AR Alfords, who can be traced back to Robert Alford born in England in 1760. Floria Swinney, named in this obituary as a sister, is probably a sister-in-law. See the obituary of Labitha Lottie Alford Dossey in this compilation.
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AGNES LUCILLE HALL ALFORD HAVENS
JASPER NEWSBOY
Jasper, Jasper Co., TX—Wednesday, 17 November 1999
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 2004
[A very similar article appeared in the BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE on 12 November 1999.]
Agnes Lucille Havens, 85 of Evadale [Jasper Co.] died Nov. 11 at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill. A funeral was held Nov. 13 at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill with burial at Vickers Cemetery in Milam. A native of Nacogdoches County and a former resident of Hemphill, she lived in Evadale eight years and was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, C.E. “Ed” Havens of Evadale; sons, Maurice “Pete” Alford of Houston and A.J. Alford, Jr. of Deweyville; stepson, John Edwin Havens of Evadale; daughter, Esther Blanchard of Jasper; stepdaughters, Mary Nell Gillentine and Nina Bertran, both of Evadale; brother, C.A. Hall of Beaumont; sister, Wenell Hill of Beaumont; 11 grandchildren; and several great- and great-great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Agnes L. Havens (SS# issued in TX) was born 31 March 1914 but, apparently incorrectly, that she died 15 Nov 1999.
See the obituary of her first husband, Abner Jefferson Alford, Sr., in this compilation.
TX Marriages: Charles E. Havens married Agnes L. Hall on 14 May 1983 in Sabine Co., TX.
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ALBA BERTIE ALFORD
Great-Uncle of Janice Smith, AAFA #0115
THE CHAMPION
Center, Shelby Co., TX—Thursday, 19 February 1970
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1994
Alba B. Alford, a resident of the Halbert Community, died February 17 in the Memorial Hospital. He was a retired rancher and farmer and a member of the First Christian Church of Center.
Funeral services for Mr. Alford were conducted at 2 p.m. February 18 in Bartle Funeral Home Chapel…. Burial was in the Rather Cemetery.
Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Cora Jane [Swanzey] Alford of Shelbyville; a daughter, Mrs. Homer Adams of Houston; a son, Royce Alford of Shelbyville; two sisters, Mrs. Vera Swanzy and Mrs. Hartzel Beck of Shelbyville; seven grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were John R. Alford, Tom Swanzy, J.P. Lout, Earl Dinkins, Jack Cannon and Joyce Warren.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Alba Alford (SS# issued in TX) was born 12 Oct 1890 and died _____ Feb 1970. His last residence is listed as Shelbyville, Shelby Co., TX.
His death certificate, which provides his middle name, says he was born 12 October 1889 in TX. He was age 80, and his parents are identified as Baldy Alford and Mary Land. [Texas Deaths, 1890–1976 (FamilySearch Labs) <http://labs.familysearch.org/>]
Alba was the son of Baldy A. Alford and Mary Land. Alba was the brother of John Isaac Alford (see the obituary of John’s wife, Lee Ella Swanzy Alford) and Lawrence Allen Alford (see the obituary of his daughter-in-law Lorena Gilmore Alford).
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ALBERT LINCOLN ALFORD
STAR-TELEGRAM
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—Thursday, 5 June 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 1998
GRANBURY [Hood Co.]—Albert L. Alford, 68, an accountant, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at an Irving [Dallas Co.] hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Albert L. Alford was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Seminole, Okla. He was a member of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe and Haltom City Masonic Lodge No. 1331. Mr. Alford served in the Air Force at Carswell AFB.
Survivors: Wife, Georgia Alford of Granbury; stepson, Gordon Fox of White Settlement; daughters, Vickie McGuffin of Haltom City, Laurie Alford of Dallas and Cynthia Yarbrough of Burleson; stepdaughters, Shannon Blossom of Colorado and Rhonda Fields and Lissa Sprinkle, both of Haltom City; sister, Anita Chisolm of Moore, Okla.; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home, Colleyville [Tarrant Co.], 281-8751.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Albert L. Alford (SS# issued in OK).
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ALDA E. HALLFORD McCARTY
STAR-TELEGRAM
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—Saturday, 18 November 1995
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1998
MINERAL WELLS [Palo Pinto Co.]—Alda E. McCarty, 94, a dietitian, died Friday [Nov 17] at a Mineral Wells hospital. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at White’s Funeral Home in Mineral Wells. Burial: 2:30 p.m. in Newburg Cemetery in Comanche.
Alda E. McCarty was born April 29, 1901, in Mills County. Mrs. McCarty was a member of First Baptist Church in Mineral Wells, where she taught Sunday school for 22 years. She was also active in WMU. She was selected Outstanding Senior Citizen of Palo Pinto County in 1980 and in her early years was active in 4-H and Extension Club in the county and was a past president of the Quilting Club.
Survivors: Daughter, Bobby Ray and husband, Marshall of Mineral Wells; brother, Arla E. Hallford of Mangum, Okla.; grandchildren, Marshall Ray Jr. and wife, Charlotte Ray of Fort Worth and Lou Alda Cardwell and husband, Phillip Cardwell of Aledo; three great-grandchildren; four nieces; and 11 grandnieces and grandnephews. White’s Funeral Home Mineral Wells, (817) 325-3311.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates Alda E. McCarty (SS# issued in TX).
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ALICE L. ALFORD CULPEPPER SANDERS
SULPHUR SPRINGS NEWS-TELEGRAM
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., TX—Tuesday, 31 October 2006
Funeral services for Alice Alford Culpepper Sanders, 94, of Mesquite [Dallas Co.], formerly of Sulphur Springs, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Troy Suggs Funeral Home Chapel in Dallas....
Interment was held at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas.
She died Friday, Oct. 27, in Willow Bend Care Center in Mesquite.
She was born in Pickton [Hopkins Co.] on June 28, 1912, to the Rev. A.J. and Effie Alford.
Survivors include one son, Ray Culpepper of Dallas; one sister, Gretchen “Dutch” Gunn Arnold of Sulphur Springs; one brother, Gordon Alford of Garland; three grandchildren, Dr. Guy Culpepper, Chrystal McAlister and Cheryl Ingalsbe; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and several brothers and sisters.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates Alice L. Sanders (SS# issued in TX). Her last residence is listed as Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.
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ALICE ZORA ANN ALFRED METTLEN
MORNING TELEGRAPH
Tyler, Smith Co., TX—22 March 2002
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 2003
WELLS [Cherokee Co.]—Services for Alice Ann Mettlen, 64, of Wells, were held on Saturday at Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel, Lufkin. Burial was in Shooks Bluff Cemetery.
Mrs. Mettlen died on March 20 in an Alto nursing home.
She was born October 6, 1937, in Bon Weir [Newton Co.], and lived in the Wells area most of her life. She was a homemaker and a nurse’s aide at Wells Nursing Home. She was a member of the Pentecostal Church.
Her husband, Will Mettlen, Wells, daughters, Hazel Wallace of Pollok, Judy Soignet of San Augustine, Evelyn Spencer of Lufkin, Barbara Luther of Vidor, Amy Hammons and Katherine Mettlen, both of Wells, sons Larry Mettlen and Kenneth Mettlen, both of wells, [step]mother, Cecelia Alfred of Diboll, sisters, Helen Dovie Batman of Ozone, AR, Bessie Wayne Walker of Conroe, and Dorothy Louise Lyman of Salem, OR, brothers, James Edward Alfred, Samuel David Alfred, and Adrian Willis Alfred, all of Lufkin, Walter Titus Alfred of Diboll, Harley Mason Alfred of Corrigan, and Jesse Eugene Alfred of Conroe, 22 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren survive her.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Ann A. Mettlen (SS# issued in TX).
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ALINE ALFORD ROBINSON GATTIS
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATEMENT
Austin, TX—28 Feb 1996
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1997
Aline Alford Robinson Gattis, age 76, of Forest Grove Community, died Monday, February 26, 1995, in a local nursing home in Austin, Texas. She was born November 16, 1919, in Milam County, Texas, to the late Elmer and Inez (Luckey) Alford.
She was married to Walter Gattis and was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the Forest Grove Christian Church in Forest Grove, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, William Alford.
Survivors include her husband, Walter Gattis of Forest Grove; sons John S. Robinson of Oak Hill and Christopher Robinson of Duncanville; brother M.J. Alford of Rockdale; sisters Mary Holman and Ruth Etherington both of Austin; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 26, 1996, at 2:00 p.m. in the Forest Grove Christian Church in Forest Grove. Burial will be in the Forest Grove Cemetery. Reverend Keith Gibbons of the Forest Grove Christian Church will officiate. Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home of Rockdale in charge of arrangements 512-446-5454.
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ALMA BROWNRIGG ALFORD
PARIS NEWS
Paris, Lamar Co., TX—Wed., 10 Aug 1994
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 2004
Alma Alford, 87, 403-1st NE, died Friday, Aug. 5, 1994, at Cherry Street Manor Nursing Home. Services were scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Tudor Street Church of Christ.... Maxey Funeral Home was to make burial in Fairland Cemetery.
Mrs. Alford was born Dec. 12, 1906, in Roxton, a daughter of John and Amanda Franklin Brownrigg. She attended Lamar County schools and Coleman Beauty School in Dallas. She was a member of the Tudor Street Church of Christ.
Surviving are a sister, Mabel Woods of Austin; two nephews, Charles Shavers of Dallas and Newton Woods Jr. of Midland; and two nieces, Jean Woods of Detroit and Ethelda Pleasant of Austin.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Alma’s husband, George Block Alford, in this compilation.
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ALTON EVERETT ALFORD, JR.
The Advocate
Baton Rouge, LA—Saturday, 22 January 2000
Alford, Alton Everett Jr.—A resident of Houston, he went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000. He was 69. He was a graduate of Istrouma High School and Centenary College. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Jean Harris Alford, Houston; a daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Chris Castenada, Sacramento, Calif; a son and daughter-in-law, Alton E. III and Robin Alford, Chicago; four grandchildren, Courtney and Ramsey Castenada and Sara and Katie Alford; a sister Aline Alford Buhler, Baton Rouge, two nephews, Ken and Alton Buhler as well as numerous cousins.
Preceded in death by his parents, Alton Everett Alford Sr. and Katherine Mixon Alford; two sons, Michael E. and Jeffery L. Alford; and a sister, Helen Lane Alford. Memorial services will be held in Baton Rouge at a later date.
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AMOS PONDER ALFORD
SABINE INDEX
Many, Sabine Parish, LA—24 March 1967
Funeral services for Amos Ponder Alford Sr., 67, of Garrison [Nacogdoches Co.], Tex., were at 2 p.m., Friday, March 17.
Mr. Alford died at 10:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, in a Center, Tex. hospital, after a long illness.
He was born in Many [Sabine Parish, LA], and had lived in Joaquin, Tex. most of his life, prior to moving to Garrison. He was a member of the Garrison Church of Christ, and a retired farmer.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Amos P. Alford (SS# issued in TX) was born 20 June 1899.
See the obituary of his wife, Eva Smith Alford, in this compilation. We published the obituary of his half-brother, Louis Catsby Alford, in the Louisiana Obituaries compilation.
His Alford lineage: Amos Ponder 1899 LA1, Joseph Seaborn 1845 LA2, Julius C. 1797 GA3, Jacob 1761 NC4, Julius 1717 VA5, James 1687 VA6.
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ANGELA DANAE HALLFORD
STAR-TELEGRAM
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—14 July 1991
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1998
ARLINGTON—Angela Danae Hallford, a 4-year-old child, died Wednesday at a hospital in Arlington. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Johnson Station Cemetery in Arlington. Arlington Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Angela was a lifelong resident of Arlington. She attended the Hillcrest Church of Christ.
Survivors: Parents, Dan and Kim Hallford, both of Arlington; brother, Aaron K. Hallford of Arlington; grandparents, Helen Hallford and Ken West and Glennell West, all of Arlington; and great-grandparents, Mois West of Grand Prairie and Glendon Smith and Myrtle Smith, both of Arlington.
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ANNE BURRAGE ALFORD
STAR-TELEGRAM
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—Sunday, 16 October 2005
Anne Burrage Alford, 77, died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005.
Memorial service: Family and friends are invited to share in a celebration of Anne’s life in a memorial service to be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, in the Oak Room of the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens.
Memorials: The family respectfully suggests that memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, be made in Anne’s name either to the American Cancer Society; or to Alief Montessori Community School (a non-profit school where her daughter teaches), 4215 H Street, Houston 77072.
Anne was born May 28, 1928, in San Antonio, the daughter of W.G. and Marjorie Burrage. Growing up, Anne lived in Abilene and Fort Worth, where she graduated from Paschal High School and attended TCU.
She later enjoyed many happy years in Lafayette, La., and Houston, raising her children and volunteering for various organizations.
She returned to Fort Worth, where she was a co-owner and gracious, vivacious host of the very successful Juanita’s restaurant.
Customers came to Juanita’s to visit with Anne because she let them know how much she enjoyed their company.
After retiring, Anne loved watching and supporting many TCU sporting events and spending time with a host of lifelong friends.
Anne will be forever remembered and missed as a loving mother and caring, compassionate friend....
She was preceded in death by her son, Bryan Burrage Alford; and sister, Patricia B. Young.
Survivors: Daughter, Amy; dear friend and former husband, Rex Alford; sister, June Jenkins and husband, Dan; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Doris and Bruce Alford Sr.; dear friend, Tom Boswell; many nieces and nephews, including Sally Jenkins, Marty Jenkins, Danny Jenkins, Missy Rosengarten, Julie O’Connor, Bruce Alford Jr., Brad Alford and Brenda Leonard; and numerous friends and neighbors who so lovingly supported her.
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ANNER P. ALFORD
MORNING NEWS
Dallas, Dallas Co., TX—Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Alford, Anner, Age 92. Service 1:00pm. Today Wed. Aug 22, 2007 Singing Hills Memorial Chapel. Visitation today prior to service. Interment Laurelland Cemetery. Charles E. Woods F.D.I.C. Singing Hills 214-371-4311....
In another article:
Singing Hills Funeral Home
singinghillsfuneralhome.com
Ms. Anner P. Alford
January 15, 1915–August 17, 2007
Anner Alford age 92 passed away August 17, 2007. Survivors; one special nephew, Nolan Vaughn; his children, Amious and Retayna Vaughn, eight grandchildren; one sister; Luddie Alford Waites; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
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ANNETTE FAIRWEATHER ALVORD
CONNECTICUT POST
Bridgeport, Fairfield Co., CT—Monday, 8 October 2007
Annette Fairweather Alvord died on October 5th 2007. Annette was born on April 6th 1911 in Hartford Connecticut. She resided in Nichols, Ct. for 57 years before moving to Austin [Travis Co., TX]. She was a graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY majoring in dietetics. Annette was a member of the United Congregational Church in Bridgeport, Ct. and The First Presbyterian Church in Austin. She was a member of the Women’s Guild and a charter member of the former mothers’ club of United Church. She was a lifelong member of the Housatonic Council of the Girl Scouts of America, and a member of the Girl Scout Old Timers Association. Annette was a member of The Connecticut Society of Mayflower Descendants, the Elder Brewster Society and Past Regent of the Mary Silliman Chapter, NSDAR. She was also a member of the AARP, the Trumbull Historical Society, and the Nichols Improvement Association.
Annette, widow of Maurice C. Alvord, is survived by her children: Patricia Rhodes, Richard and Carol Alvord, and Virginia Lee Alvord; her grandchildren: Scott Rhodes, Susan and Brian Anthony, Rick and Kelly Alvord, and Joelle Alvord; and her great grandchildren: George, Ray, and Brooke Anthony; Megan and Jack Alvord; and Trevor Alvord Brock. She is also survived by her sister, Phyllis Agard, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Annette was predeceased by two sisters: her twin, Jennette Townsend, and Betty Essex; and two brothers: Douglas and Myles Fairweather.
A memorial service will take place on Wednesday, October 10th at 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary of The First Presbyterian Church of Austin at 8001 Mesa Drive, Rev. Sam Riccobene officiating. Burial and graveside services will be at the Nichols Farms Burial Ground in Trumbull, in the future. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Girl Scouts of America, the NSDAR, or her church. Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 452-8811. Obituary and guestbook online at wcfish.com.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Annette Alvord (SS# issued in CT), last residence Austin, Travis Co., TX.
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ANNIE F. KLUKAN ALFORD
Mother of D.L. Alford Jr., AAFA #0054
Grandmother of Daniel Lee Alford III, AAFA #0170, and James J. Alford, AAFA #0058
Great-grandmother of Daniel Lee Alford IV, AAFA #0166, and Michael Bruce Alford, AAFA #0244
BURLESON COUNTY CITIZEN TRIBUNE
Burleson Co., TX—Thursday, 20 February 1975
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 1995
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie (Klukan) Alford, 95, of 703 W. Buck St. were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Presbyterian Church with the pastor, Rev. Robert Lewis, officiating.
Mrs. Frank Batista, accompanied by Mrs. Murray F. Broaddus, sang “Evening Prayer.”
Mrs. Alford died Monday evening in Goodnight Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Alford was the daughter of Frank and Theresa Schiller Klukan and was born on November 15, 1879, in Wesley, Washington County. After the death of her father, who was a merchant, she moved to Caldwell with her family. She was a graduate of Caldwell High School (1897) and attended Kidd-Key College in Sherman, Texas. She taught in county schools for several years prior to her marriage.
She was married to Daniel Lee Alford Sr., June 22, 1903 in Caldwell. He preceded her in death September 15, 1964.
She was a faithful member of the First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one brother Frank, and one sister Mrs. Lillie McLean.
Survivors include one son, Daniel Lee Alford Jr. of Caldwell [AAFA #0054]; two grandsons, Lee Alford II [sic—Daniel Lee III, AAFA #0170] and James J. Alford of Caldwell [AAFA #0058]; and two great grandsons, Daniel Lee Alford IV [AAFA #0166] and Michael Bruce Alford of Caldwell [AAFA #0244]; one sister, Mrs. Lee Broaddus of Caldwell.
Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were: Halcut Alford, Frank Batista, Murry James Broaddus, William L. Broaddus, E.E. Johnston, Boswell Porter, Marvin Porter Jr. and W.L. Surovik Jr.
Honorary pallbearers were officers and directors of the Caldwell National Bank, session members of the First Presbyterian Church, city attorney, mayor, city manager, and members of the City Council of Caldwell, Dr. Joe C. Smith, John Young P.A., Tom Yager, M.G. Perkins, Paul Haines, Holland Porter and Charles Sebesta Sr.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Annie’s husband, Daniel Lee Alford Sr., in this compilation.
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ANNIE LOIS MAYS ALFORD
MORNING TELEGRAPH
Tyler, Smith Co., TX—Thursday, 2 February 1989
Published in AAFA ACTION, June 1989
[The obituary we published in the June 1989 issue was not verbatim—we have since obtained the original obituary.]
WINNSBORO—Services for Mrs. Annie Lois Alford, 77, Winnsboro, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday in Beaty Funeral Home chapel in Winnsboro....
Burial will be in New Pickton Cemetery.
Mrs. Alford died Wednesday [Feb 1], in a Winnsboro nursing home after a lengthy illness.
She was born July 16, 1911, in Pickton, and was formerly of Dallas before moving to Winnsboro. She was a housewife and a member of Pickton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband J.J. Alford, Winnsboro; a son Paul E. Alford, Dallas; a daughter, Annette Walters, Winnsboro; three brothers, Bascom Mays, Pickton, Lawrence Mays, Garland, and Joe Mays, Arlington; a sister, Surina Scott, Dallas; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Annie’s husband, Jim J. Alford, in this compilation.
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ANNIE LUCILLE ALFORD WILLIAMS
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Houston, TX—Monday, 17 March 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
Lucille Alford Williams, 80, passed away at her residence, March 15, 1997. Lucille was born, raised and was a lifelong residence of Magnolia. She attended Sam Houston State University and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Lucille was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Magnolia.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Roman B. Williams in 1995. She is survived by her loving family; nephew Wayne Yancey and his wife Connie, niece Gaye Yancey and numerous other relatives.... Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Magnolia.... Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Allen Satterwhite, Bobby Yancey, Jim Hufnall, Marvin Dorris, Bo Rickett, and Louis Turner....
AAFA NOTES: Her name was really Annie Lucille Alford. She was born 3 June 1917 in Montgomery County, the daughter of Harrison “Harry” W. Alford and Lydia R. Thomas. She was of the William 1808 SC branch of the family.
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ANNIE M. HALLFORD
Standard Times
San Angelo, TX—28 December 2000
FORT STOCKTON—Annie M. Hallford, 88, died Tuesday, December 26, 2000. Services were held on Friday at First Baptist Church with burial in East Hill Cemetery. Fort Stockton Funeral Home handled arrangements.
She was born June 10, 1912, in Danville, Louisiana, and was a longtime resident of Fort Stockton. She was a cafeteria worker for Fort Stockton Independent School District.
Survivors include two sons, Albert Hallford of Alpine and Currie Hallford of Georgetown; two daughters, Dorothy Lentz and Betty Henslee, both of Fort Stockton; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
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ANNIE MAE MATTHEWS ALFORD
ROCKDALE REPORTER AND MESSENGER
Rockdale, Milam Co., TX—_____ June 1995
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1997
Funeral services for Annie Mae Alford, 97, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, June 26, in Forest Grove Christian Church with burial in the Forest Grove Cemetery….
Mrs. Alford died Saturday, June 24, at Wedgewood Nursing Home in Fort Worth. She was a lifelong Forest Grove resident.
She was born July 1, 1898, in Rockdale to Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert (Rena Marsh) Matthews. She was a homemaker.
She and Emery James Alford were married Sept. 10, 1918, in Rockdale.
Mrs. Alford was preceded in death by her husband and parents, Gilbert and Rena Matthews; a daughter, Lucille Young; and a son, Billy Alford.
Survivors include two sons, Jack Alford of Rockdale and Emery Alford of Fort Worth; four daughters, Dixie Cleveland of Rockdale, Annie Mae McKee of Fort Worth, Carrie Guthrie of Fort Worth and Mary Lee Harris of Fort Worth; a brother, Jack Matthews of Houston; also 21 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren,
Mrs. Alford’s interests included her flower and vegetable garden.
She was a member of Forest Grove Christian Church
AAFA NOTES: Emery James Alford was the son of Hurst Justice Alford, b. 23 June 1852. Hurst is the great-grandfather of Rose Alford Shelton, AAFA #0192, and the great-great-grandfather of Jeffery Evan Alford, AAFA #0485.
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ANNIE STACIE ALFORD DAY
Aunt of Sarah May Alford, AAFA #0180
ABILENE REPORTER NEWS
Abilene, TX—Sun., 4 November 1990
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1999
Annie Stacie Day, 101, died Friday [Nov 2] at a local nursing home.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory.... Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Day was born [June 1890] in Robertson County in East Texas and moved from Austin to Abilene in 1911. A homemaker, she was a member of the Church of Christ. She was the widow of Gideon Granville Day.
Survivors include a son, Hoyt Day of Abilene; a grandson, Jack Day of Watauga; and six great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: Annie was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Alford and Frances Virginia Smith. Thomas Jefferson Alford, born Jan 1853, was the son of Jackson Alford, born in Jan. 1830, in St. Clair Co., AL. There is some disagreement about the father of Jackson Alford. It is possible that he was the son of Baldy Alford, born 1784 in NC. However, Sarah Alford, AAFA #0180, has done extensive research on this line of the family, and she does not agree. For information on Baldy and his father Isham, born 1755 in NC, see AAFA ACTION Spring 1999, pp. 4–6.
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A.R. “BUSTER” ALFORD
Source unknown
Probably Houston, TX—_____ February 1987
Published in AAFA ACTION, September 1990
Mr. A.R. “Buster” Alford, 73, died Monday February 23, 1987, in a local hospital. Houston resident for the past 65 years. Member of the Baptist Faith. Retired from Hughes Tool Company with 45 years of service. Member of The American Quarter Horse Association for 30 years.
Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Blanche E. Alford, Houston. Daughter, Mrs. Betty Kanka and husband Ken, Pasadena, Texas. Son, Billy Alford and wife Debbie, Deer Park, Texas. Grandchildren, Glynn and wife Debra Alford, Brandi Alford, Cathy Pittman, Dawn Pittman, Clint Pittman, Cody Pittman, Koy Alford, Cory Talent, Casey Talent. Great-granddaughter, McKenzie Alford. Brothers-in-law, Thurman and Marie Lucas, Ernest and Climmie Lucas, all of Houston.
Funeral services 3:00 p.m. Wednesday February 25, 1987, Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Chapel…. Interment Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Pallbearers: Spike Clover, Walter Ryne, Lubie Redman, Don Hausey, Jim Mueller, Rick Ricketson. Honorary Pallbearers: Former Co-workers of Hughes Tool Company.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Buster’s wife, Blanche Lucas Alford, in this compilation.
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ARTIE B. MILLER FURLOW ALFORD
DAILY SENTINEL
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co., TX—Tuesday, 25 April 2006
Funeral for Artie B. Furlow Alford, 82, of Huxley will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mangum Funeral Home Chapel, Center.... Burial will be in Strong Cemetery, Huxley. Alford died April 24, 2006, at her residence.
Born Oct. 1, 1923, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Jacob and Jenny McKenzie Miller. She was a member of Smyrna Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Fincher of Huxley; a brother, Larkin Miller of Austin; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren....
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AUDREY L. THOMAS ALFORD
Houston Chronicle
Houston, TX— Saturday, 18 July 1992
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1993
Audrey L. Alford entered eternal rest on July 13, 1992. She is survived by her son Mitchell Alford Jr., one grandson Quentin Alford, a special friend Joseph Poyote, parents Elton and Joice Thomas, one sister and five brothers. A host of nieces, nephews, relatives, friends. Mrs. Alford was employed by the Texas Employment Commission for 21 years. Wake was Friday July 17, 1992 7–9 P.M. Greater St. Matthew B.C. Funeral service Saturday July 18, 1992 at 11:00 a.m. at Greater St. Matthew B.C. 7701 Jutland. Interment: Houston Memorial Garden.
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AUGUSTA CECELIA WOHLEB ALFORD
DAILY TELEGRAM
Temple, Bell Co., TX—Wednesday, 19 July 2006
Services for Augusta Wohleb Alford, 95, of Temple are pending with Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.
Mrs. Alford died Monday, July 17, in a Galveston hospital
In another article:
DAILY TELEGRAM
Temple, Bell Co., TX—Saturday, 22 July 2006
Alford, Augusta Cecelia, 95, Temple, 2 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Entombment in Garden Memorial Mausoleum, St. Monica’s Catholic Cemetery, Cameron. Harper-Talasek Funeral Home, Temple, in charge.
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AUSTIN CHANCE ALFRED
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX—Saturday, 16 September 2000
Austin Chance Alfred, infant son of Stephanie Alfred of Beaumont, died on September 12, 2000 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. Graveside services were held at Live Oak Cemetery.
Survivors include a sister and a brother, April Alfred and Aaron Lewis both of Beaumont.
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AVA MINTNER ALFORD
VICTORIA ADVOCATE
Victoria, Victoria Co., TX—Monday, 14 August 2000
ALLETTSVILLE—Ava Alford, 105, of Hallettsville, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000.
She was born Nov. 12, 1894, in Sabine Parish, La., to the late Jacob Farrow and Linda Lee Carter Minter. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Hallettsville.
Survivors: daughter, Hazel Timm of Hallettsville; nine grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: husband, Lawrence Alford; one daughter; parents; four sisters; three brothers; three grandsons; and one great-grandson....
Services will be 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Hallettsville....
Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Pilgrim Baptist Church Cemetery in Many, La.... Kubena Funeral Home, Hallettsville....
Pallbearers: Pat Murphy, Bill Higgins, Bob Speed and Dub Allee.
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BARBARA ANN ALFORD
FORT WORTH STAR–TELEGRAM
Forth Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—October 10, 2002
FORT WORTH—Barbara Ann Alford, 68, a retired housekeeper, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Oct. 4, 2002, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1901 Amanda, the Rev. Karl Hockenhull, officiant. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: You may visit Barbara at the funeral home noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11, with the family present 7 to 8 p.m. in the main chapel.
Survivors: Children, Michael Crawford and wife, Marilyn, Patricia Shelton and Steven Fisher; sister, Dorothy Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors, 4000 Miller Ave., (817) 531-8666.
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BARBARA ISABELLE CHURCH ALVORD
MORNING NEWS
Dallas, TX—Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Photo from:
Making Everlasting Memories
www.mem.com
Memorialized by:
Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home, Dallas, TX
Alvord, Barbara Isabelle Church died in Dallas on May 18, 2008. Born in Norwich, CT, on June 26, 1925, Barbara was 82 years old. She grew up in Norwich, graduated from Wheaton College in Massachusetts, worked for JH Whitney in New York and IBM in Denver and New York. Barbara met and married Ben Alvord while both worked for IBM. Shortly thereafter she became a full time mother for Christy Alvord, now Christy Alvord Eveland of Jacksonville, FL. Coming from a long line of New Englanders, Barbara was skeptical when Ben was asked by his employer, WR Grace, to move to Dallas in 1975. However, the move has been a great success. Both Barbara and Ben have enjoyed their lives and wonderful friends in Dallas over the past 33 years. While chemistry was Barbara’s college major, she took art history as an elective her senior year and found her passion. She became a docent for SMU’s Meadows Museum and greatly enjoyed the stimulation and people for over twenty years. Chemistry may have found its way into the kitchen. Barbara loved to cook, much to the delight of friends and family. She also was an enthusiastic participant in the Highland Park Presbyterian Church’s choir until declining health caused her resignation. In addition to her husband, daughter and son-in-law, Christopher Eveland, Barbara is survived by a brother, Kenneth Church, sister-in-law, Lynn Church, both of West Chester, PA, two nieces, a nephew and their families. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 23, 2008, at Sparkman/Hillcrest Northwest Highway Chapel, David Davidson officiating. Memorial donations may be made to the National Ataxia Foundation, 2600 Fernbrook Lane, Suite 119, Minneapolis, MN 55447-4752 (www.ataxia.org/giving) or a charity of your choice. Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home and Cemetery 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. (214) 363-5401 Dignity Memorial.
AAFA NOTES: Many uncaptioned family photos are posted at Making Everlasting Memories.
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BARRETT HALLFORD
STAR-TELEGRAM
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—Saturday, 20 July 2002
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 2003
FORT WORTH—Barrett Hallford, 74, a retired auditor for the Tarrant County auditor’s office, passed away Friday, July 19, 2002, at a local hospital.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Monday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church building fund, 7001 Trail Lake Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76133.
Barrett Hallford was a longtime member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Hallford retired from the Tarrant County auditor’s office after 20 years of devoted employment.
Survivors: His wife of 52 years, Shirley Hallford of Fort Worth; son, Michael Barrett Hallford of Fort Worth; daughter, Robin McReynolds and her husband, Bruce, of Crowley; grandchildren, Holland Elizabeth McReynolds and Tyler Barrett McReynolds, both of Crowley; sisters, Mrs. Vernon McCall of Montgomery and Mrs. James Beights of Lubbock; brother, Joseph C. Hallford Jr. of Fort Stockton; and several nieces and nephews. Laurel Land Funeral Home 7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his brother John Duncan Hallford in this compilation.
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BENJAMIN ALFRED
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX— Fri., 21 Nov 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1998
Benjamin Alfred, 53, of Lake Charles, La. died Nov. 15 at LBJ Hospital in Houston.
Funeral will be at 8 p.m. today at Greater St Joseph Baptist Church in Fenton, La., with burial Saturday at the church cemetery under the direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel in Lake Charles.
A native of Houston, he lived in Lake Charles a number of years.
Survivors include sisters, Bernice Hale of Houston, Blanche Roland of Richmond, Calif., Lurdy Alfred of Lake Charles and Betty Spikes of Fenton; and brothers, the Rev. Eddie Alfred, Hayward Alfred, Luther Alfred, Earlvin Alfred and Melvin Alfred, all of Fenton.
In another article:
AMERICAN PRESS
Lake Charles, LA—Fri., 21 Nov 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1998
FENTON—Funeral services for Benjamin Alfred, 53, will be at 8 p.m. today, Nov. 21, in Greater St. Joseph Baptist Church.... Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Greater St. Joseph Cemetery under direction of Fondel Memorial Chapel of Kinder…. Mr. Alfred died at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997, in a Houston hospital. A native of Fenton, he lived in Houston for many years. Survivors include four sisters, Bernice Hale of Houston, Blanche Roland of Richmond, Calif., Lurdy Alfred of Lake Charles and Betty Spikes of Fenton; five brothers, Rev. Eddie Alfred, and Hayward, Luther, Earlvin and Melvin Alfred, all of Fenton.
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BENNETT JAMES ALFORD
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
Dallas, TX—Sat., 25 June 1994
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1995
Bennett James “B.J.” Alford, born July 13, 1917, died June 24, 1994. Member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Employed by Bell Telephone for thirty years. Survived by wife, Drucilla Alford; one son, Greg Alford; step–son, James Turner; step–daughter, Carolyn Pruiett; two brothers, Jim & Paul Alford; sister, Jewel Thomas; eight grandchildren; six great–grandchildren; four nephews, ten nieces and many friends….
Services 2:00 P.M. Sunday, June 26, 1994, Lamar & Smith Chapel…. Interment will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday at Pickton Cemetery, Pickton, Texas. In lieu of usual remembrances, memorials may be made to Irwindell Methodist Church, 324 S. Westmoreland Road, Dallas, Texas 75211.
AAFA NOTES: Bennett was the youngest son of Bennett Jefferson Alford4 (James Henry3, John Madison2, John1). Bennett’s first wife was Audrey Moore. Drucilla Margaret Finklea, who died 1 Feb 1997, was his second wife. She had previously been married to Fred Calvin Turner.
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BERNADETTE ALFORD
HOUSTON POST
Houston, Harris Co., TX—March 1991
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1995
Bernadette Alford passed Monday, March 24, 1991 in a local hospital. Survivors are husband, Harvey Alford, two sons, parents. Wake service Wednesday night, 8–10 p.m. Calhoun Chapel. Funeral service Thursday 11:00 a.m. Calhoun Chapel…. Interment Houston Memorial Gardens.
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BERNICE KATHLEEN ALFORD
Sister-in law of Jack Delaye Alford, AAFA #0543
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX—1 Feb 1996
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1997
Bernice Kathleen Alford, age 78, died January 30, 1996, at St. Elizabeth Hospital following a lengthy illness which she met with grace and dignity. Mrs. Alford was born January 25, 1918, in Rice, Texas, the daughter of Doriss D. and Ethel Dyer Lessiter. Her father died in 1919 and her mother married Louis Edward Lentz of Malone, Texas in 1920.
Mrs. Alford graduated from Malone High School and Cosmetology in Houston, Texas. During the time she was in Houston, she was a stylist and manicurist to Oveta Culp Hobby, head of the WAC’s during World War II. While in Houston, she met her future husband, Jasper Newell Alford, Jr., a soldier with the 97th Infantry Division. They were married December 26, 1941.
During Mrs. Alford’s illness, her husband never left her side and cared for her with constant devotion and love. She will always be his “Baby.” Mrs. Alford resided in Beaumont for 34 years before moving to Silsbee upon Mr. Alford’s retirement from Mobil Oil. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Silsbee.
In addition to her beloved husband, Jasper Newell Alford, Jr., she is survived by two daughters, Susan Allen of Waco, Texas, Claudia K. Presley of Pt. Neches; one son, Jimmy N. Alford of Wisconsin, two grandsons, John Jay Etheredge of Dallas, Texas, and Patrick Alford of Pt. Neches, and one great granddaughter.
Bernice will always be remembered for her love of her family and her beauty as a person not only outwardly but in her heart….
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Bernice’s husband, Jasper Newell Alford, in this compilation.
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BERTHA ALFORD MCCLELLAND
THE TIMES
Shreveport, LA—2 January 2002
FORT WORTH [Tarrant Co.], TX—Bertha Alford McClelland, 88, passed away on November 23, 2001, in Fort Worth, Texas. Memorial services were held on Sunday, January 5, 2002, at First Methodist Church in Natchitoches. Her body was donated to medical science at LSUMC in Shreveport.
Born on February 9, 1913, she was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J.M. Alford. She graduated from Byrd High in 1930, attended Centenary College and graduated from Northwestern in Natchitoches. She married L.M. McClelland in 1937 and resided in Natchitoches where she was Supervisor of Child Protection at the Natchitoches Welfare Department.
Her parents, her husband, and siblings, Edgar Alford, Mary Foye, and Carrie Mae Adger, and Jo Masingill preceded her in death.
Daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Kenneth E. and Carrie McClelland Hinze and granddaughter, Amy Hinze, of Fort Worth, and grandson, Wesley Hinze of Waco, and a sister, Gladys Wilson of Florida, survive her.
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BERTIE HALL DAVIS ALFORD HENDERSON
Mother of Evonne Alford Salmons Alford, AAFA #0130
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Houston, TX—Friday, 1 Aug 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 1998
Bertie H. Alford Henderson
March 1, 1910 - July 30, 1997
Funeral services for Bertie H. Alford Henderson, 87 of Rosenberg are scheduled for 2 PM Saturday, August 2, 1997 from Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Caldwell. Interment will be in Caldwell Masonic Cemetery. Memorial Service will be held Friday, August 1, 1997, 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Rosenberg. Mrs. Henderson died Wednesday evening [July 30] in Richmond.
She was born March 1, 1910 in Ringgold, Louisiana to J.H. and Bertie Bailey Hall. She grew up in Willis, TX and was educated at Sam Houston State University where she was a member of Epsilon Sigma Phi. She taught Home Economics in Thorndale public schools, and retired in 1971 after serving as Burleson County and Fort Bend Extension Home Economist. She served as Assistant State Director for American Association of Retired Persons 1976-80. She was a life long member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors included two daughters, Barbara Davis Zapalac of Houston and Evonne Alford Salmons of Rosenberg; a sister, Mildred Inglehart of Houston; two sisters-in-law Sue Hall of Wharton and Nancy Hall of Conroe; four step-children, Phil Alford, Jr. of Lewisville, AR, Earlene Schmidt, Doug Henderson and Ed Henderson all of Tomball; three grandchildren; sixteen step-grandchildren; two great granddaughters and numerous nieces and nephews.
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home of Caldwell in charge of arrangements (409) 567-3232.
AAFA NOTES: Bertie Hall married (1) _____ Davis. She married (2) Philip Alford, born 17 Aug 1898 in Burleson Co., TX and died 3 Apr 1970 in TX. Philip was the son of Halcut Alford and Mary Jane Scott. Bertie married (3) _____ Henderson. Bertie and Philip had one daughter, Evonne Lynne Alford, born 19 July 1945—AAFA #0130.
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BESS CECILE CLARK ALFORD
ROCKDALE REPORTER
Rockdale, Milam Co., TX—_____ September 1974
Alford, Bess Clark (Mrs. Nathaniel Ezekiel) of Rockdale. Age 71. Died September 4, 1974, in a Temple hospital after a lingering illness. Services held (Fri.) at the First Baptist Church in Rockdale....
Burial IOOF Cemetery. Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Alford, nee Bess Clark, daughter of the late Jim & Mattie Worley Clark was born 1/12/1903 in Milam County and attended Thorndale Public Schools. Member of the First Baptist Church in Rockdale for many years.
Preceded in death by 3 brothers and a sister. Survivors: Husband, N.E. Alford and son, Zeke Alford, both of Rockdale; sister, Mrs. George (Mattie) Andrews of Houston; 2 grandchildren; several nieces & nephews.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth date of Bess Alford (SS# issued in TX), and give her death date as Sept 1974.
Her death certificate, which provides her middle name, says she died 4 Sept 1974 in Temple, Bell Co., TX, age 71. Her parents are identified as James A. Clark and Mattie Worley. Her place of burial is listed only as Rockdale, TX, which was also her residence. Her death certificate confirms her birth date and place. She died of coronary thrombosis. Her parents are identified as Robert Runels and Elizabeth Crawford. [Texas Deaths, 1890–1976 (FamilySearch Labs) <http://labs.familysearch.org/>]
See the obituary of her son Nathaniel Ezekiel “Zeke” Jr. in this article.
We published an article about Bess’s husband in the Fall 1998 issue: “Nathaniel Ezekiel Alford of Rockdale, Texas.”
This obituary was originally posted to the Milam County, TX, Ancestry.com message board showing a publication date of August 1994 and a death date of 17 August 1994. That is the death date of her husband, Nathaniel Ezekiel Alford, Sr. A re-check of the text was requested without results. As of November 2008, the original obituary message has disappeared. We are including this obituary with a corrected death date and publication date since the other text seems correct, but it is undoubtedly not verbatim.
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BESSIE AUDRY ROBINS ALFORD
Mother of Marjorie Faye Alford McDaniel, AAFA #0078
TEXARKANA GAZETTE
Texarkana, Bowie Co., TX—31 Oct 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1998
Nashville, AR—Bessie A. Alford, 83, of Athens, Texas formerly of Nashville, died Wednesday, Oct 29, 1997, in an Athens nursing home.
Mrs. Alford was born July 20, 1914, in Ozan, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Fern Freel Sunday School Class and XYZ Club.
Survivors include one son, Edwin Alford of Nashville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marjorie and Clyve McDaniel of Athens and Jean and Calvin Climer of Burleson, Texas; one sister, Ailene Brandon of Nashville; four grandchildren, Mike Climer and Kevin Climer of Arlington, Texas, Kristin Tibbits of Little Rock and Rebecca Alford of Nashville; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services will be 2 pm Saturday at Latimer Funeral Home Chapel…. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park....
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ATHENS DAILY REVIEW
Athens, TX—Tues., 4 Nov 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1998
Services for Bessie A. Alford, 83, of Athens and formerly of Nashville, Arkansas, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Latimer Funeral Home Chapel in Nashville.... Burial was in Restland Memorial Park in Nashville. Local arrangements were under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home of Athens.
Mrs. Alford died Wednesday [29 Oct 1997] at South Place Nursing Center in Athens.
She was born July 20, 1914, in Ozan, Arkansas, to Ed and Georgia Benefield Robins. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Nashville, Fern Freel Sunday school class, and the XYZ Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alva Alford on March 19, 1992; a twin brother, Jessie Robins; and a sister, Ruby Webb.
Mrs. Alford is survived by her son, Ed Alford of Nashville, Arkansas; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marjorie and Clyve McDaniel of Athens and Jean and Calvin Climer of Burleson; sister, Ailene Brandon of Nashville, Arkansas; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews....
AAFA NOTES: We published the obituary of Bessie’s husband, Alva Joshua Alford, in March 1993.
Alva was a great-grandson of Madison Ewing Alford and Nancy Orrick.
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BESSIE J. ALFORD
STAR-TELEGRAM
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—Tuesday, 10 December 1991
Published in AAFA ACTION, March 1992
Photo from http://teafor2.com/Callaway.htm
Bessie J. Alford of Hurst, a homemaker, died Sunday at a Euless nursing center. She was 87. Graveside service: 2 p.m. today in Calloway Cemetery. Arrangements: Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst.
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BESSIE LOU KIRKPATRICK ALFORD
SABINE INDEX
Many, Sabine Parish, LA—21 December 1972
Mrs. Eugene Alford, 59, of Houston, died Wednesday, Dec. 13 [Dec 14 on death certificate], in the M.D. Anderson Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services were held Friday, Dec. 15, in Houston.
Mrs. Alford was a former resident of Sabine Parish, and has a number of relatives living here.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene Alford of Houston; two brothers, George Kirkpatric of New Orleans, and Johnnie Kirkpatric of West Texas, and several nieces and nephews.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Bessie Alford (SS# issued in LA) was born 4 June 1912; her death date is listed as _____ Dec 1972.
Her death certificate, which provides her middle name, confirms her birth date but says she died 14 Dec 1972. She was age 60 and died of ovarian cancer. Her parents are identified as Ed Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Barnes. Her place of burial is listed as Brookside Memorial Park in Houston, TX. Her death certificate confirms her birth date and place. She died of coronary thrombosis. Her parents are identified as Robert Runels and Elizabeth Crawford. [Texas Deaths, 1890–1976 (FamilySearch Labs) <http://labs.familysearch.org/>]
See the obituary of her husband, Eugene Field Alford, in the Louisiana Obituaries compilation.
Eugene Field Alford was the son of Needham J. Alford and Emma Miller. He married Bessie Lou Kirkpatric. [Her maiden name is spelled Kirkpatrick on her death certificate.] They had no children.
Eugene’s Alford lineage: Eugene Field 1899 LA1, Needham Judge 1863 LA2, William Theodore 1832 LA3, Needham Judge 1789 NC4, Jacob 1761 NC5, Julius 1717VA6, James 1687 VA7.
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BESSIE MAE SMITH ALFORD
LUFKIN DAILY NEWS
Lufkin, TX—Wed., 28 October 1998
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
Graveside services for Bessie Mae (Smith) Alford, 87, of Lufkin, were held at 3 pm Tuesday in the Odd Fellow Cemetery in Carthage....
Mrs. Alford was born Jan 22, 1911 in Blocker and died Oct 25, 1998 in San Augustine. She was the retired owner of Sabine Movie Theatre in Hemphill.
Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Warren Stewart, Jr.; one grandson and wife; brother-in-law and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Smith; two nephews and one niece. Taylor Funeral Home, Timpson, directors.
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BETTY ALFORD DEGAN
DENTON RECORD-CHRONICLE
Denton, Denton Co., TX—Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Betty Alford Degan, 81, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2008 after a brief battle with pneumonia. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 25, 1927, the daughter of Helen Newman Alford and Frank S. Alford who preceded her in death.
Having lost her father at age 6 and her mother at age 11, she was raised in Denton, Texas by her aunt Anna Alford. Betty was a graduate of North Texas State University in Denton, Texas holding a degree in Foods and Nutrition. After graduation from North Texas, she worked as a dietitian at a campus dormitory. Betty married Daniel Carl Degan, Jr. in July 1949 and soon thereafter they moved to Lewisville, Texas. They enjoyed 56 happy years together until Carl’s death in July 2005.
Betty had a love of art and theater. She was an avid bird watcher and loved to travel and photograph wildlife. Betty was a talented hand weaver and delighted her family and friends each year with hand-woven Christmas cards.
Betty was a quiet, elegant, and caring woman who loved her family dearly and always put them first. She volunteered her time extensively for many organizations including the PTA, the Denton Weaver’s Guild, the March of Dimes and the American Red Cross. She volunteered for the American Cancer Society, driving cancer patients to and from their doctor’s appointments and treatments.
She is survived by her daughter Karen Hammond and son-in-law George Hammond, son Daniel Carl Degan, III and daughter-in-law Cheryl Degan, grandsons Jason Hammond and Alex Degan, granddaughter Whitney Degan, and granddaughter-in-law Stacy Hammond, and great-grandson Chase Hammond.
Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home, 148 W. Church St., Lewisville, TX, 75057.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the North Texas Exes Alumni Association, P.O. Box 311250, Denton, TX 76203.
For online condolences please go to www.mulkeymason.com.
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BETTY CLAIRE CRAM ALFORD
ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, Taylor Co., TX—Friday, 24 June 2005
Betty Claire Alford, 84, of Cisco, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2005 in Princeton, New Jersey. Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Saturday at First United Methodist Church.... Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery directed by Kimbrough Funeral Home.....
Betty was born in Plainview, Texas on November 30, 1920 to Matt and Maude (Harris) Cram. She was a graduate of Texas Tech University and married Morris Alford on December 27, 1943 in Dallas; he preceded her in death on November 16, 1977. Betty worked at Olney Savings and for the last few years was secretary at Kimbrough Funeral Home. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she was organist and was a member of Stephen Ministry. She was active in many community activities and was a member of Cisco Civic League and several Bridge Clubs.
She was a beloved mother and best friend to her daughters, Claire Ann McNew and Kathy Gabler and their husbands, Jerry McNew of Princeton, New Jersey and Manny Gabler of Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also survived by grandchildren, John Michael McNew and Teri Minton of Seattle, Washington and Ryan McNew and April Hinds of Purdy, Missouri and nephew John Cram of Dallas....
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BETTY HALFORD BURKS
MORNING TELEGRAM
Tyler, Smith Co., TX—26 June 2003
QUITMAN [Wood Co.]—Services for Betty Halford Burks, 70, of Quitman, were held on Friday at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel in Quitman. Burial was in Boydstun Cemetery in Rockwall [Rockwall Co.]. Ms. Burks died on June 25 in Quitman.
She was born on January 24, 1933, in Fort Worth. She grew up in Rockwall and moved to Quitman in 1958. She was a special education teacher’s aide and a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her sons, Rob Burks of Alaska, and Rick Burks of Flint; daughter, Karen Cox of Plano; brother, Robert Halford of Garland; and four grandchildren.
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BETTY JANE ALFORD HART
BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX—Friday, 28 May 2004
WOODVILLE [Tyler Co.]—Betty Jane Alford Hart, 81, of Spurger passed away on May 26, 2004 at the Tyler County Hospital in Woodville. Funeral services were held on Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Spurger with burial following in Turner Branch Cemetery in Spurger. Riley Funeral Home in Woodville was in charge of arrangements.
Born on December 6, 1922 in Dallas, Texas, she lived in Spurger for many years. She was a 1944 graduate of Louisiana Tech University. She was a homemaker, a member of the First Baptist Church in Spurger, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star # 315 Spurger Chapter, a member of Giles Elementary PTA, and a Tyler County Home Demonstrator.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Ivy Hart of Spurger; children, Patricia Marie Sherman and her husband, Herb, of Longview, Albert Hart and his wife, Darlene, of Silsbee, Iva Thompson Hart and his wife, Margie, of Nederland, and Robert Hart and his wife, Penny, of West; ten grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
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BETTY LOU ALFORD JOHNSON
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Austin, TX—Mon., 8 Feb 1999
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1999
Betty Lou Alford Johnson passed away on Friday, February 5, 1999.
She was born at home in Charleston, South Carolina on August 23, 1929. Betty was a loving mother and grandmother to her five children, two daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law, and seven grandchildren. She is remembered lovingly by her other relatives, including her sister and her husband, five nieces and their families, and by many friends including Hughleen Erdeley, gained through a life of loving. Betty never met a stranger and always delighted in finding the connection between the people she met and her life.
She was born to Wardie and Corine Alford, who preceded her in death along with her two brothers, Bill and Rock.
She is survived by her son, Glenn E. Johnson, daughter-in-law Deborah Hill Johnson, and grandchildren, Jennifer Hill and David Glenn Johnson of Austin, Texas; son Henry A. Johnson, daughter-in-law, Lorraine Landers Johnson, and grandchildren, James, Andrew and Matthew Johnson of Hamburg, Germany; daughter, Carolyn Gayle Johnson and son-in-law, Thomas John Hotz of Austin, Texas; son, R. Eric Johnson of Los Angeles, California; daughter, Kathy Jordan, son-in-law, Jerry Jordan, and grandchildren, Tevis Jake and Arielle Elizabeth Jordan of Toluca Lake, California; sister, Ruth Alford McDonald, and husband, Fred N. McDonald of Greenville, South Carolina; and nieces, Pamela McDonald Cook of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; Elizabeth McDonald Dysart of Atlanta, Georgia; Rebecca McDonald Barnhill of Greenville, South Carolina; Linda Alford Wooten and Corinne Alford Van Sant of Columbia, South Carolina; and their families.
Visitation will be at Harrell Funeral Home, 4435 Frontier Trail, Austin on Monday, February 8, 1999, between 10 and 11 a.m. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on 2/8 at Austin Memorial Park....
Her sons, sons-in-law and grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
A memorial service will be held at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, 12955 Memorial Dr; Houston, TX at 2 pm on Tuesday, February 9, 1999.... Arrangements with Harrell Funeral Home, Austin 512-443-1366.
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BETTY POWELL ALVORD
AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
Austin, TX—16 May 1996
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1997
Betty Powell Alvord, age 69, of Austin left this Earth to meet her Heavenly Father on Monday, May 13, 1996.
She was preceded in death by her parents, E.J. and Earlie Riffle Powell and sister, Ellen Powell Roberts.
Survivors include her son, Michael Stanley Alvord of Austin; daughters Dawn Alvord Rapovich of Austin and Sandra Alvord Wieck of Florida; sisters, Kathryn Powell Stewart of Houston, Helen Powell Yant and Minnie Powell McCullough, both of Austin; brother, E. J. Powell Jr. of Austin; and grandchildren, Tim, Shelly, Kyle, Joseph, Nicole, Ryan and Kristen.
Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Fitzhugh Cemetery….
Arrangements by Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar, 452-8811.
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BEVERLY JEANE ALFORD
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Houston, Harris Co., TX—Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Beverly Jeane Alford was born March 9, 1931 and went to be with the Lord November 9, 2007. She was a native Houstonian and a graduate of Milby High School.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Nancy Wilhelm & husband Gregory, Kimberly Alford & husband Magdiel Morales, Karen House Morrison & husband Al and Sherri Clark, grandchildren, Katherine Torlay, Thomas Torlay, Derek Alford, Grady House, Sarah House, Krista Schwab & husband Jeremy and Kaitlin Clark, great grandchildren, Hallie Christian and Camdyn Schwab, sister, Judith Ann Hobbs.
A Celebration of Life Service will be 1:00 PM, Friday, November 16, 2007 at Brookside’s Chapel of Chimes. Inurnment will follow in Brookside Memorial Park Mausoleum.
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BILLY JOE ALFORD
TEXARKANA GAZETTE
Texarkana, Bowie Co., TX—5 June 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1998
Frankston, Texas—Billy Joe Alford, 69, of Frankston died Friday, May 30, 1997, in a Tyler, Texas hospital.
Mr. Alford was born Sep 24, 1927 in Clarksville, Texas. He was retired from Brown and Root Construction Co.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Alford of Frankston; one son, Gordon J. Alford of Bloomington, Texas; one daughter, Louise Stanley of Victoria, Texas; his mother, Ila Long of Frankston; three brothers, Tom Long of Victoria, John Ripley of Lake Palestine, Texas, and Gordon Louis Alford of Port Arthur, Texas; four sisters, Shirley Faye Jones of Texarkana, Rita Westbrook of Clarksville and Betty Jane Hogg and JoAnn Ross of Orange, Texas; four grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services were 4:30 pm Sunday at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel.... Burial was in Garden Oaks Memorial Park, Berryville, Texas.
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BISHOP MARVIN ALFRED
MORNING TELEGRAPH
Tyler, Smith Co., TX—Sat., 17 January 1987
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1995
GILMER—Services for Bishop Marvin Alfred, 90, Gilmer, are scheduled 2 p.m. Saturday in Croley Funeral Home chapel….
Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
Mr. Alfred died Thursday [15 Jan 1987] in a Gilmer hospital.
He was born April 23, 1896, in Gregg County. Mr. Alfred was a retired farmer and a World War I veteran. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Gilmer.
Survivors include his wife, Willie Dee Alfred, Gilmer; two sons, Richard Alfred, Tyler, and Hamp Alfred, Houston; one sister, Annie Jones, Longview; six grandchildren, eight great–grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Gipson, Dan Evans, Skeet Abney, Otis Medlin, Russell Alford and Dan Holmes.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Willie Alfred, and his brother Samuel Mathew Alford in this compilation. The family seems to have used both Alfred and Alford.
In the 1910 census of Upshur Co. we find James R. and Julia Alfred with a son Marvin, born about 1896. James R. Alford, the father, was born in Alabama about 1849 and Julia in Georgia about 1863. In 1920 Upshur County there is a listing for Marven Alfred and wife Willie.
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BLANCHE HALFORD LUTTRELL
FORT WORTH STAR–TELEGRAM
Forth Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—October 6, 2001
AZLE—Blanche Halford Luttrell, 87, a homemaker, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, in Azle.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood Chapel. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park.
Blanche Halford Luttrell was born Sept. 8, 1914, in Hood County, the daughter of George W. Halford and Annie Knight Halford. She married Jeff Davis Luttrell on Dec. 25, 1931, in Seymour. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was blessed with five children, 17 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 31 great-great-grandchildren.
Blanche was preceded in death by her loving husband of 54 years; son, Calvin C. Lutrell; and grandson, Roger Pierce.
Survivors: Daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and George Deeds of Azle, Sallie and Bob New of Weatherford, Jeffie and Walter Johnson of Rhinelander, Wis., and Nancy and Leroy Burlison of Cleburne; daughter-in-law, Janis Luttrell Flowers; and grandchildren, David L. Smith, Carol S. Rather, Joe Bob Smith, Nancy Ann Lanman, Gerald J. McManamy, Charles L. McManamy, Travis C. Hopkins, Sally L. Reynolds, William A. Pierce, Jeff S. Pierce, Roy D. Pierce, Danny W. Pierce, Michael S. Pierce, Edgar L. Burlison, Allen D. Burlison and Kevin R. Burlison.
Greenwood Funeral Home, 3100 White Settlement Road, (817) 336-0584.
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BLANCHE LUCAS ALFORD
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Houston, TX—_____ September 1990
Published in AAFA ACTION, September 1992
Mrs. Blanche Lucas Alford, 76, died Tuesday September 11, 1990 in a Pasadena hospital. Houston and Pasadena resident for 65 years. Member of the Easthaven Baptist Church. Retired from Hughes Tool Company. Preceded in death by her husband, A.R. “Buster” Alford.
Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Betty Pittman of Pasadena, son, Billy Alford and wife, Debbie of Deer Park; Grandchildren, Cathy Dawn, Clint and Cody Pittman, Glynn and wife Traci Alford, Brandi Alford, Kay Alford, Cory Talent, and Casey Talent. Great-granddaughter, McKenzie Alford. Brothers, Thurman and Marie Lucas, Ernest and Clemmie Lucas, all of Houston.
Graveside services and interment will be held Friday, September 14, 1990 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery….
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Blanche’s husband, A.R. “Buster”, who died 23 February 1987, probably in Houston.
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BOBBIE BARNETT ALFORD
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Houston, TX—Wednesday, 3 July 1991
Bobbie Alford, 52, passed away July 2, 1991. Survived by husband, Glenn Doyle Alford, daughters, Janet and husband Eugene Collier, Shari and husband Stephen Boyce, grandchildren, Brian Alford, Joseph Collier, Heather Collier, Stephanie Boyce, brothers, Raymond, Frankie, Cecil, Curtis and Ralph Barnett. Sisters, Hazel Dubose, Ottie Dell Willis, Alta Mae Ayers, Ollie Barnett, Jonan Eberlan and Jackie Stephens. Numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be July 3, 1991 at 2 p.m. Pace Stancil Chapel. Burial in Oak Shade Cemetery....
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BOBBIE JUNE ALFORD SLAUGHTER GARDNER
DALLAS MORNING NEWS
7/9/2008
Gardner, Bobbie June Alford Slaughter—Bobbie went to be with the Lord on July 5, 2008. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Faye Alford and son, Richard Slaughter. She worked at Western Electric, AT&T and Lucent in Mesquite Texas, where she moved her family to in 1964. She is the beloved sister of Robert E. Alford. Mother of Kathy Ross and husband, Jim, Cindy Ford and husband, Charlie, Linda Lee, John Slaughter and wife, Tammy, Steven Gardner and wife, Cindy. She is Mema to 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She gave our lives, love, patience and understanding. She will be missed by everyone whose life she touched. We love you, Mom! Family will receive friends Wednesday July 9, 2008 from 6-8pm at the funeral home. Services will be 10am Thursday July 10, 2008 at Grove Hill Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Grove Hill Memorial Park. Grove Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery 3920 Samuell Boulevard (214) 388-8887 Dignity Memorial.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Bobbie June Gardner (SS# issued in TX) was born 9 Nov 1931. Her last residence is listed as Mesquite, Dallas Co., TX.
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BRAWNES ALFORD BENNETT
EXPRESS NEWS
San Antonio, TX—29 March 2001
Brawnes Alford Bennett, 88, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on March 28, 2001.
Her first husband, Wesley A. Alford, and second husband, Lynn Bennett, preceded her in death. She is survived by one son, Lloyd Alford and wife, Ruth; three grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one great great grandchild; and one sister, Lois Perkins of Palestine, Texas.
Funeral services were held on Friday, March 30, 3001 at Southside Funeral Home. Interment followed in San Fernando No. 3.
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BRIAN A. ALFORD
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Houston, Harris Co., TX—Tuesday, 11 March 2003
A memorial service in loving memory of
BRIAN A. ALFORD
Aug. 24, 1950 - March 7, 2003
will be held on March 11, 2003 at 1:00pm, Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1612 Meadow Edge Drive, Spring, Texas 77388, 281-353-4413.
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BRITTANY RUNARA ALFORD
THE STATE
Columbia, Richland Co., SC—26 July 2001
KILLEEN, Texas—Services for Brittany Runara Alford, 12, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, Lake City, with burial in Rest Lawn Cemetery directed by Green’s Funeral Home.
Brittany died Friday. Born in Savannah, she was a daughter of Cynthia Alford Carr and Eric Craig Gore. She was a seventh grader at Rancier Middle School, Killeen, Texas.
Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Michael Carr; brother, Randall Carr; father; maternal grandparents; paternal grandparents; maternal great grandparents; aunts and an uncle.
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BUELL E. “BRUCE” ALFORD
Light & Champion
Center, TX—Friday, 5 March 1993
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1993
Funeral services for Buell E. (Bruce) Alford, 88, of Tenaha [Shelby County, TX] were held at 2 p.m. March 3 at the First Baptist Church in Tenaha with Rev. Bill Holmes officiating. Burial was in the Corinth Cemetery.
Mr. Alford died March 1 at Panola Hospital in Carthage.
He was a native of Tenaha, born Nov. 6, 1904, the son of Gilbert Alford and Sudie Oliver Alford.
He is survived by daughters, Dena Holmes of Carthage and Joe Ann Herndon of Carthage; son, Charles E. Alford of Shreveport, La.; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren; brother, Noble Alford of Center; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were members of the Tenaha Masonic Lodge.
Mangum Funeral Home directed the arrangements.
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BUENA S. ALFORD
STAR-TELEGRAM
Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX—Tuesday, 17 January 2006
Buena S. Alford, 89, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006.
Memorial service: pending.
Memorials: National Kidney Foundation.
Buena was born Oct. 14, 1916. She was a very special person to everyone who knew her. We will miss her dearly.
Survivors: Sister, Lavonne Layne; nieces, Caryn Tate, Melody Pankonien, Amber Bruce, Lisa Wallace; nephews, Michael McGill, Sonny Tracy; many great-nieces and great-nephews; other family who loved her; beloved pet, Shasta.
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C.B. “BUSTER” HALFORD
TIMES RECORD NEWS
Wichita Falls, TX—28 Nov 1998
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1999
CHILDRESS, Texas—C.B. “Buster” Halford, 86, of Childress died Thursday, Nov. 26, 1998. Services were at 4 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church.... Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Mr. Halford was born Oct. 20, 1912, in High Point Community, Childress County. He and Roselee Hunt were married Aug. 10, 1930. He was a member of Hughes Bible Class of First United Methodist Church of Childress. A son, L.J. Halford died in 1979.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Linda Blackburn of Owasso, Okla., and Geraldine Seal of Childress; two sons, Clinton, and Harold both of Childress; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren....
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C.P. ALFORD
THE HERALD
Meeker, CO—10 January 1963
Published in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1999
Mrs. Mildred Budge received word this week that Mr. C.P. Alford had passed away on Christmas Eve at a hospital in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Alford had not been in good health for some months, but he suffered a stroke that day from which he did not rally.
Mr. Alford was the husband of Lenor Coordes Alford and the son-in-law of Mr. & Mrs. James Coordes, pioneer residents of upper White river. Mr. Alford often visited in Meeker before Mr. & Mrs. Coordes passed away and had many friends here. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Their home was in Iraan, Texas.
AAFA NOTES: Neither C.P. nor his wife appear in the Social Security Death Index, so he was probably fairly old when he died.
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CAMILLE GRIGSBY ALFORD
ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS
Abilene, TX—23 June 1998
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 1999
Camille Grigsby Alford, of Abilene, died Monday at a Baird nursing home.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Loraine Cemetery, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory.
Mrs. Alford was born in Ruston, La., where she graduated from high school before attending Louisiana Tech University. She worked for the U.S. government in Little Rock, Ark., and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, Calif., before moving to Abilene in 1971. She worked for the Hardin-Simmons University Registrar’s Office, Taylor County Clerk’s office and for several years at the federal courthouse. She was a member of First Baptist Church, where she volunteered at the Family Life Center for several years. She was a former member of Key City Chapter of American Business Women’s Association and Business and Professional Women’s Club. She was a member of Abilene Garden Club. She married Robert P. Alford in Little Rock; he preceded her in death.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews....
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CAROLYN MARIE SUMMERS ALFORD
LONGVIEW NEWS-JOURNAL
Longview, Gregg Co., TX—Monday, 25 February 2008
LINDEN—Carolyn Marie Alford, 60, of Linden, died February 23, 2008, at a Longview hospital. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Reeder-Davis-Schindler Funeral Home.
Born May 19, 1947, in Benton Harbor, Mich., she is survived by her husband, Odus Alford; and brother, Leon Summers.
Online guestbook may be signed at www.reeder-davis.com.
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CAROLYN SUE ALFORD SMITH
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Houston, TX—Friday, 20 February 1998
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 2004
Carolyn Sue Smith, 58, of Houston, died Thursday, February 19, 1998, at Cy-Fair Hospital. Mrs. Smith was born in Galveston, Texas in September 8, 1939, to Carroll W. Alford and Mildred Cooper Alford. Sue worked for Marley Cooling Tower Company. She was an avid supporter of the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department.
She was a very caring, outgoing, and loving mother, sister, aunt and friend. Sue is survived by her son, Sean Smith; sister, Barbara (Bobbie) Bradshaw; grandson, Clint Nixon; niece, Cyndi Bradshaw; and grand nephew, Nicolas Bratton. The family will receive friends from 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Friday, February 20, 1998, at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway at Eldridge. Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 A.M. Saturday, February 21, 1998 in the chapel of Memorial Oaks Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in the Memorial Oaks Mausoleum.
AAFA NOTES: Carolyn’s father, Carroll Woodrow Alford, was born May 17, 1913 and died July 24, 1989 SSN 465-03-1198. He married Mildred L. Cooper Nov. 20, 1937. Carroll was the son of Jacob Alford and Catherine Davis. They trace their ancestry to the William Alford who died 1825 in Hancock Co., GA and is supposed to be the son of James Alford born about 1687 in Virginia.
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CARRIE ALICE NICKELS ALFORD
Mother of Rose Alford Shelton, AAFA #0192
ROCKDALE REPORTER
Rockdale, Milam Co., TX—17 May 1990
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 1998
Funeral services for Carrie Alice (Nickels) Alford, 71, were held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, in Forest Grove Christian Church with burial in Forest Grove Cemetery….
Mrs. Alford died Sunday, May 13, in Richards Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. She had resided in Bremond for the past 5 1/2 years, moving there from Sugarland where she had lived for 33 years.
She was born March 12, 1919, in the Hicks community of Milam County to Mr. and Mr. George W. (Sarah Frances Cotton) Nickels.
She was a supervisor at Texas Instruments, retiring in 1984 after being employed by that company for 16 years.
On Nov. 9, 1935, she and . Alford;Clarence E. Alford were married at First Christian Church in Rockdale.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence E. Alford, on June 18, 1986; her parents, George W. Nickels on Dec. 13, 1957, and Sarah Frances Nickels on July 21, 1986; an infant brother, Oliver; an infant sister, Sis; and a sister, Florence Ann Criddle.
Survivors include three sons Clarence Wayne Alford of Bremond, George Alford of Guy and Curtis Alford of Bremond; four daughters, Faye Blackmon of Yuma, Arizona, Twila Gibson of Fresno, Texas, Rita Oliver of New Caney and Rose Shelton of El Campo; two brothers, George (Buck) Nickels of Rockdale and James (Dunk) Nickels of Big Lake; also, 25 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
Pall bearers were Wayne Alford, George Alford, Curtis Alford, Henry Kyle, Larry Nickels, Dennis Hebert, Roger Hebert and Wayne McAdams.
Mrs. Alford was a member of the Forest Grove Christian Church and was a former member of First Baptist Church of Sugarland. She enjoyed gardening, yard work and sewing.
Phillips & Luckey—Rockdale.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of Carrie’s husband, Clarence Alford, who died in 1986.
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CARROLL W. ALFORD
HOUSTON POST
Houston, Harris Co., TX—Mon., 24 July 1989
Published in AAFA ACTION, Winter 1999
Carroll W. Alford, 76, died Monday, July 24, 1989. He was a supervisor with the Spring Branch School District. Mr. Alford is survived by his daughters Carolyn Sue Smith and Barbara Bradshaw; grandchildren, Sean Smith and Cynthia Alaoui; great-grandchild, Joseph Alaoui. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, 1989 in Waltrip Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow in Memorial Oaks Cemetery....
AAFA Notes: This is probably the Carroll Alford enumerated in Bowie County, TX in 1920 as son of Jake and Katie Alford, who were Jacob Perry Alford and Mary Catherine Davis. They are descendants of the William Alford who died 1825 in Hancock County, GA—possibly a son of Lodwick Alford. Carroll would be a relative of AAFA members David Price, Jr., Beverly O’Neal Ellis, and Sandye Thompson.
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CATHERINE ALFORD FERGUSON
Source unknown
_____, TX—_____ August 1993
Published in AAFA ACTION, Spring 1998
Catherine Alford Ferguson, born in Spring Hope, North Carolina, age 78, late of Houston, died Monday, August 9, 1993. She is survived by her husband, Fred J. Ferguson; son, Fred J. Ferguson, Jr. and his wife Rosemary; granddaughter, Jana F. Lohse and husband Albert R. Lohse; and two great-grandsons, Ryan and Tyler, all of Houston. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., on Wednesday, August 11, 1993, at the Bear Creek United Methodist Church, with Dr. Jack Albright officiating. Interment will be in Canton, North Carolina. Memorials may be made to Bear Creek United Methodist Church, 16000 Rippling Water, Houston, Texas 77084.
AAFA NOTES: The 1920 Census of Nash Co., NC, shows a Catherine Alford, age 4, daughter of John and Annie Alford, both age 33—all born in NC.
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CATHERINE GRACE GUYNES ALFORD
Wife of D.L. Alford Jr., AAFA #0054
Mother of Daniel Lee Alford III, AAFA #0170, and James J. Alford, AAFA #0058
Grandmother of Daniel Lee Alford IV, AAFA #0166, and Michael Bruce Alford, AAFA #0244
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION EAGLE
Bryan, Brazos Co., TX—9 October 2000
May 9, 1915 – Oct. 7, 2000
CALDWELL—Services for Catherine Grace Alford, 85, of Caldwell are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church in Caldwell…. Burial will be in the Caldwell Masonic Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell.
Mrs. Alford died Saturday at her home.
She was born in Franklin and was a longtime resident of Caldwell. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Caldwell, the Burleson County Historical Society, the Caldwell Rotary Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. She played the organ for the First United Methodist Church and the First Presbyterian Church for many years and was a partner with her husband in the operation of Alford & Company Insurance and the Surrey Inn & Restaurant. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Survivors include her husband, D.L. Alford Jr. of Caldwell; two sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel Lee III and Mary Collerain Alford and James J. and Kathryn Burgess Alford, all of Caldwell; two sisters, Nancy Agnew of Vernon, Texas, and Anne Wear of Grand Prairie, Texas; four grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter….
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CECIL CARL “DICK” ALLFORD
ODESSA AMERICAN
Odessa, TX—14 February 1997
Published in AAFA ACTION, Summer 1998
Cecil Carl “Dick” Allford, 72, a retired farmer, of Kermit, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1997, in Dallas.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in W.W. Rix Chapel. Burial will be at the City of Lubbock Cemetery....
He was bor