WEST VIRGINIA 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 included 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: 16 JULY 2010
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ABIGAIL CRANOGWEN THOMAS ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 16 December 1968
Mrs. Abigail Alford,
83, of 930 Park St., St. Albans, died Sunday in Thomas Memorial Hospital. She
was a member of the St. Albans First Presbyterian Church.
Her son, Clyde
Alford, is the assistant football coach at St. Albans Junior High School and a
councilman in St. Albans.
Service will be
conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Bartlett Funeral Home in St. Albans by the
Rev. Leonard Underwood. Burial will be in Teays Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call at
the funeral home today.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA
NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Frank Leslie Alford in this
compilation.
She was born in1885
in OH, the daughter of Wyatt S. Thomas.
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ADA CATHERINE ALFORD ENNIS MCCOY
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 3 November 1998
HUNTINGTON—A. Catherine Ennis McCoy, 49, of Huntington died
Nov. 1, 1998, in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Buckhannon, after a short illness.
She was a supervisor at Oliver’s Restaurant,
Huntington, a part-time employee of the Wren’s Nest, St. Albans, and a Baptist.
Surviving: husband, Joseph McCoy; son, Darrell
Gene Ennis of Garretts Bend; brother, Wilbern Alford of Wilmington, N.C.;
sister, Ellen Harrison of Burgaw, N.C.; two grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Casdorph
& Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Clair W. Matz officiating.
Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar. Friends may call from 6 to 8
p.m. today at the funeral home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her father Andy William
Alford; her brother Jasper William Alford; and her half-brother Wilbern Lee
Alford in this compilation.
Catherine was born 23 Nov 1948, the daughter of
Andy William Alford and Oma Jane Wheeler. Her first husband was Larry Franklin
Ennis.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Ada Catherine 1948 WV1, Andy
William 1912 WV2, Lorenzo Dow 1883 WV3, James Bird 1855
VA4, Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6,
John 1735 Ireland7.
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ADA V. WOOFTER ALFRED
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 8 June 2000
RAVENSWOOD—Ada V. Alfred, 77, of Ravenswood, Jackson County,
died Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at home.
She was a homemaker, a member of Vaughn United
Methodist Church, Leachtown, and a native of Lewis County.
Surviving: husband, Harold C. “Bud” Alfred;
sons, Kent, Dean and Keith of Ravenswood, Don of Belpre, Ohio; brother, Lewis
Woofter of Hepzibah; sister, Irene Craft of Vienna; 11 grandchildren; one
great-grandchild.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Roush Funeral
Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Jim Echol officiating. A memorial service will
be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the chapel at Arlington Memorial Gardens,
Parkersburg. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Gardens....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
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AMY MARIE ALFORD THOMAS
Casdorph &
Curry Funeral Home
St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 17 April 2007
August 29, 1922 - April 17, 2007
Amy M. Thomas, 84, of Nitro, passed away
Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Heartland of Charleston.
She was the co-owner of Thomas Lawnmower in Nitro.
She was the last surviving child of the late
Jonas and Genevieve Alford. She was also preceded in death by her husband,
Forest Thomas, grandson, Robbie Adams, five brothers and three sisters.
Amy is survived by her sons, Ray Thomas and his
wife, Louise and Ron Thomas and his companion, Liz Rhodes, all of St. Albans;
daughter, Carol Sue Buck and her husband, Terry, also of St. Albans.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday,
April 20, 2007, at Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home, 110 B Street, St. Albans,
WV with Pastor Kenneth Coon officiating. Burial will follow in Cunningham
Memorial Park, St. Albans....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Amy M. Thomas (SS# issued in WV) was born 29 Aug 1922, last
residence Nitro, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her parents, Jonas Vernon
Alford and Geneva Cynthia Coon Alford; and her siblings Ruby Dell Alford Powell
and Woodrow Wilson Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Amy Marie 1922 WV1,
Jonas Vernon 1880 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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ANDY WILLIAM ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—14 December 1975
Andy William Alford, 66, of Rt. 1. Sod. Lincoln
County, died Saturday in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was
a retired farmer.
Surviving: wife Oma; daughters, Mrs. Ellen
Harrison of Amma, Mrs Catherine Ennis of St. Albans; sons, Jasper and Wilbern
both of St. Albans; brother, Palmer of Charleston; sisters, Mrs. Ova Thornton
of Beckley, Mrs. Onna McClure of Barboursville; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild.
Service will be 1 p.m. Monday in Casdorph-Curry
Funeral Home. St. Albans.... Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Park....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list his death.
See the obituaries of his children Ada Catherine
Alford Ennis McCoy and Jasper William Alford; his mother, Isabel Short
McCallister Alford; and his sisters Ova May Alford Thornton and Onna Ival
Alford McClure in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Andy William 1912 WV1,
Lorenzo Dow 1883 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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ANNA MARGARET DEUBEL ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Friday, 20 May 1960
POCA [Putnam Co.]—A long illness ended in death Thursday
[May 19] for Mrs. W.C. (Anna) Alford, 84, of Poca. She died at her home. She
was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Charleston and Rebekah Lodge No.
143 of Poca and St. Albans Chapter of Order of Eastern Star.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Mary Cary,
Mrs. Bertha Thomas and Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Stewart, all of Poca.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m.
at the Gatens Funeral Home at Poca.... Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial
Park at St. Albans.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituary of her husband, Walter Clyde Alford, in this compilation.
Her death certificate [West Virginia Division of
Culture and History] lists her middle name, her birth date 1 Feb 1876,
and her parents: John C. Deubel and Elizabeth Fulmer.
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ANNIE L. ALFORD CASH
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 12 September 1960
HAMLIN—Mrs. Annie Alford Cash,
81, of Garretts Bend [Lincoln Co.], died yesterday at her home after a short
illness. She was a member of the Church of Christ at Garretts Bend.
Surviving are four
sons, C.B. of.Garretts Bend, Denver of Griffithsville, Glen of Milton and
Destel of Charleston; three daughters, Mrs. J.W. Woodyard of Garretts Bend,
Mrs. H.W. Bishop of St. Albans and Mrs. Lloyd Eggleton of Scott Depot; three
brothers, J.V., L.D., and F.E. Alford of Garretts Bend; three sisters. Mrs. Lon
Spurlock, Mrs. Frank McCallister and Mrs.Cora Meadows of Hurricane; 14
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be
held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Dry Branch Elementary School by Minister Gerald
Watts. Burial will be in McDowell Cemetery at Garretts Bend. The body is at
Koontz Funeral Home here.
AAFA
NOTES: See the obituaries of her siblings Cora Alice Alford Meadows,
Georgia Allen Alford Spurlock, Fernandin Ezra Alford, and Jonas Vernon Alford
in this compilation.
Annie L. Alford was
born 15 Jan 1879 in Turkey Creek, Putnam Co., WV, the daughter of James Bird
Alford and Sarah Wheeler. She married William E. Cash.
Her lineage: Annie
L. 1879 WV1, James Bird 1855 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3,
George 1763 Ireland4, John 1735 Ireland5.
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ARMOND C. ALFORD
THE COURIER-JOURNAL
Louisville, KY—Wednesday, 21 April 1993
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
CENTRAL CITY [KY]—Armond Alford, 74, Charleston, W. Va.,
formerly of Central City, died Tuesday in Huntington, W. Va. Funeral, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Tucker Funeral Home....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Armond C. Alford (SS# issued in KY) was born 28 Aug 1918,
last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
Armond was born in Pike Co. KY, the son of
Harlan [was Hiram his middle name?] Alford and Ellen L. James. His family moved
to Braxton Co. WV by 1920 and his father died in Charleston, WV, in 1970. The
family is now divided between KY and WV. These are descendants of William
Alford and Elizabeth Penner of Warren Co. KY.
His lineage: Armond C. 1918 KY1,
Harlan 1894 KY2, Delaney 1871 KY3, Wilson L. 1840 KY4,
William 1804 VA5.
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BARBARA L. ALFRED SHAVER
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Sunday, 17 January 1999
ALUM BRIDGE—Barbara L. Shaver, 40, of Alum Bridge, Lewis
County, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1998, in United Hospital Center, Clarksburg,
after a long illness.
She was an agent with Real Estate Marketing and
a member of the Eagles Auxiliary 2481, Moose Lodge 1376, St. Boniface Catholic
Church, Leading Creek, and the church’s Altar Society.
Surviving: companion Rick Davidson; daughter,
Keely Riley of Alum Bridge; father and stepmother, Dewayne and Carlen Alfred of
Camden; stepfather and mother, John and Ada “Dot” Aman of Alum Bridge; brother,
Michael Alfred of Coxs Mills; maternal grandmother, Geneva Talbott of Camden.
Service will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Boniface
Catholic Church.... Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m. Sunday at Boyle Funeral Home, Weston, where there will be a rosary service
at 8.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
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BESSIE JOSEPHINE ALFORD MASSEY
[Although
Bessie died in OH, we are also including her obituary here because of her close
ties to WV.]
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 17 March 1975
PATRIOT [Gallia Co.], Ohio—Mrs. Bessie Alford Massey, 76, of
Patriot, Ohio, formerly of St. Albans and Nitro, was dead on arrival Sunday at
Holzer Hospital, Gallipolis, Ohio, following a long illness.
She was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church, near Tornado.
Surviving: husband, Harry Massey; daughters.
Mrs. Thelma McCallister, Mrs. Opal Miles and Mrs. Lucille White of St. Albans,
Mrs. Arlene Beaver of Libya, North Africa, Mrs. Jean Sanson of Masury, Ohio:
sons, Bradford of Patriot, Ohio, Eugene of Nitro; brothers, Romea Alford and
Elvin “Butch” Alford of South Charleston, the Rev. Herbert Alford of Scott
Depot; sisters, Miss Mamie Alford and Mrs. Alice Childress of South Charleston;
18 grandchildren; six great grandchildren.
The body is in Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St.
Albans. Arrangements are incomplete.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Bessie Massey (SS# issued in NC or WV) was born 29 Apr 1898,
last residence Patriot, Gallia Co., OH.
See the obituaries of her parents Columbus
Jackson Alford and Zora Alice Draper Alford; and siblings Elvin Samuel Alford, Roy
Washington Alford, Sylvia Elva Alford, Herbert Cecil Alford, and Mamie E.
Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Bessie Josephine 1898 WV1,
Columbus Jackson 1866 WV2, George Washington 1837 VA3,
Robert 1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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CLARK LEE ALFORD
[Although
he died in OH, we are also including his obituary here because of his close
ties to WV.]
BECKLEY POST-HERALD
Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV—Friday, 9 March 1951
HINTON, March 8—Clark L. Alford, 49, died at his home in
Columbus, O., Tuesday [March 6] at 10:15 p.m. after an extended illness. Mr.
Alford had moved to Columbus from Beckley in September, 1950. He was a former
employee of the Beckley Newspapers Corporation.
Mr. Alford was born at Marie, Summers County,
February 10, 1902, a son of the late O.B. and Norma Brown Alford. He was a
member of the West Park Methodist Church at Columbus, and the Lewisburg Masonic
Lodge. The body will be removed to the home of his sister, Mrs. Leonard Ballard
at Alderson Friday from the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m.
at the Methodist Church in Lewisburg with the Rev. Ray Wilson of Beckley
officiating assisted by the Rev. Stacey Grosscup of Lewisburg. Burial will
follow in the Rosewood Cemetery at Lewisburg. The Lewisburg Masonic Lodge will
have charge of the graveside services.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Gladys Alford,
of Columbus; two sons, Harry and Homer, of the U.S. Army, stationed on Okinawa;
five daughters, Mrs. Charles Holiday, of Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Robert Tupper, of
California; Mrs. Thomas Goodwin, of Roanoke, Va.; Patricia and Doris at home;
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Burns, of Ronceverte, and Mrs. Virginia Ballard, of
Alderson, and three grandchildren.
Mr. Alford is a nephew of Roxie and Lura Brown
of Hinton.
AAFA NOTES: Clark
was born 10 Feb 1902 in Summers Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife Gladys Morgan
Alford; his father, Olin B. Alford; and his sister Virginia Alford Ballard in
this compilation.
Clark’s ancestor John 1773 VA married Margaret
Alford 1774 VA, daughter of John 1735 Ireland6, so he has two Alford
lines.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
See also AAFA’s published genealogy, Some of the
Known Descendants of John Alford who died 1748 VA.
His lineage: Clark Lee 1902 WV1, Olin
B. 1877 WV2, Merican V. 1831 VA3, Joseph 1802 VA4,
John 1773 VA5, John 1732 VA6, John 1696 ?? 7.
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COLUMBUS JACKSON ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 16 July 1946
Alford, Columbus Jackson (Bub)—76, of Smith
Creek, St. Albans, died yesterday morning [July 15] at his home.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Bessie Massey
of Gallipolis, O. Mrs. Alice Childress of Alum Creek, the Misses Mamie and
Sylvia Alford. both at home; four sons, Roy Alford of Parksburg, Pa., Elvin and
Herbert Alford, both of St. Albans, and Romea Alford of South Charleston; 17
grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Service will be at 3:30 p. m.
tomorrow at the Wesleyan Methodist Mission in St. Albans. Girt Sayre will
officiate, assisted by George Hartwell. Burial will be In Teays Hill cemetery
with the Bartlett mortuary of St. Albans in charge.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of his wife, Zora Alice Draper Alford; his children Bessie
Josephine Alford Massey, Sylvia Elva Alford, Roy Washington Alford, Herbert
Cecil Alford, and Mamie E. Alford; and his sister Rhoda Ann Alford Thornton in
this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants of ‘Irish’
John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Columbus Jackson 1866 WV1,
George Washington 1837 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763
Ireland4, John 1735 Ireland5.
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CONRAD CLINE ALFORD
[A very
similar article was published 22 January 2004 in the Putnam Democrat, Culloden, Cabell
Co., WV.]
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Tuesday, 13 January 2004
Conrad Cline Alford, 55, of Culloden, W.Va.,
passed away in the comfort of family and friends, Monday January 12, 2004, in
St. Mary’s Medical Center after a short illness.
He was preceded in death by his father, Conrad
Charlton Alford.
He was employed by Tri-State Chrysler of
Huntington and Oak Hill Chrysler of Oak Hill; member of Forrest Burdette
Memorial United Methodist Church, Hurricane; a Mason, Scottish Rite, West
Virginia Motor Sports board member and a member of the Mustang Club of West
Virginia.
He is survived by his loving wife Connie;
daughters Marsha Alford of Scott Depot and Marlene Alford of Hurricane; his
mother, Ruth [Ashworth[ Alford of Hurricane; sister, Linda Kaye Carter of
Endicott, N.Y.
Funeral service 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 14,
2004, at Allen Funeral Home Chapel, Hurricane; entombment in Valley View
Memorial Park Mausoleum [Hurricane, Putnam Co.]....
Photo
from Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list his death.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Conrad Cline 1948 WV1,
Conrad Charlton 1920 WV2, Herman Clyde 1898 WV3, James
Robert 1881 WV4, Joseph A. 1840 VA5, Robert 1814 VA6,
George 1763 Ireland7, John 1735 Ireland8.
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CORA ALICE ALFORD MEADOWS
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 4 May 1965
Meadows, Mrs. Cora Alice—88, Hurricane, Putnam
County, Monday at home. Hurricane Church of Christ, Lincoln County native.
Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Virgie Burns, Mrs.
Zelpha Davis, both Culloden, Mrs. Helda Kinder, Mrs. Clara Terry, Mrs. Pansy
Gillespie, all Hurricane; son, Jasper, Hurricane; brothers, Dow, Ezra and Jonas
Alford, all Garrets Bend; sisters Mrs. Wilda McCallister, Mrs. Georgia
Spurlock, Hurricane.
Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Hurricane Church of
Christ, Riddle Cemetery, Charlie’s Creek. Body at home of daughter, Mrs.
Gillespie. Allen Funeral Home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her siblings Annie L.
Alford Cash, Georgia Allen Alford Spurlock, Fernandin Ezra Alford, and Jonas
Vernon Alford in this compilation.
Cora Alice Alford was born 19 Dec 1876 in Turkey
Creek, Putnam Co., WV, the daughter of James Bird Alford and Sarah Wheeler. She
married George Benton Meadows.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos,
and historical information.
Her lineage: Cora Alice 1876 WV1,
James Bird 1855 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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DENVER CLINE ALFORD
Uncle of Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
Source unknown
_____, WV—Wednesday, 18 October 1995
Cline Alford, 84, of Alum Creek died Tuesday,
Oct. 17, 1995, at PCH #2, St. Albans, after a long illness.
He was a retired chemical operator for Union
Carbide, South Charleston. He was a member of the Bible Center Church.
Surviving: daughter, Betty Turley of Alum Creek;
sons, Darrell Alford of Richmond, Va., Jack Alford of South Charleston, and
Gary Alford of Alum Creek; brother, Ellis Alford of Scott Depot; sister, Faye
Chandler of South Charleston; six grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Curry
Funeral Home, Alum Creek with Pastor Frank Chapman and James McQuerrey
officiating. Burial will be in Forks of Coal Memorial Park, Alum Creek.
Friends may call from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday
at the funeral home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records
show that Cline Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 16 July 1911, last residence
Alum Creek, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his brother Norris Ellis
Alford; his stepmother Nellie Adkins Alford Nicholas; and his half-siblings
Faye Frances Alford Chandler and Forrest Wilburn Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Denver Cline 1908 WV1,
Stafford Garfield 1883 WV2, Lafayette 1850 VA3, Robert
1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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DIANA YVONNE FORREN ALFORD
THE REGISTER-HERALD
Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV—Saturday, 10 January 2009
GRASSY MEADOWS—Diana Yvonne Alford, 70, of Grassy Meadows,
passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 in the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center at
Fairlea following a courageous battle with cancer.
Born on October 9, 1938 in Pike County, Ky., she
was the daughter of the late Russell and Laylie Sellards Forren.
She served in the United States Navy; worked for
the Bank of Alderson and Greenbrier Valley National Bank as a teller before
retiring and was known by her family as a real ‘homebody.’
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her sister Jacqueline Lytle.
Survivors include her husband James W. Alford;
one son Greg Alford of Clearwater, Fla.; one daughter Cindy Alford of Grassy
Meadows; one brother Hobert Forren and wife Pauline of Grassy Meadows; one
sister Naomi Clary and husband Horace of Fredericksburg, Va.; and four
grandchildren Jimmy Alford, Heather Breault, Heaven Stewart, and Kylie Alford.
Services will 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, in the
Meadow Grove Baptist Church at Dawson with Pastor Les Mullens officiating.
Burial will follow in the Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clintonville.
As per her request, there will be no visitation,
but friends may gather with the family from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service at
the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that
donations of sympathy be made to the American Cancer Society, 1816 Jefferson
Street, Bluefield, WV 24701.
Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel,
Rainelle.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Diana Y. Alford (SS# issued in NC
or WV), last residence Alderson, Greenbrier Co., WV.
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EARLEWINE “EARLY” ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Friday, 12 November 1976
MILTON—Earl W. Alford, 81, of Milton, who has 108 survivors,
died Thursday [Nov. 11] in Huntington Hospital after a short illness.
He was a retired employee of the Chessie System.
Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Mabel Byrd and Mrs.
Charlene Null of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Audrey Arthur of Milton, Mrs. Eva Holley
of Huntington, Mrs. James Davis of Scott Depot; sons, Thomas, Earl Jr., Richard
and Forest of Milton, Paul of Ray, Ohio, Milton of Columbus, Ohio, William of
Denver, Herbert of Ona, Wendell of Fraziers Bottom; 42 grandchildren; 49
great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren.
Service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Mount
Olive United Methodist Church, Milton.... Burial will be in Lunsford Cemetery,
Milton.
Friends may call today from 2 to 9 p.m, at Heck
Funeral Home, Milton.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Early Alford (SS# issued by the RR Board) was born 18 Jan
1895, last residence Milton, Cabell Co., WV.
See the obituary of his daughter-in-law Lucy
Virginia Ward Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son
Milton Reece Alford in Ohio Obituaries.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Earlewine 1895 WV1,
Milton Eli 1860 VA2, James 1825 VA3, James 1795 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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ELLEN VALERIA ALFORD WOODALL
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 13 January 1953
HAMLIN [Lincoln Co.], Jan. 12 (Special)—Mrs. Ellen Woodall,
72, died this a.m. today at her home near Hamlin after an illness of several
weeks. She was the widow of William Woodall.
Surviving are two sons, Hursey and Hurxel, both
of Hamlin; a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Stewart, Kayford; a sister, Mrs. Alice Sink,
Decatur, Tenn.; a brother, James Alford, Hurricane, and 10 grandchildren.
Service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the
Koontz mortuary at Hamlin with Flavel K. Smith, minister, will officiate.
Burial will be in the Evans Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be nephews and flower girls,
nieces. The body will remain at the mortuary until funeral time.
AAFA NOTES: Ellen
Valeria Alford was born 17 June 1879, the daughter of Joseph A. Alford and
Virginia “Lillie” Garrett.
See the obituaries of her brother James Robert
Alford in this compilation.
Her record at FindAGrave.com lists her as
Valeria Ellen Woodall, born 18 July 1880 and died 12 Jan 1953, burial in
Woodall Cemetery in Lincoln Co., WV.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Ellen Valeria 1879 WV1,
Joseph A. 1840 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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ELSIE JEWELL ALFORD WHITE
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Sunday, 6 November 2005
Elsie Jewell White, 93, of Milton peacefully
passed away on Nov. 5, 2005, following a long illness. Visitation will be from
6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Heck Funeral Home, Milton. Funeral service will
be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2005, at Heck Funeral Home, with the
Rev. Robert Bright officiating and the Rev. Brent Beckett assisting. Burial
will follow in the Bicker Cemetery on Barkers Ridge Road, Milton.
Jewell was born Jan. 15, 1912, in Hurricane, W.Va.,
a daughter of the late Joseph Willard "Pete" and Flora Ann Woodall
Alford. She was retired from BASF and as a personal caregiver. She was a long
time member of Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church of Hurricane, being
baptized at the age of 16.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband, Oval Lee White; three brothers, Homer, Willard and Bernie
Alford; five sisters, Verba White, Velma Scarberry, Margie Barnett, Virgie
Fizer and Gracie Alford.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law,
Phyllis Jean and Floyd "Jack" Hickman of Milton; one grandson, Randy
Lee Hickman; one granddaughter, Benita Lynn Ryalls, both of Milton; three
great-grandchildren, Cassie Lynn Ryalls of Asheville, N.C., Zachary Brad Ryalls
of Milton and Jasmin Lee Chaney Hickman of Culloden; and several special nieces
and nephews. Thanks to Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation, especially to the
employees of the North Front Hall and to Hospice Care of Kanawha County. Online
condolences may be sent at www.heckfuneralhome.net.
Thanks to Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation,
especially to the employees of the North Front Hall and to Hospice Care of
Kanawha County.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Elsie J. White (SS# issued in WV),
last residence Milton, Cabell Co., WV.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Elsie Jewell 1912 WV1,
Joseph Willard 1875 WV2, Joseph A. 1840 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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ELVIN SAMUEL “BUTCH” ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Saturday, 8 April 1978
Elvin "Butch" Alford Sr., 74, of Route
2 St. Albans, died Friday in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
He was retired from Union Carbide and was a
member of the Baptist Church. Surviving: wife Thelma; daughter, Mrs. Jessie L.
Blalock of Annandale, Va; sons Elvin S. Jr. and Curtis, both of South
Charleston, Ray of Willoughby, Ohio; sisters, Miss Mamie Alford and Mrs. Alice
Childress, both of South Charleston; brothers, the Rev. Herbert Alford of Scott
Depot, Romea of South Charleston; 11 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Casdorph-Curry
Funeral Home, St. Albans, with the Rev. Clark Bryan and the Rev. C.A. Rogers
officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Memorial Park. Friends may call from 2
to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records show that E. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 28
July 1903 and died _____ Apr 1978, last residence St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his parents Columbus
Jackson Alford and Zora Alice Draper Alford; and siblings Bessie Josephine Alford
Massey, Roy Washington Alford, Sylvia Elva Alford, Herbert Cecil Alford, and
Mamie E. Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Elvin Samuel 1911 WV1,
Columbus Jackson 1866 WV2, George Washington 1837 VA3,
Robert 1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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EUGENE E. ALFORD
Cousin of Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 10 May 1999
Eugene E. Alford, 59, of Charleston died
Saturday, May 8, 1999, in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a
long illness.
He was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County.
Surviving: cousins, Stafford Chandler of South Charleston,
Joan Parsons of Ceredo.
Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Casdorph-Curry
Funeral Home, St. Albans.... Entombment will be in Cunningham Memorial Park
Mausoleum, St. Albans....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Eugene E. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 18 June 1939,
last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his parents, Forrest
Wilburn Alford and Margaret M. Price Alford, in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Eugene E. 1939 WV1,
Forrest Wilburn 1915 WV2, Stafford Garfield 1883 WV3,
Lafayette 1850 VA4, Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6,
John 1735 Ireland7.
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EVERETT BOWMAN ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 19 December 1973
Everett B. Alford, 82, of 439 B St., St. Albans,
died Tuesday [Dec. 18] in Thomas Memorial Hospital, South Charleston, after a
long illness. Mr. Alford was a retired St. Albans merchant and a World War I
veteran.
He is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at
Bartlett Funeral Home in St Albans. Burial in Teays Hill Cemetery....
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Everett Alford (SS# issued in WV or NC) was born 12 Oct 1891,
last residence Saint Albans, KanawhaCo., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Lucy P. Hoffman Alford,
and his mother, Sarah E. McCown Alford, in this compilation.
He is listed in The Political
Graveyard: “Alford, Everett B.—of Kanawha
County, W.Va. Republican. Candidate for West Virginia state house of delegates
from Kanawha County, 1956.”
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Everett Bowman 1891 WV1,
James D. 1848 WV2, William 1822 VA3, James 1795 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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FAYE FRANCES ALFORD CHANDLER
Aunt of Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 19 November 1997
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
Faye F. Chandler, 79, of South Charleston died
Monday, Nov. 17, 1997, in Arthur B. Hodges Center after a long illness.
She was a homemaker, a lifelong resident of
Kanawha County, a member of Women of the Moose, St. Albans, St. Paul’s United
Methodist Church, South Charleston, and St. Albans American Legion Auxiliary
73. She was preceded in death by husband, Kenneth James Chandler.
Surviving: daughter, Joan Chandler Parsons of
Ceredo; son, Stafford Chandler of South Charleston; brother, Ellis Alford of
Scott Depot; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s
United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Allen officiating. Burial will be in
Graceland Memorial Park, South Charleston.
Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at
Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans, where a Moose memorial service will be
7:30 p.m. today. Friends may also call one hour prior to service at the church.
AA AAFA NOTES:
SSDI records show that Faye F. Chandler (SS# issued in WV) was born 10 Sept
1918, last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her brother Forrest
Wilburn Alford; mother, Nellie Adkins Alford Nicholas; and her half-brothers Denver
Cline Alford and Norris Ellis Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 (son of Faye’s
half-brother Norris Ellis Alford), maintains a website for the Descendants of ‘Irish’
John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and historical
information.
Her lineage: Faye Frances 1918 WV1,
Stafford Garfield 1883 WV2, Lafayette 1850 VA3, Robert
1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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FERNANDIN EZRA “MANN” ALFORD
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Monday, 24 July 1989
F.E. ‘Man’ Alford, 95, of Garretts Bend died
Monday at his residence. He was a retired farmer.
Surviving are three daughters, Erma Wade of
Griffithsville, Myrtle Green of Alum Creek and Frances Torman of Sod; and one
son, Virgil Alford of Holt, Mich.
Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday at Curry Funeral Home,
Alum Creek; burial in Sansom Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday at the funeral home.
Photo
from Sansom Cemetery, Garretts Bend, Lincoln Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Fernandin E. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 23 July 1894,
last residence Sod, Lincoln Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his siblings Annie L.
Alford Cash, Georgia Allen Alford Spurlock, Cora Alice Alford Meadows, and
Jonas Vernon Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son
Ezra Virgil Alford in Michigan Obituaries.
He was called “Mann” and married Cora Bays, the
daughter of James Bays and Mary Lambert.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos,
and historical information. This website lists his name as Fernandez Ezra “Man”
Alford.
His lineage: Fernandin Ezra 1894 WV1,
James Bird 1855 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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FORREST WILBURN “FROSTY” ALFORD
Uncle of Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Friday, 1 April 1977
Forrest (Frosty) Alford, 61, of 817 Greenbrier
St., St Albans, died Wednesday [March 30] at home apparently of a heart attack.
He was a retired carpenter from Union Carbide, a
15-year resident of St. Albans and World War II veteran.
Surviving: son, Eugene at home; sisters, Mrs.
Faye Chandler of South Charleston, [half-sister] Mrs. Lillian Wolfe of St
Albans; [half-]brothers, Ellis of Teays Valley, Cline of Alum Creek.
Service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in
Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans.... Entombment will be in Cunningham
Memorial Park Mausoleum....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Forrest Alford (SS# issued in WV or NC) was born 17 May 1917,
last residence Saint Albans, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Margaret M.
Price Alford; son Eugene E. Alford; mother, Nellie Adkins Alford Nicholas; sister
Faye Frances Alford Chandler; and half-brothers Denver Cline Alford and Norris
Ellis Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 (son of Forrest’s
half-brother Norris Ellis Alford), maintains a website for the Descendants of ‘Irish’
John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and historical
information.
His lineage: Forrest Wilburn 1915 WV1,
Stafford Garfield 1883 WV2, Lafayette 1850 VA3, Robert
1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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FRANCES ELIZABETH HART ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 2 February 1920
Mrs. Elizabeth Alford, widow of the late John
Alford, a well-known resident of St. Albans, died yesterday morning [Feb.
1] at the home of her son, Frank Alford, at the Majestic Hotel.
Illness of a few days duration of pneumonia
caused the death of Mrs. Alford.
She is survived by two sons, Frank Alford, of
St. Albans, and Walter Alford, of Poca.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of her sons Frank Leslie Alford and Walter Clyde Alford in this
compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: John D. 1846 WV1,
William 1822 VA2, James 1795 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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FRANK LESLIE ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—21
April 1942
Former Operator of Hotel Called
Funeral services for Frank Leslie Alford, 60,
one-time operator of the Alford hotel at St. Albans and a retired traveling
salesman, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist church in St.
Albans.
Rev. J.E. Myers and Rev. J.R. Reynolds will
officiate. Burial will be in Teays Hill cemetery.
Mr. Alford died unexpectedly of a heart attack
near midnight Monday at his home in St. Albans. He had been playing checkers
with his son, Clyde Daniel Alford, athletic coach at St. Albans high school,
and went to the kitchen to get a drink of water when he suffered the attack.
He was a member of Washington lodge No. 58, A.F.
and A.M., Scottish Rite and Beni Kedem temple. He had resided in St.
Albans for 32 years.
Also surviving are his widow, Mrs. Abbie Alford
and a brother Walter Alford of Poca. The body is at the Bartlet mortuary at St.
Albans and will be returned to the residence Tuesday evening.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: Frank
was b. 27 Dec 1881 in WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Abigail
Cranogwen Thomas Alford; his mother, Frances Elizabeth Hart Alford; his brother
Walter Clyde Alford; and his daughter-in-law Mary Maxine Leasure Alford in this
compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos,
and historical information.
His lineage: Frank Leslie 1881 WV1,
John D. 1846 WV2, William 1822 VA3, James 1795 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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FRANKLIN DELANO ALFORD
[AAFA has
been unable to obtain an official obituary—this was probably written by the
FindAGrave submitter.]
Alford Cemetery—www.findagrave.com
Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV—_____ Dec 1992
Frank was the son of Cecil and Vada Alford.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Frank was the Husband of Lana "June"
McGhee-Alford. He is also survived by his children including son Timothy Alford
his wife Patricia Brown-Alford, Carol Adams her husband Roger, Susan Pauley her
husband Mark and Rebecca Fridley her husband Gary. He is the Grandfather of
Tracy and Shane Alford, Alisha and Roger Adams, Christopher and Tiffany Pauley
and the late Stephen Fridley.
Frank was the brother of Lee Alford.
Photo
from Alford Cemetery, Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Frank Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 20 Jun 1937, last
residence Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Lana June McGhee
Alford; his parents William Cecil Alford and Vada Hazel Chaney Alford; and his
brother Wondal Lee Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Franklin Delano 1937 WV1,
William Cecil 1902 WV2, James Robert 1881 WV3, Joseph A.
1840 VA4, Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6,
John 1735 Ireland7.
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GARNETT VIRGINIA COOPER ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Saturday, 12 April 1975
Mrs. Garnet Alford, 74, of Milton, died Friday [April
11] in Doctors Memorial Hospital, Huntington.
Surviving: son, Homer E. Alford of Milton;
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Meadows of Eleanor; adopted daughter, Mrs. John Lewis,
address not listed; sister, Mrs. Ruby Waugh of Huntington; brothers, Andrew
Cooper of Lesage, Russell Cooper of Barboursville, Jess Cooper of Huntington,
Dock Cooper of Grayson, Ky., Bill Cooper of Oak Hill.
Service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Heck
Funeral Home, Milton. Burial will be in Wyant Cemetery....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Garnett Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 27 March 1902,
death date listed as _____ Apr 1975, last residence Milton, Cabell Co., WV.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Homer “Hallie” 1897 WV1,
Milton Eli 1860 VA2, James 1825 VA3, James 1795 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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GENEVA CYNTHIA “JENNIE” COON ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 5 January 1954
GARRETT’S BEND, Jan. 4—(Special)—Mrs. Geneva Cenethia
Alford, 77, wife of J.V. Alford of this Lincoln County community, died at 3:30
a.m. today at her home.
She was a native of Lincoln County and had lived
here most of her life.
Also surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Ruby
Powell of West Hamlin, Miss Reva Gay Alford at home, Mrs. Verlie Cross of
Spencer and Mrs. Amy Thomas of St. Albans; four sons, Withrow [sic] and
Tom of Garrett’s Bend, Fred at home and Bruce of West Hamlin; and 17
grandchildren.
The body is at the residence. Koontz mortuary at
Hamlin is in charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: Geneva
Cynthia “Jennie” Coon was born 12 Feb 1874, the daughter of Adam A. Coon and
Mary A. Brynside (daughter of Benjamin Elijah Byrnside and Cynthia Alford).
See the obituaries of her husband, Jonas Vernon
Alford, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and her children
Ruby Dell Alford Powell, Amy Marie Alford Thomas, and Woodrow Wilson Alford in
this compilation.
Her Alford lineage, from her maternal
grandmother: Cynthia 1811 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4, John
1735 Ireland5.
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GEORGIA ALLEN ALFORD SPURLOCK
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Saturday, 1 March 1975
HURRICANE—Mrs. Georgia A. Spurlock, 87, of Hurricane, died
Thursday at home.
Surviving: sons, Matthew of Hurricane, Rommie
Goodland of Indiana, Boyd of Charleston, Clay of Kenova; daughters, Mrs. Agnes
Arnold of Hurricane, Mrs. Goldie Carnes of Wheeling; brother, Mann Alford of
Garretts Bend.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the First
Church of God in Hurricane.... Burial will be in Culloden Cemetery. Friends may
call after noon today at Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Georgia A. Spurlock (SS# issued in WV) was born 15 March
1888, last residence Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her siblings Annie L.
Alford Cash, Cora Alice Alford Meadows, Jonas Vernon Alford, and Fernandin Ezra
Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants of ‘Irish’
John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Georgia Allen 1888 WV1,
James Bird 1855 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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GLADYS GERTRUDE EPLING ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 15 October 1975
HURRICANE—Mrs. Gladys Gertrude Epling Alford, 75, of
Hurricane, died Monday at home after a long illness. She has been a grade
school teacher in Putnam County for 35 years. Mrs. Alford was a member of the
Mount Olive Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Willard W. Alford; daughter,
Mrs. Anna Laura Mullens of Hurricane; son, Willard M. Alford of Culpepper, Va.;
brothers, Harold Epling, Arnold Epling and Palmer Epling, all of Hurricane;
sisters, Mrs. Margie Mynes, Miss Ethel Epling and Mrs. Alvia Chapman all of
Hurricane, Mrs. Hazel Hornish of Nitro, Mrs. Ruby Meadows of Spring City,
Tenn.; three grandchildren.
Service will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Mount Moriah
Baptist Church, Hurricane.... Burial will be in Mount Olive Cemetery. The body
will be taken to the home from Chapman Funeral Home in Teays Valley.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Gladys Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 10 Dec 1899, death
date listed as _____ Oct 1975.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Willard Winton 1901 WV1,
Joseph Willard 1875 WV2, Joseph A. 1840 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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GLADYS MORGAN ALFORD
[Although she
died in OH, we are also including her obituary here because of her close ties
to WV.]
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 4 January 1965
LEWISBURG—Mrs. Gladys Alford, a former resident here died
Saturday [Jan 2] at her home in Columbus, Ohio. She was 61 and had been ill for
a long time.
A former resident of Beckley, she was a member
of West Park Methodist Church in Columbus.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in
Lewisburg Methodist Church. The Rev. James Wright and the Rev. John W.
Hollister will officiate and burial will follow in Rosewood Cemetery.
Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Barbara Holiday of
Springfield, Ohio, Mrs. Dorothy Tupper of San Jose, Calif., Mrs. Betty Goodwin
of Ronceverte, Mrs. Patti Keeler of Columbus and Mrs. Doris Hudson of Ayer,
Mass.; sons, Harry with the Air Force in Rome, N.Y., and Donald of Columbus;
sisters, Mrs. Helen Morgan of Ronceverte, Mrs. Janet Martin and Mrs. Ina Poage
of Covington, Va.; half sisters, Mrs. Wanda Morgan of Florida, Mrs. Vera
Armentrout of Chimney Corner, Mrs. Faye Shafer of Organ Cave, Mrs. Bonnie
Tingler of Covington, Va., Mrs. Ida Linn of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Jewell
Johnson of Bluefield, Va.; half brothers, Richard Morgan of Covington, Va., and
Charles Morgan of Oklahoma.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, Clark Lee
Alford, in this compilation.
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HARRY CARL ALFRED
WESTON DEMOCRAT
Weston, Lewis Co., WV—Wednesday, 29 July 1998
Carl Alfred, 82, of Alum Bridge died at 6:10
p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 1998, at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital in
Weston, following a brief illness.
He was born March 8, 1916, at Vadis, a son of
the late John and Bertha Hurst Alfred.
His wife, the former Marvell Bailey, whom he
married October 23, 1936, survives.
Also surviving are one daughter and son-in-law,
Sue and Wayne Sommerville of Buckhannon; two sons and daughters-in-law, Ron and
Vickey Alfred of Waynesburg, Pa., and Gary and Kathryn Alfred of Belmont; eight
grandchildren, Connie Painter, David Sommerville, Donna Smith, Kim Rubottom,
Mike Alfred, Greg Alfred, Kathy Eddy, and Megan Phillips; 11
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Wanda
Brannon, and one brother, James Alfred.
Mr. Alfred was a utilityman with Consolidated
Natural Gas Company with 32 years of service; a member of Rock Grove Baptist
Church of Linn; and a veteran of World War II, having served in the Seabees of
the United States Navy.
A funeral service was held at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 25, at Floyd Funeral Home.... Interment followed in the Rock
Grove Cemetery of Linn.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Harry C. Alfred (SS# issued in NJ),
last residence Alum Bridge, Lewis Co., WV.
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HAZEL ALMA DENT ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 8 September 2005
Hazel Alma Alford, 90, of Alum Creek went home
to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, at the Candlelight Cottage
Care Home, St. Albans after a long illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Romea
Alford; brothers and sister, Ray Dent, Delbert Dent, Orville Dent, Harvey
Dent, and Opal Smith.
Hazel was a member of the Pleasant Hill
Missionary Baptist Church and a homemaker.
She is survived by her son, Darrell Alford of
Greenville, S.C.; twin daughters, Marilyn Pauley and Carolyn Edwards, both of
Tornado; brother, Denver Dent; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept.
10 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Robert “Butch”
Leadman officiating. Entombment will be held in Cunningham Memorial Park, St.
Albans. Friends may call on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of her parents-in-law, Columbus Jackson Alford and Zora Alice
Draper Alford, in this compilation.
Her husband’s lineage: Romea Columbus 1911 WV1,
Columbus Jackson 1866 WV2, George Washington 1837 VA3,
Robert 1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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HELEN MAE CREAKMAN ALFORD
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Saturday, 7 July 2001
Helen Mae Creakman Alford, 75, of West Logan
died Thursday [July 5] in Logan General Hospital. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, John Paul Alford,
with whom she lived, and Eugene Alan Alford of Tampa, Fla.; three daughters,
Christine Briner of McCleary, Wash., Connie Dingess Kirk of Rossmore and
Frances Nelson of Stollings; and two sisters, Belle Bays of Barboursville and
Betty Hendershot of Vienna.
Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at Evans Funeral Home,
Chapmanville; burial in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Pecks Mill....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Helen M. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 12 Oct 1925, last
residence Logan, Logan Co., WV.
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HENRY A. ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—13 January 1954
EAST BANK (Special)—Henry A. Alford, 67, of Dry Branch, died
yesterday in Charleston General hospital after a long illness. He was a retired
coal miner, a member of UMWA Local 6572 and a veteran of World War I.
Surviving are his widow, Garnett; two daughters,
Mrs. Lester Sevy of Charleston and Miss Kathleen Alford of Cleveland, O.; his
stepfather, Harry Brose of Dry Branch; a half-brother, Patrick Jeffrey of Logan
and four grandchildren.
Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Free
Will Baptist church at Dry Branch. Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery in
Charleston with Pryor Mortuary of East Bank directing....
AAFA NOTES: Henry
was born 11 Jan 1887, the son of David French Alford and Susan Betsey Jeffrey. He
married Garnett G. Frazier, the daughter of Bert Frazier and Myrtle King.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Henry A. 1887 WV1, David
French 1869 WV2, Adam A. 1841VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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HENRY SHERMAN ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—1 April 1949
LEGION MILITARY RITES SLATED FOR PVT. ALFORD
Kanawha Valley Post No. 58, American Legion,
will conduct military rites in Montgomery Memorial park at Loudon Sunday for
Pvt. Henry Alford, 36, of Van after service at 2 p.m. in B.C. Hooper mortuary
chapel at Montgomery. Rev. H. Thomas DeHart will officiate.
Pvt. Alford was wounded in September, 1944 in
Belgium, and died in October that year. He was serving in the 36th
Infantry Reg.
Before entering the service in March, 1943, he
was employed by the Y&O Coal Co. at Van.
Surviving are five sisters, Mrs Lula Miller and
Mrs. Madeline Aquino of Smithers, Mrs. Sallie Woods of St. Albans, Mrs. Paul
Booth of Akron, O., and Mrs. Irene Edwards, address unknown; five brothers,
Jack of Smithers, Andrew of Barberton, O., Charles of Detroit, Mich., John of
Ronda and William of St. Albans.
AAFA NOTES: Henry
was the son of Andrew Milton Alford and Jettie Adkins. They were not
married—see census reports below, where he is listed as Henry Adkins in 1910
and Henry Mines in 1920 and 1930.
See the obituaries of his brother Jack Alford
Sr.; and his half-brothers John Calvery Alford and William Dolan Alford in this
compilation. We included the obituary of his half-brother Andrew Jackson Alford
in Ohio Obituaries.
1900 CENSUS
Union (District 47), Lincoln Co., WV
Dwelling #54
Hamilton Adkins head 68 Apr 1832 WV
WV WV
m.
40 years farm laborer
Malinda wife 64 Sep
1835 WV WV WV
m.
40 years 13 children, 6 living
Jetta A. granddau 17 Dec 1882 WV
WV WV
single
Solomon grandson 14 Oct 1885 WV
WV WV
single
Madora B. dau 21 May 1879 WV
WV WV
Divorced 0
children
Goldsberry son 22 Dec
1877 WV WV WV
m.
0 years
Rozella dau-in-law 17 Nov 1882 WV
WV WV
m.
0 years
1900 CENSUS
Curry (District 76), Putnam Co., WV
Dwelling #194
Andrew M. Alford head 38 Jan 1862 WV
WV WV
single dry
goods merchant
Malind A. Cochren housekeeper 27 Sep 1872 WV WV
WV
widow 0
children
[difficult
to read, looks like “Wd”]
1910 CENSUS
Washington (District 59), Lincoln Co., WV
Dwelling #336
Solomon Adkins head 25 WV WV WV 1st
marriage, 3 yrs
Maria wife 19 WV
WV WV 3 children, 0 living
Julie niece 5 WV
WV WV
Jasper nephew 4 WV WV
WV
Henry nephew 2 WV WV
WV
Esther niece 1/12 WV WV
WV
Jettie sister 27 WV
WV WV single
1910 CENSUS
Curry (District 160), Putnam Co., WV
Dwelling #185
Andrew M. Alford head 47 WV WV WV M1,
12 yrs
Malinda A. wife 41 WV WV WV M,
12 yrs
4
children, 3 living
Sarah E. dau 6 WV
WV WV
John C. son 4 WV
WV WV
William D. son 9/12 WV WV
WV
1920 CENSUS
Washington (District 16), Lincoln Co., WV
Dwelling #271
John Mines head 48 WV VA VA coal
co. engineer
Jennie wife 35 WV
WV WV
Lula dau 17 WV
WV WV
Jasper son 16 WV
WV WV
Henry S. son 11 WV WV
WV
Anna E. dau 9 WV WV
WV
Maddaline dau 1-11/12 WV WV WV
1920 CENSUS
Curry (District 105), Putnam Co., WV
Dwelling #32
Andrew M. Alford head 56 WV WV WV farmer
Malinda wife 47 WV WV
WV
Sallie dau 16 WV
WV WV
John C. son 14 WV
WV WV
William D. son 10 WV WV
WV
Marry E. dau 7 WV WV
WV
Andrew J. son 6 WV WV
WV
Charlie H. son 2 WV
WV WV
Lattie Derry m-in-law 75 VA VA VA widow
1930 CENSUS
Washington (District 14), Lincoln Co., WV
Dwelling #316
John Mines head 55 WV US US coal
miner
Jettie Adkins wife 41 WV
WV WV
Henry son 22 WV
WV WV
Maddaline dau 12 WV WV WV
Dwelling #317
Jasper A. Mines head 24 WV WV WV
Violet wife 18 WV
WV WV
Jasper J. son 2 WV
WV WV
1930 CENSUS
Curry (District 6), Putnam Co., WV
Dwelling #131
Andrew M. Alford head 68 WV VA VA farmer
Malinda wife 56 WV VA
VA
William D. son 19 WV WV
WV
Andrew son 15 WV WV
WV
Charlie son 12 WV
WV WV
Jettie Mynes’ death certificate says she was
born 4 Oct 1881 in Lincoln Co., WV, and died 31 January 1935 in Van, Boone Co.,
WV. Her obituary:
Mrs. John Mynes, 53, died January
31 at her home at Van. She is survived by her husband; six children, Mrs. Lula
Miller of Eagle, Misses Selina and Madeline Mynes of Van, Mrs. Ethel Conner of
Ohio, John Alford of Smithers and Henry Alford of Van.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Henry Sherman 1908 WV1,
Andrew Milton 1862 WV2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763
Ireland4, John 1735 Ireland5.
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HERBERT CECIL ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 14 October 1997
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
BECKLEY [Raleigh Co.]—The Rev. Herbert Cecil Alford, 91, of
Beckley died Sunday, Oct. 12, 1997, in a Beckley hospital after a short
illness.
He was retired shift fire chief from Union
Carbide with 32 years of service, a retired Church of God minister, having
pastored in Putnam and Kanawha counties, and attended the Church of God,
MacArthur.
Surviving: wife, Reba M. Hale Alford; son, Clyde
J. of Chattanooga, Tenn.; daughter, Marie Hicks of Beckley; sister, Mamie
Alford of South Charleston; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild.
Service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Blue Ridge
Funeral Home, Prosperity.... Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St.
Albans....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Herbert C. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 13 Feb 1906,
last residence Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Reba M. Hale
Alford; his parents, Columbus Jackson Alford and Zora Alice Draper Alford; and
his siblings Bessie Josephine Alford Massey, Elvin Samuel Alford, Sylvia Elva
Alford, Roy Washington Alford, and Mamie E. Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Herbert Cecil 1906 WV1, Columbus
Jackson 1866 WV2, George Washington 1837 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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HERMAN MAURICE ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—14 January 2000
HURRICANE—Herman Maurice Alford, 62, of Hurricane died
Thursday, Jan. 13, 2000, at home after a long illness.
He was a retired foreman from Coca-Cola USA,
Columbus, Ohio, and was a member of VFW Lodge 9097, American Legion Post 3,
Hamlin, and Nitro Moose Lodge 565.
Surviving: daughters, Marilyn Ewing of Columbus,
Susan E. Young of Hurricane; grandsons, Brandon Hedrick of Columbus, Ohio,
Nathan Young of Hurricane.
There will be no service. Burial will be in
Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at
Chapman Funeral Home, Teays Valley.
Photo
from Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Herman M. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 15 Nov 1937,
last residence Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Herman Maurice 1937 WV1,
Herman Clyde 1898 WV2, James Robert 1881 WV3, Joseph A.
1840 VA4, Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6,
John 1735 Ireland7.
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Infant daughter ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 21 February 1956
Alford, Infant – daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C.
Alford of 5228 Indiana St., South Charleston, at 1:30 p.m. in Snodgrass
mortuary chapel. Rev. Robert Moales. Burial in Graceland Memorial Park.
AAFA NOTES: This
is a child of Romea Columbus Alford and Hazel Alma Dent.
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ISABEL SHORT MCCALLISTER ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 21 March 1942
Mrs. Isabel Alford, 60, wife of L.D. Alford of
Garrett’s Bend, died yesterday [March 20] at her home after an illness of 18
months.
Services will be held at 1 p. m today at the
residence ... and burial will be in Good cemetery at Garrett’s Bend.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ivel
McClure of Madison and Mrs. Ova Thornton of Griffithsville; two sons, A.W. and
Palmer at home; two brothers. J.B. and W.B. McCallister of Garrett’s Bend.
The Johnson and Koontz mortuary at Hamlin is in
charge of arrangements.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of her children Ova May Alford Thornton, Onna Ival Alford McClure,
and Andy William Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Lorenzo Dow 1883 WV1,
James Bird 1855 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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JACK ALFORD, SR.
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 6 July 1954
80-Foot Fall From Bridge Fatal to Fayette Countian
MONTGOMERY, July 5—A fall of more than 80 feet from a
railing of the Montgomery bridge into the Kanawha River at 4 p.m. today
resulted in the death of a 48-year-old Fayette County restaurateur and former
bus line operator.
Jack Alford Sr., of Boomer, was the victim.
Mrs. Don Vickers of Montgomery told police she
saw Alford sitting on a railing of the bridge linking this Fayette County city
with U. S. Rt. 60, and then suddenly tumble off and fall into the river below.
The body was recovered within a short time after
the fatal fall by Woodrow Ramsey, 41, and J.C. Carver Jr., 24, both of
Montgomery. The body was floating when it was recovered by the men, who reached
the scene in a small boat.
Dr. R.A. Updike of Montgomery was called to the
river bank where the body was pulled ashore. He gave artificial respiration,
but the man never regained consciousness. Dr. Updike said the death was due to
drowning and probable internal injuries.
Fayette County does not have a county coroner,
and Justice of the Peace Montgomery Hancock, acting coroner for the Montgomery
district was out of the city yesterday. It was not known whether or not an
inquest will be held.
Mr. Alford was owner and operator of Boomer
Lunch at the nearby community of Boomer. He formerly operated the Blue Ribbon
Bus Lines and other independent bus services in this area.
Surviving are his wife, Opal; two daughters,
Mrs. Lorraine Danbury of Cannelton and Mrs. Wanda Estep of Los Angeles, Calif.;
a son, Jack Jr. of Boomer; and a sister, Mrs. Lula Miller of Cannelton.
The body is at the B.C. Hooper mortuary here.
AAFA NOTES: Jack
Alford’s death certificate [West Virginia Division of
Culture and History] says he was born 20 July 1906 in Garretts Bend,
Lincoln Co., WV, the son of Andrew Milton Alford and Jettie Adkins. They were
not married—see his brother Henry’s obituary with census reports, where he is
listed as Jasper Adkins in 1910 and Jasper Mines in 1920 and 1930.
See the obituaries of his second wife, Opal
Asbury Coon Alford; his children Jack Alford Jr. and Lorraine Alford Danbery;
his brother Henry Sherman Alford; and his half-brothers John Calvery Alford and
William Dolan Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his
daughter Wanda Virginia Alford Flint Tankersley in California Obituaries; and
of his half-brother Andrew Jackson Alford in Ohio Obituaries.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a website
for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Jack 1906 WV1, Andrew
Milton 1862 WV2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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JACK ALFORD, JR.
[Although
he died in NV, we are also publishing his obituary here because of his close
ties to WV.]
SUNDAY GAZETTE–MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Sunday, 20 January 1974
RENO, Nev.—Service for Jack Alford Jr., of Reno,
Nev., a former resident of W. Va., was Wednesday in Ross, Burke and Knobel
Funeral Home, Reno.
Surviving: sisters, Wanda Tankersley and
Lorraine G. Danbery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list his death.
See the obituaries of his parents, Jack Alford
Sr. and Violet Elizabeth Tawney Alford; and his sister Lorraine Alford Danbery
in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Wanda Virginia
Alford Flint Tankersley in California Obituaries.
His lineage: Jack ???? WV1, Jack 1906
WV2, Andrew Milton 1862 WV3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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JAMES ROBERT ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 7 September 1959
HURRICANE—James Robert Alford, 77, of Hurricane died Sunday night
[Sept 6] in a Huntington hospital after a short illness. He was a member of the
Mount Zion Baptist Church near Hurricane.
Survivors include, four daughters, Mrs. Angie
Sowards, Mrs. Golden Willis and Mrs. Leland Curry of Huntington and Mrs. Danny
Dunn of Akron. Ohio; five sons, Herman C., Cecil, Cephas, Lesley C. “Bill” and
Lonnie of Hurricane; a sister, Mrs. Alice Sink of Tennessee; 18 grandchildren;
and 17 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Allen Funeral Home in Hurricane.
AAFA NOTES: James
Robert Alford was born 7 May 1881, the son of Joseph A. Alford and Virginia
“Lillie” Garrett. He married Clara Irene Moss.
See the obituaries of his sons Joseph Cephas
Alford and William Cecil Alford; and his sister Ellen Valeria Alford Woodall in
this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: James Robert 1881 WV1,
Joseph A. 1840 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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JAMES VERNON ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 25 May 2010
James Vernon Alford of Hamlin, born February 17,
1950, passed away May 21, 2010, at the age of sixty years, three months and
four days old.
He was the son of the late Bruce "Bun"
and Jessie Settle Alford. James was formerly employed by Pennzoil Company,
Yawkey, Pennzoil's Elk Refinery, where he worked in the engineering and
construction department and WV Department of Highways Disforce Division, where
he worked until he was forced to take early retirement for health reasons. He
enjoyed working on his farm where he raised tobacco, corn, hay and cattle.
James was a graduate of Hamlin High School and
Marshall University. He also held the following memberships, Hurricane Church
of Christ, Hamlin Lodge No. 79 A.F. & A.M., where he served as secretary,
Hamlin Chapter 106 O.E.S., Hamlin, Beni Kedem Shriners, Charleston, Beni Kedem
Temple Legion of Honor, Charleston, Scottish Rite Huntington, Huntington
Commandry No. 9 Knights Templar, Huntington, Tri-County No. 51 Royal Arch
Masons Hurricane, American Legion Post No. 111 Hamlin, and formerly served in
WVARNG Co. B 2d SF Bn. 19th SFGA Huntington.
James is survived by his wife of 35 years, Lola
Nida Alford; son, James Vernon Alford II of Luling, La.; three brothers, Joe
Alford of Albuquerque, N.M., Clayton Alford of Sod, and Kennith Alford of Ona;
three sisters, Doris Triplett of Hamlin, Phyllis Handley of Hamlin, and Sherry
Darlene Neil of Hamlin; five nephews; and four nieces.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
May 25, 2010, at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with Minister Brian Barrett
officiating. Interment will follow at Lincoln Memorial Park, Hamlin, with
Masonic graveside rites by Hamlin Lodge No. 79 A.F. & A.M.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, May
24, 2010, at Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records show that James V. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was
born 17 Feb 1950, last residence West Hamlin, Lincoln Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his mother, Jessie Settle
Alford; and his grandparents, Jonas Vernon Alford and Geneva Cynthia Coon Alfordm
in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: James Vernon 1950 WV1,
Bruce “Bun” 1917 WV2, Jonas Vernon 1880 WV3, James Bird
1855 VA4, Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6,
John 1735 Ireland7.
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JARRELL C. ALFORD
DAILY TELEGRAPH
Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV—Wednesday, 16 December 2009
PRINCETON [Mercer Co.]—Jarrell C. Alford, 81, of Ashley
Lane, Princeton, formerly of Gary, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the
Home Sweet Home Personal Care of Lashmeet.
Born June 3, 1928, at Gary, he was the son of
the late Heath and Dora Jennings Alford. Jarrell was a graduate of Gary High
School, Class of 1947. He worked for U.S. Steel in Gary, retiring after 36
years of service as a Supply Clerk in the warehouse. Jarrell was a former
member of the Gary Lions Club and Gary Oddfellows Lodge.
Survivors: His loving and caring wife of 61
years, Juanita Myers Alford; one daughter, Sue Widener and her husband Dick;
one granddaughter, Amy Harrison and her husband Shane; two great-grandchildren,
Abby Kinzer and Noah Harrison, all of Princeton; an aunt, Opal Alford of Galax
Va.; sisters-in-law, Margie Dula of Elkton Md., Doris Hermes of Carlsbad,
Calif., Anna Myers of Panama City, Fla.; brothers-in-law, Donald Myers and wife
Betty of Milton, Fla., Ralph Myers and wife Judy of Welch; several cousins also
survive.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial
Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Pastors Orville Harvey
and Rob Buchanan officiating. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of the
Wildwood Mausoleum, Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton.
Friends may visit with the family today
(Tuesday) from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Family and friends may share
online messages of love and concerns via www.memorialfd.comJarrell's
family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made
to the Princeton Advent Church, Building Fund, 706 Prince St., Princeton, WV
24740.The honor of serving the Alford family has been given to the Memorial
Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Jarrell C.
Alford (SS# issued in WV), last residence Princeton, Mercer Co., WV.
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JASPER WILLIAM ALFORD
Source unknown
_____, WV—11 June 1985
Charleston rescue teams are expected to resume a
search of the Kanawha River this morning for the body of a Lincoln County man
who jumped from the South Side Bridge Monday night. Kent Carper, director of
public safety, said the search was called off at 10 p.m. because of darkness.
The search was scheduled to resume at 8 a.m. today. Cpl. Dallas Staples of the
Charleston Police Department said the man has been tentatively identified as
Jasper Alford, 44, of Sod. Staples said identification was made through
clothing and personal belongings the man left on the bridge before he jumped.
Six divers from the Charleston Rescue Diving Team made up of police, fire and
rescue personnel searched the river for about three hours. Carper said
visibility in the water was limited to 6 inches. Witnesses said the man jumped
at about 6:10 p.m. from the west railing near the north end of the bridge. The
divers entered the water at 7 p.m. to search for the body. Ron Pittman, one of
the witnesses, said the man was wearing a blue shirt and tennis shoes. He said
the body was visible on the surface moments after the man jumped, then
disappeared beneath the surface.
In another
article:
Source unknown
_____, WV—12 June 1985
DROWNED IN KANAWHA RIVER.
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR BODY IN RIVER
Charleston rescue teams continued a search of
the Kanawha River Tuesday for the body of a Lincoln County man believed to have
jumped from the South Side Bridge. The man is tentatively identified as Jasper
Alford, 44, of Sod, police said. Witnesses said the man jumped from the bridge
at about 6:10 p.m. Monday.
In another
article:
Source unknown
_____, WV—14 June 1985
RESCUERS RECOVER SOD MAN’S BODY
A Charleston rescue team Thursday recovered a
body from the Kanawha River of a Lincoln County man who jumped from the South
Side Bridge. The dead man is Jasper William Alford, 44, of Sod. The body was
taken to the state medical examiner’s office for an autopsy. Alford jumped from
the bridge Monday night and was identified by clothing and belongings left near
the railing. Cpl. Dallas Staples of the Charleston Police Department said the
body was recovered 9:45 a.m. Thursday from the north side of the river near
Magic Island. The incident is being investigated as an apparent suicide, he
said. He was a construction worker and a lifelong resident of Lincoln County.
Surviving: sisters, Catherine Ennis of St.
Albans, Mrs. Ellen Harrison of Pinch; half brother, Wilbern Lee Alford of St.
Albans. Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Grandview. Memorial
Park, Dunbar, with the Rev. Bill Racer officiating....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Jasper Alford (SS# issued in NC or WV) was born 22 Sept 1940,
last residence St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his father Andy William
Alford; his sister Ada Catherine Alford Ennis McCoy; and his half-brother
Wilbern Lee Alford in this compilation.
Jasper was the son of Andy William Alford and
Oma Jane Wheeler.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Jasper William 1940 WV1,
Andy William 1912 WV2, Lorenzo Dow 1883 WV3, James Bird
1855 VA4, Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6,
John 1735 Ireland7.
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JENNIFER and REBECA ALFORD
SUNDAY GAZETTE-MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co.,
WV—Sunday, 5 March 1972
CULLODEN—Jennifer and Rebeca Alford, twin daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Alford of Culloden, Cabell County, died Feb. 26 in St. Mary's
Hospital in Huntington shortly after birth.
Other survivors, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Hager of Culloden and Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Alford of Wilmington, N.C.
Graveside services will be held 1 p.m. today in
Culloden Cemetery. The Rev. E.C. Sowards will officiate.
The bodies are in the Heck Funeral Home in
Milton.
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JESSIE SETTLE ALFORD
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Friday, 1 May 2009
Jessie Settle Alford, 88, of Hamlin passed on to
her heavenly home Wednesday, April 29, 2009, while surrounded by her loving
family.
Jessie, an avid quilter and homemaker, was born
Jan. 19, 1921, in Valley Fork and was a daughter of the late James and Valeria
Settle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce "Bun"
Alford; and grandson, Travis Prichard.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern
Star Chapter 106, Hamlin.
She left behind four sons, James (Lola) Alford
of Hamlin, Joe Alford of Albuquerque, N.M., Clayton (Libby) Alford of Sod and
Kennith (Mary) Alford of Ona; three daughters, Doris Jean (Allen) Triplett,
Phyllis (David) Handley and Darlene (Steve) Neil, all of Hamlin; 15
grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and
friends.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 3,
at Handley Funeral Home, Hamlin. Her final resting place will be in Lincoln
Memorial Park, Hamlin.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at
the funeral home.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records show that Jessie Alford (SS# issued in WV) was
born 19 Jan 1921, last residence Hamlin, Lincoln Co., WV.
See the obituary of her son James Vernon Alford
in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Bruce “Bun” 1917 WV1,
Jonas Vernon 1880 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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JEWELL KATHRYN WEBSTER ALFORD
Mother of Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
Photo
from her son Norris Lynn Alford
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—8 November 2005
Jewell Webster Alford, 85, of Scott Depot passed
from this life to be with her Lord Nov. 7, 2005, at Regency Place, Scott Depot,
after a long illness, surrounded by her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
Sherman and Cora Campbell Webster; her sisters, Mae Lilly and Goldie Hughes;
and her brothers, Charley, Roy Simon, Arnold and Herman Webster.
Jewell was a member of the Church of God and was
a lifelong resident of St. Albans and Scott Depot. She was a homemaker and an
avid cook.
She is survived by her husband and devoted
soul-mate of 67 years, Norris Ellis Alford; her daughters and their husbands,
Dolly and Gary McClain of Scott Depot and Lowella and Roger Morris of
Landenberg, Pa.; her son, Norris Alford of Tucson, Ariz.; her grandchildren and
their spouses, Sarah and Randy White of Charleston and John and Miranda Alford
of Vienna; and two great-grandchildren, Jordan and Caleb McClain. Also
surviving are her sisters-in-law, Naomi Webster of St. Albans and Bella Leadore
of Sebastian, Fla.
Service will be 11 am. Wednesday, Nov. 9, at
Chapman Funeral Home, 3941 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, with Dr. Rodney Taylor
and the Rev. Larry Hammett officiating. Burial will be in Pauley Cemetery,
Tango....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Jewell Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 15 Aug 1920, last
residence Scott Depot, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituary of her husband, Norris Ellis
Alford, in this compilation, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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JOHN CALVERY ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 29 January 1976
John C. Alford, 70, of Miami, Fla. [sic—actually
Miami, Kanawha Co., WV], formerly of St. Albans, died Wednesday in Charleston
Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
He was a retired coal miner. Mr. Alford was a
member of the UMWA.
Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Helen Inman of
Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Elizabeth Garnes of Decota, Mrs. Marilyn Kidd of Campbells
Creek; son, Wilbur Lee Alford of St. Albans, sisters, Mrs. Sallie Woods of St. Albans,
Mrs. Mary Booth of Akron, Ohio; brothers, Andrew Alford of Barberton, Ohio,
Charles Alford of Florida; half-sister, Mrs. Lula Miller of Smithers.
Service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in
Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home. St. Albans.... Burial will be in Alford Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that John Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 28 Dec 1905, last
residence Miami, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his second wife, Lucille
Evelyn Goode Alford (his first wife was Oma Jane Wheeler); his son Wilbern Lee
Alford; his mother, Malinda Ann Cochran Alford; his brother William Dolan
Alford; and his half-brothers Henry Sherman Alford and Jack Alford Sr. in this
compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Andrew Jackson Alford in
Ohio Obituaries
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: John Calvery 1905 WV1,
Andrew Milton 1862 WV2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763
Ireland4, John 1735 Ireland5.
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JOHN WILLIAM ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 11 November 1953
Alford, John William—Service will be at 2 p. m.
tomorrow at Curry Chapel near Hamlin with Rev. Buck Atkins officiating. Burial
will be in Curry Cemetery.
Surviving are one nephew Ben Stowers of West
Hamlin; and one sister, Mrs. Emma Childers of Huntington.
Mr. Alford, 88, of West Hamlin died Monday [Nov
9] at the home of his nephew. The body will remain Koontz mortuary in Hamlin
until time for the service.
In another
article:
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV -- Tuesday, 10 November 1953
HAMLIN [Lincoln Co.]—John William Alford, 88, died last
night at the home of his nephew, Den Stowers, of West Hamlin, Rt. 1, after a
two-week illness. Mr. Alford made his home with his nephew.
Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Emma Childers
of Huntington.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m.
at Curry Chapel church near Hamlin with the Rev. Buck Adkins officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery under
direction of Koontz mortuary of Hamlin. The body is at the mortuary.
AAFA NOTES: John
was born 24 Aug 1865, the son of James Alford and Mary Wilkinson.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: John William 1865 WV1,
James 1825 VA2, James 1795 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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JONAS VERNON ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Friday, 27 November 1970
HAMLIN [Lincoln Co.]—Jonas Vernon Alford, 90, of Sod,
Lincoln County, a retired farmer and livestock dealer, died Thursday [Nov. 26]
in a Charleston hospital.
Survivors: sons, Woodrow, Fred and Tom of Sod,
Bruce of Hamlin; daughters, Mrs. Verlie Cross of Spencer, Mrs. Ruby Powell of
Hamlin, Miss Reva Alford of Sod, Mrs. Amy Thomas of St. Albans; brother, F.E.
of Sod; sisters, Mrs. Wilda McCallister and Mrs. Georgia Spurlock of Hurricane.
The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p. m. at the
Koontz Funeral Home here.... Burial will be in Sampson Cemetery at Garretts
Bend....
Photo
from Sansom Cemetery, Garretts Bend, Lincoln Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Jonas Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 7 Oct 1880, death
date listed as _____ Nov 1970.
See the obituaries of his wife, Geneva Cynthia
Coon Alford; his daughter Amy Marie Alford Thomas; and his siblings Annie L.
Alford Cash, Cora Alice Alford Meadows, Fernandin Ezra Alford, and Georgia Allen
Alford Spurlock in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Jonas Vernon 1880 WV1,
James Bird 1855 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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JOSEPH CEPHAS ALFORD
SUNDAY GAZETTE-MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—31 August 1975
HURRICANE [Putnam Co.]—J. Cephas Alford, 73, of Clymers
Creek, Putnam County, died Friday in Thomas Memorial Hospital. He was a retired
steelworker and farmer.
Surviving: wife, Elcie Dalton Alford; sons,
LeRoy and Irland, both of Hurricane; brothers, Herman, Lonnie and Bill, all of
Hurricane; sisters, Mrs. Angle Sowards, Mrs. Bosta Willis, Mrs. Virginia Curry,
all of Hunting ton; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Service will be 2 p.m. Monday at the Allen
Funeral Home, in Hurricane.... Burial will be in the Alford Cemetery, in
Clymers Creek....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Joseph Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 27 June 1902, death
date listed as _____ Aug 1975.
See the obituaries of his father, James Robert
Alford; and his siblings Virginia Lee Alford Curry, Leslie Ceber Alford, and
William Cecil Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Joseph Cephas 1902 WV1, James
Robert 1881 WV2, Joseph A. 1840 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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LANA JUNE MCGHEE ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Saturday, 16 August 2008
Lana June Alford, 66, of Hurricane, went to be
with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, after a long illness.
She was preceded in death by parents, Charles
and Ruby McGhee; grandchild, Steven Fridley.
Surviving are her son, Tim Alford and his wife,
Pat, of Hurricane; daughters, Carol Adams and husband, Roger, of Julian, Susan
Pauley and husband, Mark, of Hurricane, Becky Fridley and husband, Gary, of
South Carolina; grandchildren, Tracy Alford, Shane Alford, Carry Alford, Alisha
Adams, Roger Eugene Adams, Christopher Pauley and Tiffany Pauley; 13
great-grandchildren; sister, Kathy Griffith and husband, Keith, of Hurricane; brother,
Charles Vannater of Scott Depot; loving niece, Michelle Mullins of Hurricane.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17,
2008, at Allen Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial Park.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service
at the funeral home.
In another
article:
Cunningham Memorial Park—www.findagrave.com
St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV
Lana June Alford of Hurricane, West Virginia
passed away August 17, 2008 at the home of her daughter and caregiver Susan
Pauley. She was the daughter of Charles Edward McGhee and Ruby Irene
Hodge-McGhee.
In addition to her parents June was preceded in
death by her Brothers Larry H. McGhee and Charles Eddie McGhee; Sister Jerry
Joy Clay; Husband Frank Alford and Grandson Stephen Charles Fridley.
She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law
Charles David and Drew Vannater, her sisters and Brothers in law, Sandra
"Kay" and Ray Cremeans, Kathy and Keith Griffith of Hurricane, and
Judith Carol Arbaugh-Watts; her son and daughter-in-law Timothy and Patty
Alford; her daughter and Sons-in-law, Susan and Mark Pauley, Carol and Roger
Adams, and Rebecca and Gary Fridley; her Grandchildren Tracy, Shane,
Christopher, Tiffany, Alisha and Roger. Several Great-grandchildren and Neices
and Nephews.
Services were held at Allen Funeral Home
Hurricane with pastor Stephen Neese officiating.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Lana J. Alford (SS# issued in OH) was born 24 May 1942, last
residence Culloden, Cabell Co., WV.
See the obituary of her husband, Franklin Delano
Alford, in this compilation.
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LEONA MARCIA ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—8 February 2000
Leona Marcia Alford, 84, of South Charleston
died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2000, in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
She was a homemaker, a member of Holley Memorial
Baptist Church, a native of Putnam County and a lifelong resident of the
Kanawha Valley.
Surviving: son, Dewey Alford of South
Charleston; six grandchildren; 10 great- grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good
Shepherd Mortuary, South Charleston.... Burial will be in Cunningham Memorial
Park, St. Albans....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Leona M. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 4 July 1915, last
residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
Leona married James Conner Alford, the son of
Alonzo Harvey “Lon” Alford and Ellen Rebecca Cooper.
Her husband’s lineage: James Conner 1911 WV1,
Alonzo Harvey 1890 WV2, Lafayette 1850 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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LEROY ALFORD
[A nearly
identical article was published on the same day in the Charleston Daily Mail.]
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 12 March 2007
Leroy Alford, 82, of Hurricane, went home to be
with the Lord on March 11, 2007.
He was born April 16, 1924, to the late Joseph
Cephas and Elcie Lee Dalton Alford.
He was a member of the Teays Valley Missionary
Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran and retired civilian railroad
engineer for the U.S. Navy.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his wife of 52 years, Mahulda Belle “Sis” Vance Alford.
He is survived by one brother, James Ireland
Alford and his wife Laura of Eleanor; his three children, Margaret Ann “Margie”
Mitchell and her husband Okey Ray of Hurricane, Frederick Leroy “Fred” Alford
and his wife Cathy of Nitro, and Pamela Sue “Pam” Alford of Hurricane. He is
also survived by four grandchildren, Lori Mitchell of Hurricane, Casey Mitchell
and his wife Erika of Hurricane, Emily Wade of Milton, and Jared Alford of
Hurricane; and five great-grandchildren, Lucas Wade, Levi Wade, Erabella
Mitchell, Elijah Mitchell and Sophie Mitchell.
The family would like to thank Kanawha Hospice
for all the care and support of our loved one during this time.
Friends may call from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on
Monday, March 12, at the Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Hurricane,
with the funeral service to follow at 7:30 p.m....
Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13,
at the Alford Cemetery, Clymer Creek, Hurricane. Allen Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.
Photo
from Alford Cemetery, Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list his death.
See the obituary of his wife, Mahulda Belle
Vance Alford, in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Leroy 1924 WV1, Joseph
Cephas 1902 WV2, James Robert 1881 WV3, Joseph A. 1840 VA4,
Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6, John 1735 Ireland7.
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LESLIE CEBER “BILL” ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—9 February 1977
HURRICANE—Leslie C. “Bill” Alford, 71, of Hurricane, died
Tuesday in St. Marys Hospital, Huntington after a long illness.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church at
Hurricane and was a former Hurricane chief of police.
Surviving; wife Virginia, daughter Carol J.Thompson
of Gary, Ind.; sisters, Mrs. Angie Sowards, Mrs. Leland Curry and Mrs. Golden
Willis, all of Huntington; brothers, Herman and Lonnie, both of Hurricane.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday in Allen Funeral
Home. Hurricane.... Burial will be in Woodmere Cemetery, Huntington.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Leslie Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 13 Aug 1905, death
date listed as _____ Feb 1977, last residence Hurrican, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his father, James Robert
Alford; and his siblings Virginia Lee Alford Curry, Joseph Cephas Alford, and
William Cecil Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Leslie Ceber 1905 WV1,
James Robert 1881 WV2, Joseph A. 1840 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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LORRAINE ALFORD DANBERY
MONTGOMERY HERALD
Montgomery, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Lorraine Alford Danbery died Nov. 4, 2008.
Born May 15, 1930, in Ivington, Lincoln County,
she was the daughter of the late Jack Alford and Violet Tawney Alford. She also
was preceded in death by her sister, Wanda, and brother, Jack Jr. Lorraine was
the last of her immediate family.
During her growing up years, she was a tomboy.
She could outride, outshoot and usually “whip” all those who would take her on.
As an accomplished equestrian, she loved horses. She also loved dogs and those
that came to live with her were treated as members of the family.
Lorraine lived the majority of her life in
Cannelton, and was a faithful member of the Carbondale Baptist Church.
The tomboy grew into a beautiful woman with
lovely blue eyes. Her adult life was spent rearing her children.
After they left home, she became very active in
her church. When Carbondale Baptist Church decided to build a new church,
members of the church began a major fundraising campaign. The women of the
church were very instrumental in the completion of the new church. The church
steeple was donated in honor of Lorraine’s mother and father. She, along with
other members of the church, established a fund to help those who fell upon
hard times. A great number in the community were helped.
She will be loved and missed forever.
Surviving: her husband of 62 years, Earl
(Brother) Danbery Jr.; daughters, Sharon D. Griffith and Beverly Danbery
Rosewell; sons, Rodney, Randy and Rick Danbery; son-in-law, Roger Griffith;
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Rodney (Patrizia) Danbery; granddaughter, Angela Danbery;
grandsons, Travis Griffith and his wife, Allyson, Brian Rosewell and his wife,
Rene’, Douglas, Cody and Garrett Danbery; and her church family.
Service was Nov. 7 at Carbondale Baptist Church,
with the Rev. Ron Eagle officiating. Burial followed in Montgomery Memorial
Park, London.
Arrangements by O’Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Lorraine G. Danbery (SS# issued in
WV), last residence Cannelton, Fayette Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her parents, Jack Alford
Sr. and Violet Elizabeth Tawney Alford; and her brother Jack Alford Jr. in this
compilation. We included the obituary of her sister Wanda Virginia Alford Flint
Tankersley in California Obituaries.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Lorraine 1930 WV1, Jack
1906 WV2, Andrew Milton 1862 WV3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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LUCILLE EVELYN GOODE ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 8 October 1964
Alford, Mrs. Lucille Evelyn—55 of 20 Church
Ave., St. Albans, died Wednesday [Oct 7] at her home after a long illness. A
longtime resident of St. Albans, she formerly worked for Federal Catering
Service at the Carbide Institute plant and was a member of Fifth Avenue Church
of God in South Charleston.
Surviving are her husband, John C. Sr.;
two daughters, Mrs. Carlos Turner of Fairbanks, Alaska; and Mrs. Lansford
Garnes of Miami; a son, John C. Jr., of Columbus, Ohio; her mother Mrs. Alex Goode
of South Charleston; four brothers, Harold of Charleston; Robert of Massillon,
Ohio; Paul in the Army in Germany; and Carl of Clendenin; two sisters, Mrs.
Sidney Hamon of Massillon and Mrs. Edward Green of South Charleston; and five
grandchildren.
Service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the
Alley and Casdorph Funeral Home at St. Albans by Minister Thomas H. Wyatt.
Burial will be in Alford Cemetery on Trace Fork in Putnam County....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Lucille Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 25 March 1909 and
died _____ Oct 1964.
See the obituary of her husband, John Calvery
Alford, in this compilation.
Lucille was born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
Co., CO, the daughter of Alex Goode and Frances Irene Barnhart. She married
John Calvery Alford on 4 March 1936.
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LUCY P. HOFFMAN ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Friday, 13 May 1955
Mrs. Lucy P. Alford, 77, of 213 Church St., St.
Albans, died last night [May 12] in a Charleston hospital after an extended
Illness. She was the wife of Everett B. Alford, member of a prominent St.
Albans family, who survives.
Mrs. Alford was a native of Kanawha County, and
a resident of St. Albans for the past 37 years. She was a member of the Methodist
church.
Also surviving is a brother, Luther Hoffman oŁ
St. Albans.
The body is at Bartlett Funeral Home in St.
Albans.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituary of her husband, Everett Bowman Alford, in this compilation.
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LUCY VIRGINIA WARD ALFORD
[A very
similar article was published 15 July 2004 in the Putnam Democrat, Culloden, Cabell
Co., WV.]
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Saturday, 10 July 2004
Lucy Virginia Alford, 85, of Fraziers Bottom
passed away Thursday, July 8, 2004, at her daughter’s residence. Funeral
services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11, 2004, at Heck Funeral Home,
Milton.... Burial will follow in Lunsford Cemetery, Milton.
Lucy was born April 13, 1919, in Putnam County,
a daughter of the late Lavender and Sarah Ann Meadows Ward. She is also
preceded in death by her husband, Tom Alford; seven brothers and six
sisters.
Lucy attended 5 & 20 United Baptist Church.
She is survived by two daughters and
sons-in-law, Juanita “Pam” and Delmer Chapman and Wilma and Wesley Chapman; one
brother, Jerome Ward; two sisters, Delpha Rhodes and Fay Edwards; six
grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Lucy V. Alford (SS# issued in WV),
last residence Fraziers Bottom, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituary of her father-in-law, Earlewine
“Early” Alford, in this compilation.
Her husband was Thomas Rex Alford, the son of
Earlewine Alford and Missouri Ann Edmonds.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Thomas Rex 1916 WV1,
Earlewine 1895 WV2, Milton Eli 1860 VA3, James 1825 VA4,
James 1795 VA4, George 1763 Ireland6, John 1735 Ireland7.
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LUTHER LYLE ALFORD
SUNDAY REGISTER
Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV—Sunday, 21 November 1948
ALDERSON [Greenbrier Co.]—Luther Lyle Alford, 80, died at
his home at Alderson Friday at 6:45 p.m. Death was attributed to complication
following an illness of one week.
A retired carpenter, he resided Alderson. He was
born at Wolf Creek on October 14, 1868, the son of Mercian V. and Rachel Ellen
Carie [sic: Cart] Alford.
He is survived by his brother, Olin B. Alford,
of Alderson; two nieces, Mrs. Mary Burns, of Ronvererle [Ronceverte?], Mrs.
Virginia Bullard, Alderson; and a nephew, Clark Alford, of Charleston.
Funeral services will be conducted from the
chapel of the Lobben Funeral Home at 2:45 p.m. today with the Rev. Randolph F.
Johnson and the Rev. Forest P. Reynolds, of Alderson, officiating. Burial will
follow in the Alderson Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of his brothers Olin B. Alford and Thomas Fletcher Alford in
this compilation.
Luther’s ancestor John 1773 VA married Margaret
Alford 1774 VA, daughter of John 1735 Ireland6, so he has two Alford
lines.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
See also AAFA’s Some of the
Known Descendants of John Alford who died 1748 VA.
His lineage: Luther Lyle 1868 WV1,
Merican V. 1831 VA2, Joseph 1802 VA3, John 1773 VA4,
John 1732 VA5, John 1696 ?? 6.
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MAHULDA BELLE VANCE ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 27 July 1999
HURRICANE [Putnam Co.]—Mahulda Belle Vance-Alford, 80, of
Hurricane died July 25, 1999, at home.
She was a housewife and a member of Teays Valley
Missionary Baptist Church and Eastern Star.
Surviving: husband, Leroy Alford; son, Fred of
Hurricane; daughters, Margaret “Margie” Mitchell and Pamela Sue Alford, both of
Hurricane; brothers, Warren and George Vance, both of Hurricane, Homer Vance of
Waynesfield, Ohio; sisters, Justine Gearheart of Greenfield, Ohio, Fannie
Kriebel of Pennsylvania, Ann Ware of Marlinton, Mary Toler of Hurricane; four
grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allen
Funeral Home, Hurricane.... Burial will be in the Alford Cemetery, Hurricane....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, Leroy Alford, in
this compilation, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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MALINDA ANN COCHRAN ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Saturday, 25 November 1939
Mrs. Linda Ann Alford, 67 died Friday night at
her home in Putnam County. Surviving are her husband, Andrew M. Alford; four
sons, William Alford at home, John Alford of Lincoln county, and Andrew and
Charles Alford of Akron, O.; two daughters, Mrs. Paul Winters of Akron and Miss
Sally Alford at home, and a sister, Mrs. Minerva St. Clair of Ohley.
The Casto-Wilson Mortuary will be in charge of
funeral arrangements.
In another
article:
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 27 November 1939
Services for Mrs. Malinda Ann Alford, 67, who
died Friday [Nov 24] at her Putnam county home, are set for 11 a.m. today at
the residence. Rev. Herman Carpenter officiating.
Burial will follow in Teays Hill cemetery, the
Casto-Wilson mortuary in charge.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES:
Malinda was born 6 Sept 1872 in Wyoming Co., WV. She was the wife of Andrew
Milton Alford.
See the obituaries of her sons John Calvery
Alford and William Dolan Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary
of her son Andrew Jackson Alford in Ohio Obituaries
Malinda A. Terry, age 7 b. WV, is listed on the
1880 census in Slab Fork, Wyoming Co., WV, with her parents, Wm. R. Terry 30 and
his wife Paulina E. 36, both b. VA, and 3 sisters: Manerva 6, Virginia C. 5,
and Mary R. 3. However, in 1900, Curry, Putnam Co., WV, William and Perlina E.
Terry (Perlina had 4 children, 3 living) are listed with stepdaughters Virginia
Stump and Manerva A. Rank, and the Stump and Rank children are listed as
step-grandchildren. It appears that William may have been Paulina/Perlina’s
second husband and not the father of her daughters. In 1900 Malinda Cochran
(Malind A. Cochren) is a housekeeper living with her future husband and listed
as a widow.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Andrew Milton 1862 WV1,
Robert 1814 VA2, George 1763 Ireland3, John 1735 Ireland4.
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MAMIE E. ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 21 January 1998
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
Mamie E. Alford, 89, of South Charleston died
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998, in Americare-Dunbar after a long illness.
She was a former employee of the Navy Ordnance
Plant and G.C. Murphy’s. She was a lifelong resident of Kanawha and Lincoln
counties and a member and former Sunday school teacher of Hilltop Baptist
Church.
Surviving: 16 nieces and nephews.
Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at
Casdorph-Curry Funeral Home, St. Albans.... Burial will be in Teays Hill Cemetery,
St. Albans....
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Mamie E. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 26 July 1908,
last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her parents, Columbus
Jackson Alford and Zora Alice Draper Alford; and her siblings Bessie Josephine
Alford Massey, Elvin Samuel Alford, Sylvia Elva Alford, Roy Washington Alford,
and Herbert Cecil Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Mamie E. 1908 WV1,
Columbus Jackson 1866 WV2, George Washington 1837 VA3,
Robert 1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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MARGARET A. BLANKENSHIP ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—25 March 1937
Mrs. Margaret A. Alford, 18, of Burnside, Putnam
county, died yesterday morning in a Charleston hospital. Funeral services will
be held at 3 o’clock this afternoon at the home of her brother, G.B. Blankenship
of Burnside and burial will be in the Alford cemetery in Putnam county.
Survivors include her husband. P.M. Alford;
an Infant daughter, Phylis Alford; three sisters. Mrs. D.C. McClaster and Mrs.
Clyde McClaster of Lookout and Mrs. Ethel Nichols of Charleston, and four
brothers, Leonard and Jarrel Blankenship of St. Albans, Robert Blankenship of
South Charleston and G.V. Blankenship.
AAFA NOTES:
Margaret was born 20 Oct 1918 in Kanawha Co., the daughter of James Blankenship
and Louise Adkins. She married Palmer Mason Alford.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a website
for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Palmer Mason 1915 WV1,
Lorenzo Dow 1883 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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MARGARET M. PRICE ALFORD
Aunt of Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 28 September 1976
Mrs. Margaret M. Alford, 55, of 817 Greenbrier
St., St. Albans, died Monday [Sept. 27] in Thomas Memorial Hospital after a
short illness.
She was a 15-year resident of St. Albans and
attended the Highlawn Baptist Church.
Surviving: husband, Forrest: son Eugene at home:
daughter Jessie J. Price of Bluefield: sisters Mrs. Ruth Maxwell and Mrs.
Dorothy Corvin of Wytheville. Va., Mrs. Mildred Donahoe of North Port
Charlotte, Fla.
Service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in
Casdorph and Curry Funeral Home. St. Albans.... Entombment will be in
Cunningham Memorial Park Mausoleum.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Margaret Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 8 Sept 1921, last
residence Saint Albans, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her husband, Forrest Wilburn
Alford, and son Eugene E. Alford in this compilation.
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MARTHA ALFORD FRYE
SUNDAY GAZETTE-MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Sunday, 10 July 1966
Fry, Mrs. Martha—Service 1 p. m. today, Church
of Christ, Harts Creek, Alford Cemetery, Harts Creek. Mrs. Fry, 97, of Harts,
Lincoln County, died Friday, Gyan Valley Hospital.
Surviving: son, Charlie of Harts.
Body at the home of grandson, Victor Adkins, of
Harts. McGhee Funeral Home, West Hamlin.
AAFA NOTES: Martha
was born in 1876, the daughter of Adam A. Alford and Nancy Farley. She married
Wash Fry.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Martha 1876 WV1, Adam A.
1841VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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MARY HELEN ALFRED
Aunt of Robert E. Lee Alfred, AAFA #0844
WESTON DEMOCRAT
Weston, Lewis Co., WV—Wednesday, 9 March 2005
Mary Helen Alfred, 93, of Weston died at 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 5, 2005 at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital following a
recent illness. She was born Nov. 17, 1911 in Weston, a daughter of the late
Perry G. Alfred and Lillian Springston Alfred.
Surviving are one sister, Lillian Frances Alfred
of Weston; and one brother, Philip Charles Alfred and wife Lois of Ft. Myers,
Fla.; numerous nieces and nephews and their families.
She was preceded in death by three brothers,
Robert E., Richard B. and Thomas J. Alfred.
Miss Alfred was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Weston and was involved in various church activities that included
chairman of the church circle and Sunday school teacher. She was instrumental
in the formation of Fisher Baptist Camp on Gee Lick and served as the first
secretary/treasurer for the camp. She was retired from the W.Va. Dept. of
Highways with several years of service. She was an avid reader and well-known
local historian. She was a 1930 graduate of Weston High School and attended
W.Va. Wesleyan College.
Service is 1 p.m. Wednesday at Boyle Funeral
Home Chapel.... Interment will be in Waldeck Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Mary H. Alfred (SS# issued in WV),
last residence Weston, Lewis Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her brother Thomas
Jefferson Alfred; and sister-in-law Nina Ruth Barnes Alfred in this
compilation.
Her ALFRED lineage: Mary Helen 1911 WV1,
Perry Gordon 1865 WV2, Charles Jeffrey 1838 VA3, Charles
Alfred 1808 VA4.
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MARY JANE ALFORD DEMPSEY
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 23 May 1985
Mrs. Mary Jane Dempsey, 74, of Whitesville,
Boone County, died Wednesday [May 22] in Boone County Health Care Center,
Danville, after a long illness. Armstrong Funeral Home, Whitesville, is in
charge of arrangements.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records show that Mary Dempsey (SS# issued in WV) was
born 29 March 1911 and died _____ May 1985, last residence Whitesville, Boone
Co., WV.
See the obituary of her mother, Viola Thompson
Alford, in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Mary Jane 1911 WV1,
James Samuel 1864 WV2, James 1825 VA3, James 1795 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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MARY JANE “NETTIE” ALFORD BURNS
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 23 October 1950
CULLODEN, Oct. 22—Mrs. Mary Jane Burns, 96, a life-long
resident of Cabell County, died yesterday at her home at RFD 1, Culloden, after
a brief illness.
She was born March 8, 1854 in what was then
Cabell County, Va.
Surviving are three sons, Willie, Joshua and
Grady, all of Culloden and three daughters, Mrs. Ravvena Sowards of Huntington,
Mrs. Valarie Finley of Milton and Miss Lillie Burns of Culloden.
AAFA NOTES: Mary
Jane “Nettie” Alford Burns was the daughter of Robert “Robin” Alford and Leanza
Coon. Her husband was Frederick Lewis Burns.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos,
and historical information.
Her lineage: Mary Jane 1854 VA1,
Robert 1814 VA2, George 1763 Ireland3, John 1735 Ireland4.
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MARY MAXINE LEASURE ALFORD
Source unknown
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Sunday, 13 June 1948
A
woman was killed and two other women and a man were injured early yesterday
when the new station wagon in which they were riding struck a utility pole and
turned over three times on the Coal River Road just west of St. Albans.
The victim was identified at the Bartlett
mortuary in St. Albans as Mrs. Mary Maxine Alford of Danville, Boone county,
26-year old wife of Coach Clyde D. Alford of Madison high school.
State Trooper W. S. Webb of South Charleston and
Mrs. Alford suffered a broken neck.
Two of her companions, Francis Noland Dawson, 26
of 108 Spring St., St. Albans, and Mrs. Louise Phillips Midkiff, 26, of Kanawha
Terrace, St. Albans, were in “fair” condition last night at Herbert J. Thomas
Memorial hospital in South Charleston, but attendants said their chances for
recovery are “good”.
Dawson, who was driving the automobile, received
a fractured shoulder and possible internal injuries.
Mrs. Midkiff received severe scalp and head
lacerations, attending physicians said, but she was “resting comfortably” last
night.
A third occupant of the vehicle and
sister-in-law of the dead woman, Mrs. Helen Arthur Leasure, 22, of Washington
D.C., received minor bruises and shock in the mishap, state police said. She
was not hospitalized.
Trooper Webb said Dawson apparently lost control
of the car on a slight curve and crashed into the utility pole, turning over
three times. The vehicle was demolished.
The accident occurred at 3 a. m. three-fourths
of a mile off the old Midland Trail.
Mrs. Alford and the other three occupants of the
car earlier had attended a party given by the St. Albans American Legion post,
Trooper West said, and left the party for Lower Falls on Coal river to see if
anyone was swimming.
The accident occurred while they
were returning from the beach, he said.
Mr. Alford was in Morgantown attending West
Virginia university’s summer coaching school.
Trooper Webb, Cpl. R.T. Cummings and St. Albans
Patrolman Lewis Fizer investigated the accident.
Funeral service for Mrs. Alford will be at 2
p.m. tomorrow at the Bartlett mortuary chapel in St. Albans. Rev. J.E. Myers
will officiate and interment will follow in Cunningham Memorial park. The body
will remain at the funeral home until time of service.
Surviving Mr. Alford besides her husband are her
parents, whom she was visiting, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Leasure of 1007
Pennsylvania Av., St. Albans; a two-year-old daughter, Susan; and three
brothers, Charles and Paul Leasure, both of St. Albans, and William Leasure of
Washington, D.C.
AAFA NOTES: Mary
was born 2 July 1922, the daughter of Clarence Leasure and Etta Ross. She
married Clyde Daniel Alford.
See the obituary of her father-in-law, Frank
Leslie Alford, in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Clyde Daniel 1908 WV1,
Frank Leslie 1881 WV2, John D. 1846 WV3, William 1822 VA4,
James 1795 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6, John 1735 Ireland7.
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MARY VIRGINIA JOHNSON ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 2 November 2009
Mary Virginia Alford, 81, of Garretts Bend
passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a short
illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Woodrow Wilson Alford; parents, Charlie and Sally Johnson; and sister, Janice
McCallister.
Mary will be missed by all her family and
friends.
She is survived by her four children and their
spouses, Arlene and Danny Johnson of Alum Creek, Chester and Mary Kay Alford of
Garretts Bend, Clifford Alford of Yawkey and Jerry and Cheryl Alford of
Garretts Bend; two brothers, Danny and Terry; four sisters, Ethel, Justine,
Martha Mae and Beverly; nine grandchildren, Timothy, Kimberly, Barbara, Andy,
Nikki, Holly, Chad, Mandy and Kristy; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Curry
Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek, with Pastor Richard McCallister
officiating. Burial will be in Samson Cemetery, Garretts Bend.
Friends and family may gather from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the funeral home.
The family expresses their heartfelt thanks to
the doctors and nurses at Thomas Memorial Hospital.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records show that Mary V. Alford (SS# issued in NC or WV)
was born 24 July 1928, last residence Sod, Lincoln Co., WV.
See the obituary of her husband, Woodrow Wilson
Alford, in this compilation.
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MAUDE MAY MOONEY ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 27 December 1962
Alford, Mrs. Maude M. – Service will be held at
2 p.m. tomorrow in Fifteenth Street Church of God at Nitro by the Rev. Ross
Taylor. Burial will be in Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens at Hometown. Mrs.
Alford, 67, of 3616 36th St., Nitro, died Tuesday in South
Charleston hospital after a long illness. The body is at Gatens Funeral Home in
Poca.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituary of her husband, Roy Washington Alford, in this compilation.
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NAOMI ALFORD JACOBS
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 11April 2000
Naomi A. Jacobs, 79, of Charleston died April
10, 2000, in Heartland Nursing Center after a long illness.
She was a homemaker and a Protestant.
Surviving: daughters, Terah A. Jacobs and Wanda
Halstead, both of Charleston; son, William H. Alford of Charleston; sister,
Margie M. Sisk of Owensboro, Ky.; brother, William H. Alford of Owensboro; one
granddaughter; three great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at J.E. Johnson
Funeral Home, Kanawha City.... Burial will be in Floral Hills Garden of
Memories, Sissonville....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Naomi A. Jacobs (SS# issued in KY) was born 15 Nov 1920, last
residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
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NELLIE ADKINS ALFORD NICHOLAS
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Sunday, 12 May 1957
Mrs.
Nellie Nicholas, 63, of 209 Virginia Ave., St. Albans, died yesterday in St.
Francis Hospital after a two-week illness.
She was a member of Church of God and was born
at Fall Creek.
Mrs. Nicholas moved from South Charleston to St.
Albans three years ago.
Surviving are her husband, Froud; one daughter,
Mrs. Fay Chandler of South Charleston; one son, Forest Alford of Dunbar; two stepsons,
Ellis Alford of Teays Valley and Cline Alford of Alum Creek; one stepdaughter,
Mrs. Lillian Blankenship of St. Albans; one brother, Charles Adkins of Yawkey;
two sisters, Miss Emma Adkins and Mrs. Mariah Sanson, both of St. Albans; 10
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in
Snodgrass mortuary chapel in South Charleston by Rev. Eugene Huffman. Burial
will be in Graceland Memorial Park. The body will remain at the mortuary until
the service.
AA AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of her children Forrest Wilburn Alford and Faye Frances Alford
Chandler; and her stepsons Denver Cline Alford and Norris Ellis Alford in this
compilation.
Her first husband was Stafford Garfield Alford,
who died in 1930.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 (son of Nellie’s
stepson Norris Ellis Alford), maintains a website for the Descendants of ‘Irish’ John Alford,
including family genealogy, many photos, and historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Stafford Garfield 1883 WV1,
Lafayette 1850 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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NINA RUTH BARNES ALFRED
Mother of Robert E. Lee Alfred, AAFA #0844
WESTON DEMOCRAT
Weston, Lewis Co., WV—Wednesday, 24 June 1998
WESTON—Nina Alfred, 91, of Charleston and formerly of
Weston, died Friday, June 19, 1998, at her residence following a brief illness.
She was born Feb. 27, 1907, in Weston, a
daughter of the late Thomas N. and Mattie Proudfoot Barnes.
Her husband, Robert E. Alfred, preceded
her in death.
Surviving are two daughters, Lillian F. Alfred
and Susan Alfred, both of Charleston; one son, Robert E. Alfred Jr., Newport
News, Va. and three sisters, Lillian A. Barnes and Grace Barnes Waldrop, both
of Weston and Joan Harrison, South Charleston.
She was also preceded in death by two sisters,
Dorothy Nordeck and Eleanor O. Barnes.
Mrs. Alfred was a homemaker and a member of the
Baptist Temple and the Grace Philathea Sunday School Class. She was a member of
the American Baptist Women Ministries, was a former Deaconess, and a member of
the Chancel Choir, the Charleston Womens Club, Blue Hills Garden Club, Kanawha
Valley Historical and Preservation Society and a former member of the Civic
Chorus. She had attended the first Mothers Day service in Grafton.
A funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Monday,
June 22, at Boyle Funeral Home.... Interment followed in the Waldeck Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Nina B. Alfred (SS# issued in WV),
last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her sister-in-law Mary
Helen Alfred; and her brother-in-law Thomas Jefferson Alfred in this
compilation.
Her husband’s ALFRED lineage: Robert E. Lee 1908
WV1, Perry Gordon 1865 WV2, Charles Jeffrey 1838 VA3,
Charles Alfred 1808 VA4.
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NORRIS ELLIS ALFORD
Father of Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
Norris
was buried holding the “100 Years Old” cap that he’s wearing in this photo.
Photos
from his son Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Norris Ellis Alford, 100, of Scott Depot, passed
away from this life to be with the Lord on July 6, 2008, at his home surrounded
by his family.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of
67 years, Jewell Webster Alford; his parents, Stafford and Lyda Escue Alford;
his sisters, Lillian Wolfe and Faye Chandler; his brothers, Elwood, Cline, and
Forrest Alford. Ellis was a member of the Church of God and was a lifelong
resident of Lincoln County, St. Albans, and the Scott Depot areas. He retired
from FMC in 1971 after 38 years of dedicated employment and operated Alford’s
Lawnmower and Fixit Shop in Teays Valley for over 35 years.
The family would like to offer special thanks to
Hospice Care and Putnam Aging for their caring support.
He is survived by his daughters, Dolly McClain
and her husband, Gary, of Scott Depot, and Lowella Morris and her husband,
Roger, of Landenberg, Pa.; his son, Norris Lynn Alford of Tucson, Ariz.; his
grandchildren and their spouses, Robert McClain of Beckley, Sarah and Randy
White of Eugene, Ore., John and Miranda Alford of Milan, Ill.; three
great-grandchildren, Jordan and Caleb McClain and Isabella Rose Alford.
Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July
10, at Chapman Funeral Home, 3941 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, with the Rev.
Keith Hudson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pauley Cemetery, Tango.
Visitation will from 12:30 p.m. until service
time at the funeral home.
In another
article:
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Friday, 11 July 2008
Putnam County man blessed others for many, many years
By Bill Ellis
Tuesday morning, March 18, 2008, in Naples,
Fla., I called my dear friend, Norris Ellis Alford, and asked, “How does it
feel to be 100 years and one day old?” He replied with a chuckle, “I’m starting
on my second hundred today.”
He lived at Scott Depot, until he passed from this
life at 8:30 on Sunday morning, July 6.
Norris Alford, the son of Stafford and Lyda
Escue Alford, was a lifelong resident of Lincoln County, St. Albans (Kanawha
County) and Scott Depot (Putnam County), all within close proximity. He was a
member of the Church of God. He and my dad, Clarence Ellis, were ushers at the
Scott Depot Church of God with Paul Eggleton, Cecil Fulks, William Eggleton,
Lon Perry, Hank Maddox, Clarence Smith, Homer Maddox and Ralph Briscoe.
After retiring from FMC in 1971, following 38
years of employment, he continued to operate “Alford’s Lawnmower and Fixit Shop”
in Teays Valley for more than 35 years. Gary Young of G & G Builders said, “Mr.
Alford kept my mowers running in good shape for many years.”
Not long before his 100th birthday, I took his
mail in and watched him read it without glasses. Having left my watch at home,
I looked across the dining room to the kitchen from the living room, to glance
at the clock on the microwave, but couldn’t see it. He looked up, without glasses,
and said, “It’s 3:30.” He had been blinded many years earlier in one eye by an
acid mishap at the plant. After that painful accident, he was soon back to work
at the same job.
Speaking during the service of remembrance, at
Chapman Funeral Home on Thursday, July 10, the Rev. Keith Hudson, officiating
minister, spoke of his tremendous knowledge about many things. He recalled that
engineers would often ask him about things in the plant they did not have
answers for. He usually did and was able to help. The Rev. Dr. Rodney Taylor
spoke of the times when he had talked with Mr. Alford about the things of God
and eternal life and the many times they prayed together. He was a man of deep
faith and commitment to the will of God. He now understands more completely
than St. Paul did when he wrote about being “absent from the body and ... present
with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8).
Norris Ellis Alford loved his family, his
church, his country and God. He missed his beloved wife, Jewell, of 67 years.
They were sweethearts forever. He often talked about her, especially on days
like their wedding anniversary, her birthday and Mothers Day.
He looked forward to daily phone calls from one
or more of his children. Dolly, Lowella and Norris loved their father and often
brought or sent special gifts for him. They set an example for all children in
terms of being attentive to parents in their older years.
He lived closer than any other neighbor. He was
one of the great men I have known. I was honored to speak at his funeral. Psalm
116:15 puts it best, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His
saints.”
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Photo
from Pauley Cemetery, Tango, Lincoln Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that N.E. Alford (SS# issued in WV or NC) was born 17 March 1908,
last residence Scott Depot, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Jewell Webster
Alford; his brother Denver Cline Alford; his stepmother Nellie Adkins Alford
Nicholas; and his half-siblings Faye Frances Alford Chandler and Forrest
Wilburn Alford in this compilation.
Norris’s son Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains
a website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Norris Ellis 1908 WV1,
Stafford Garfield 1883 WV2, Lafayette 1850 VA3, Robert
1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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OLIN B. ALFORD
BECKLEY POST-HERALD
Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV—Friday, 3 December 1948
ALDERSON, Dec. 2—Funeral services for Olin B. Alford, 71 of
Alderson, who died at 10:55 a.m. yesterday [Dec 2] following an illness of six
weeks, will be conducted at the Johnson Memorial Church, of which he was a
member, at 2 p.m. Sunday Dec 5.
The Rev. Forrest P. Reynolds will officiate
assisted by the Rev. Randolph F. Johnson. Burial will follow in Alderson
Cemetery.
The body will be removed from the Lobban Funeral
home to his residence at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Born at Wolf Creek, July 24, 1877, he was the
son of Rachel Ellen Carter and Merican Alford, and was a retired carpenter.
His wife Mrs. Nora Brown Alford preceded him in
death.
He is survived by one son, Clark L. Alford of
Charleston; two daughters, Mrs. Mary A. Burns, of Ronceverte, and Mrs. Leonard
Ballard, of Alderson, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Pallbearers will be members of the S.R. Neel
Bible Class.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of his children Clark Lee Alford and Virginia Alford Ballard;
and his brothers Luther Lyle Alford and Thomas Fletcher in this compilation.
Olin’s ancestor John 1773 VA married Margaret
Alford 1774 VA, daughter of John 1735 Ireland6, so he has two Alford
lines.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
See also AAFA’s Some of the
Known Descendants of John Alford who died 1748 VA.
His lineage: Olin B. 1877 WV1,
Merican V. 1831 VA2, Joseph 1802 VA3, John 1773 VA4,
John 1732 VA5, John 1696 ?? 6.
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ONNA IVAL ALFORD MCCLURE
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Sunday, 16 November 2003
Onna Ival McClure, 90, of Barboursville [Cabell
Co.], W.Va., formerly of Danville, W.Va., died at her home on Nov. 15, 2003.
The widow of Lawrence McClure, she was born in
Garretts Bend, Lincoln County, W.Va., on Dec. 3, 1912. She was the daughter of
the late L.D. and Isabelle McCallister Alford. She was a member of Danville
Baptist Church.
Surviving are four sons and daughters-in-law,
Owen “Dutch” and Kathleen McClure of Kissimmee, Fla., James and Gloria McClure
of Kenova, W.Va., Clint and Joyce McClure of Merritt Island, Fla., and Carl Ray
and Marijo McClure of Warner Robbins, Ga.; two daughters, Ms. Eloise McClure of
Bunnell, Fla., and Levana “Pug” Griffith and son-in-law, Robert H. Griffith of
Huntington, W.Va.
Preceding her in death were two brothers, Andy
Alford and Palmer Alford; and one sister, Ova Thornton.
She leaves 15 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren,
and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be ... at Henson Mortuary,
Barboursville, W.Va., at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, 2003. Burial will be at
Orchard Hills Memory Gardens in Yawkey, Lincoln County, W.Va....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Onna I. McClure (SS# issued in WV
or NC), last residence Barboursville, Cabell Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her mother, Isabel Short
McCallister Alford; and her siblings Ova May Alford Thornton and Andy William Alford
in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Onna Ival 1912 WV1, Lorenzo
Dow 1883 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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OPAL ASBURY COON ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 4 February 1970
CANNELTON—The funeral for Mrs. Opal Alford, 52, of
Cannelton, Fayette County, will be Thursday at l p, m. at the Cannelton United
Methodist Church. Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park at London.
Mrs. Alford, a lifelong resident of Fayette
County and a member of the Cannelton United Methodist Church, died Monday [Feb
2] at home after a long illness.
Survivors: son, George K. Coon of Haddonfield,
N.J.: stepson, Jack Alford Jr. of California; sisters, Mrs. Goldie Parish of
Smithers, Mrs. Maggie Overington of Thelma Stone Smithers, Mrs. _____ of
McDonald, Ohio, Mrs. Beatrice White of Niagara Falls, N.Y., Mrs. Juanita
Aldridge of Cannelton, Mrs. Elvira McCoy of Dayton, Ohio; brothers, Ted Asbury
of Cannelton, Thomas Asbury of Niagara Falls; half brothers, Army and Andrew,
addresses unknown; half sister, Mrs. Mabel Fisher, address unknown.
Friends may call at the B. Hooper Funeral Home,
Montgomery today after 3 p.m.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her second husband, Jack
Alford Sr.; stepchildren Jack Alford Jr. and Lorraine Alford Danbery in this
compilation.
Opal was the second wife of Jack Alford Sr.
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ORAN DALE ALFRED
CLARKSBURG EXPONENT
Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WV—Wednesday, 8 April 1992
WESTON—Lt. Col. Oran Dale Alfred, U.S. Army retired, 62, of
Vadis, died Monday, April 6, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, following a
brief illness.
He was born Jan. 9, 1930, in Gilmer County, a
son of the late Arnold S. Alfred and Oliver Moore Alfred of Weston.
On Dec. 24, 1949, he was married to Marjorie
Sullivan who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Susan Farnsworth,
Vadis, and Mrs. Connie Myers, Mt. Clemons, Mich.; three sons, Stephen Dale Alfred,
Allentown, Pa., Kenneth Wayne Alfred, Crawfordsville, Ind., and Edwin Arnold,
Vadis; one brother, Dewayne L. Alfred, Camden, and 12 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Bradford
Jay Alfred, and one brother.
Lt. Col. Alfred served 26 years in the U.S.
Army, with service in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was a lifetime
member of the V.F.W. No. 1976 in Weston, the American Legion Post No. 4,
Weston, and a member of the Vadis United Methodist Church.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Orran D. Alfred (SS# issued in NC
or WV).
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OVA MAY ALFORD THORNTON
Source unknown
_____, WV—15 October 1987
BECKLEY—Mrs. Ova May Thornton, 76, of Beckley, formerly of
Griffithsville, Lincoln County, died Oct. 14, 1987, in Care Haven of Raleigh
Rest Home, Beckley, after a long illness. She was a member of Elizabeth Baptist
Church, Garretts Bend.
Surviving: son, Calvin of Crab Orchard;
daughters, Miss Kathy Thornton of Crab Orchard, Mrs. Jean Phillips of Wise,
Va., Mrs. Marvella Woodrum of South Charleston; sister, Mrs. Ona McClure of
Barboursville; brother, Palmer Alford of Garretts Bend; seven grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Curry Funeral
Home, Alum Creek, with the Rev. Clark Bryan officiating. Burial will be in
Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today
at the funeral home
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Ova M. Thornton (SS# issued in WV) was born 11 Feb 1911, last
residence Crab Orchard, Raleigh Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her mother, Isabel Short
McCallister Alford; and her siblings Onna Ival Alford McClure and Andy William
Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Ova May 1911 WV1,
Lorenzo Dow 1883 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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REBA M. HALE ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—20 August 1998
BECKLEY—Reba M. Hale Alford, 91, of Beckley died Aug. 18,
1998, in Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital after a long illness.
She was a homemaker and attended Church of God,
MacArthur.
Surviving: son, Clyde J. Alford of Chattanooga,
Tenn.; daughter, Marie Hicks of Beckley; seven grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Blue Ridge
Funeral Home Chapel, Prosperity, with the Rev. Jeff Alford officiating. Burial
will be in Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Reba Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 7 April 1907, last
residence Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV.
See the obituary of her husband, Herbert Cecil
Alford, in this compilation.
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RHODA ANN ALFORD THORNTON
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 12 February 1946
Thornton, Mrs. Rhoda
Ann, 78, South Charleston, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. A.A. Little of
Dunbar. Surviving are her husband, Mr. H.H. Thornton; two other daughters, Mrs.
Ross Lawson of South Charleston and Mrs. Lillie Lee of Spring Hill; two sons,
George of South Charleston and Delbert of Winfield; a brother, A.J. Alford of
Smith Creek.
The body is at the
Snodgrass funeral home pending funeral arrangements
AAFA
NOTES: See the obituary of her brother Columbus Jackson Alford in
this compilation.
Her husband was Rufus
Hopkins Thornton, 1870-1963.
Her lineage: Rhoda
Ann 1868 WV1, George Washington 1837 VA2, Robert 1814 VA3,
George 1763 Ireland4, John 1735 Ireland5.
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RICHARD MICHAEL “RICK” ALFORD
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Monday, 14 December 2009
Richard Michael “Rick” Alford, 50, of
Huntington, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009. Funeral
services will be conducted 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009, at Wallace Funeral
Home, Milton, with Pastor Kim Stone officiating. Burial will follow in Lunsford
Cemetery.
Rick was born Feb. 7, 1959, a son of Forrest
Dale and Stella Dalton Alford. In addition to his parents, he is also survived
by one son, Barry Michael Alford; one stepson, Steven Cooley; his ex-wife,
Jenifer Hamm; two sisters, Freda Canterbury and her husband, Tom, and Veronica
Alford; one brother, Bradford Alford; two nephews, Jeremy Dye and Zachary
Canterbury. Friends may visit from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009, at
Wallace Funeral Home, Milton.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Richard M.
Alford (SS# issued in NC or WV), last residence Huntington, Cabell Co., WV.
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ROY WASHINGTON ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 16 July 1968
Alford, Roy W.—72, of 393 Kenna Dr., South
Charleston, Monday [July 15], Thomas Memorial Hospital. Retired employee
Veterans Administration, member Southwest Church of God.
Surviving: widow, Mary; daughters, Mrs. Dorothy
Parter of Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. Elaine Hodges of Hurricane; son, Roy W. Jr.
of Poca; sisters, Mrs. Bessie Massey of Ohio, Miss Sylvia Alford, Miss Mamie
Alford and Mrs. Alice Childress, all of South Charleston; brothers, Herbert of
Scott Depot, Elvin and Romie, both of South Charleston.
Service 1 p.m. Wednesday, Snodgrass Funeral
Home, South Charleston. Heaven of Rest, Hometown.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Roy Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 28 Dec 1894, last
residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his first wife and mother
of his children, Maude May Mooney; parents, Columbus Jackson Alford and Zora
Alice Draper Alford; and his siblings Bessie Josephine Alford Massey, Elvin
Samuel Alford, Sylvia Elva Alford, Herbert Cecil Alford, and Mamie E. Alford in
this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Roy Washington 1894 WV1,
Columbus Jackson 1866 WV2, George Washington 1837 VA3,
Robert 1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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RUBY DELL ALFORD POWELL
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co.,
WV—Wednesday, 12 July 1972
HAMLIN—Mrs. Ruby Dell Powell, 65,
of Hamlin, died Tuesday [July 11] at home after a long illness.
She was a native of
Garretts Bend.
Surviving: sons,
Henry of Albuquerque, N.M., Howard of Chesapeake, Ohio, Darrell of Columbus,
Ohio; daughters, Mrs. Barbara Davis of Albuquerque, Mrs. Jean White of
Parkersburg, Mrs. Callie Miller of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Mrs. Lillie Berry of Lorain,
Ohio; brothers, Woodrow Alford and Fred Alford, both of Sod, Bruce Alford of
Hamlin, Tom Alford of Griffithsville; sisters, Miss Reva Alford of Sod, Mrs.
Verlie Cross of Spencer, Mrs. Amy Thomas of St. Albans.
Service will be 2
p.m. Thursday in Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin, with the Rev. Forest Curry
officiating. Burial will be in Powell Cemetery in Hamlin.
Friends may call
after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Photo
from Powell Cemetery, Hamlin, Lincoln Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Ruby Powell (SS# issued in WV) was born 17 Nov 1906, last
residence West Hamlin, Lincoln Co., WV. Her gravestone says she was born 17 Nov
1908, but Rubydel Alford is listed on the 1910 census in Lincoln Co., WV, age
3.
See the obituaries of her parents, Jonas Vernon
Alford and Geneva Cynthia Coon Alford; and her siblings Amy Marie Alford Thomas
and Woodrow Wilson Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Ruby Dell 1906 WV1,
Jonas Vernon 1880 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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SARAH CATHERINE V. ADAMS ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—1 November 1938
SOD, Nov. 1 (Special)—Mrs. Catherine Alford, 89, native of
Lincoln county, died today at her home here after an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m.
tomorrow at the Cobbs’ Creek Baptist Church. Rev. Dell Bowman will officiate
and burial will follow in Mt. Taber cemetery at St. Albans.
The only survivors are 15 grandchildren.
Photo
from Mount Tabor Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: Sarah
Catherine V. Adams was the daughter of John Quincy Adams Jr. and Sarah “Sally” Goode.
She was born 2 March 1849 in Franklin Co., VA.
Catherine’s husband was Lafayette Alford. They
had 6 children. One son, John Robert Alford, died in 1960 and was still living
at the time of his mother’s obituary. We included his obituary in Texas
Obituaries.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos,
and historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Lafayette 1850 VA1,
Robert 1814 VA2, George 1763 Ireland3, John 1735 Ireland4.
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SARAH E. MCCOWN ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 24 July 1924
Mrs. Sarah E. Alford, 57 years old, widow of
James D. Alford of St. Albans, died yesterday [July 23] at Johns Hopkins
hospital at Baltimore. Mrs. Alford has conducted a dry goods store in St.
Albans for thirty years. She had gone to Baltimore for treatment of goiter two
weeks ago.
Her brother Theodore McCown, and her son,
Everett Alford were with her when she died. Her body was brought to St. Albans
this morning on the C. & 0. No. 6 for burial.
She is survived by her son, E.B. Alford, one
sister, Mrs. Virginia Gillard, and six brothers, George W., Fred, Adam I.,
Lawrence, G.S. and Theodore McCown, all of Charleston.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed but
the services will be held sometime tomorrow.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES: See the
obituary of her son Everett Bowman Alford in this compilation.
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SYLVIA ELVA ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 18 January 1971
Miss Sylvia Elva Alford, 69, of South Charleston
Rt. 7, died at home late Sunday after a short illness. She was a member of
Hilltop Baptist Church.
Survivors: sisters Mrs. Bessie Massey of Albany,
Ohio, Miss Mamie Alford and Mrs. Alice Childress of South Charleston; brothers,
Elvin (Butch) Alford of St. Albans, R.C. [Romea Columbus] Alford of South
Charleston and the Rev. Herbert Alford of Scott Depot.
Service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Curry
Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with the Rev. Clark Bryan and the Rev. C.A. Rogers
officiating. Burial will be in Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans.
Friends may call at the funeral home today after
6 p.m.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Sylvia Alford (SS# issued in NC or WV) was born 25 Feb 1901,
last residence Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her parents Columbus
Jackson Alford and Zora Alice Draper Alford; and siblings Bessie Josephine
Alford Massey, Elvin Samuel Alford, Roy Washington Alford, Herbert Cecil
Alford, and Mamie E. Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her lineage: Sylvia Elva 1901 WV1,
Columbus Jackson 1866 WV2, George Washington 1837 VA3,
Robert 1814 VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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THOMAS FLETCHER ALFORD
SUNDAY REGISTER
Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV—10 January 1943
Aged Man Had Lived Entire Life, Except For Four Years, in
Area
ALDERSON—Last rites for Thomas Fletcher Alford, 83, were
held Saturday morning, at the North Alderson home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Yates.
The Rev. Nat G. Barnhart was assisted by Dr. W. S. Dunlop in conducting the
services, and burial was in the Mount Pleasant cemetery at Sink Grove, beside
the body of his late wife. His death occurred at the Yates home, Thursday, the
result of a stroke of paralysis suffered perhaps two years ago.
Mr. Alford was a son of the late Amarican V. and
Ellen Cart Alford, and was born at Johnson Cross Roads, in Monroe county. He
spent his entire life in the section except for four years in the West. He was
a retired farmer, and for many years has made his home in Alderson.
Mr. Alford's wife, the late Nora Humphreys
Alford, died in 1919
He was a member of the Methodist church.
Surviving Mr. Alford are two brothers, Luther L.
Alford and Olan B. Alford and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Kennedy, all of Alderson.
He also leaves two nieces Mrs. Mary Burns and Mrs. Leonard Ballard, both of
Alderson, and one nephew, Clark Alford of White Sulphur Springs.
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of his brothers Olin B. Alford and Luther Lyle Alford in this
compilation.
Thomas’s ancestor John 1773 VA married Margaret
Alford 1774 VA, daughter of John 1735 Ireland6, so he has two Alford
lines.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
See also AAFA’s Some of the
Known Descendants of John Alford who died 1748 VA.
His lineage: Luther Lyle 1868 WV1,
Merican V. 1831 VA2, Joseph 1802 VA3, John 1773 VA4,
John 1732 VA5, John 1696 ?? 6.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON ALFRED
Uncle of Robert E. Alfred, AAFA #0844
WESTON DEMOCRAT
Weston, Lewis Co., WV—Wednesday, 24 January 1996
Thomas J. Alfred, 76, of Route Four, Weston,
Sunset Acres community, died at 7:29 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 1996, at
Charleston Area Medical Center, Memorial Division, in Charleston, following a
brief illness.
He was born at Weston, June 29, 1919, a son of
the late Perry G. and Lillian Springston Alfred.
His wife, the former Bertie Belle Shallenberger,
whom he married December 20, 1947, survives.
Also surviving are three sons, Thomas Stephen
Alfred and Jonathan G. Alfred, both of Weston, and Joseph D. Alfred of Madison,
Wisconsin; five daughters, Mary Gladkosky of Indiana, Pa., and Jennifer Bailey,
Alice Rittenhouse, Sarah Borchert, and Susan Murray, all of Weston; two
sisters, Mary and Frances Alfred, both of Weston; one brother, Philip C. Alfred
of Bridgeport; 13 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert
and Richard Alfred.
Mr. Alfred was retired from Equitable Gas
Company, Weston office, with 30 years of service. He was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Weston, a charter member of the Civil War Reenactment Unit,
past chairman of the Lewis County Democratic Executive Committee, and a
graduate of WV Wesleyan College, Class of 1947. He was a veteran of World War
II, having served with the U.S. Army, Signal Corp., 80th Division.
A funeral service was held Friday, January 19,
at 1 p.m., at Boyle Funeral Home.... Interment followed in the Waldeck
Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Thomas J. Alfred (SS# issued in WV
or NC), last residence Weston, Lewis Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his sister Mary Helen
Alfred; and sister-in-law Nina Ruth Barnes Alfred in this compilation.
Her ALFRED lineage: Mary Helen 1911 WV1,
Perry Gordon 1865 WV2, Charles Jeffrey 1838 VA3, Charles
Alfred 1808 VA4.
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VADA HAZEL CHANEY ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co.,
WV—Wednesday, 19 May 1976
HURRICANE—Mrs. Vada Hazel Alford, 62, of Hurricane, died
Monday in Thomas Memorial Hospital.
Surviving: daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Arnold of
Virginia, Mrs. Mildred Frances Chandler of St. Albans; sons, Franklin Alford
and Wondal Lee Alford of Hurricane; stepsons, James Cline Alford of Hurricane,
William Clyde Alford of Kentucky; brothers, Basil Chaney of St. Albans, Randall
Chaney of Culloden, Hasil Chaney of Flint, Mich.; sisters, Mrs. Opel Cooper of
Culloden, Mrs. Sylvia Nutter of Huntington.
Service will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in Allen
Funeral Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Paul Harbour officiating, Burial will be
in Clymer Creek Cemetery, Hurricane.
Friends may call today after noon at the funeral
home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her husband, William Cecil
Alford; and her son Wondal Lee Alford in this compilation.
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VIOLA THOMPSON ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Tuesday, 26 October 1954
WHITESVILLE (Special)—Mrs. Viola Alford, 81, of Whitesville,
Boone county, died yesterday [Oct. 25] at her home after a long illness. She
had been a seamstress for area residents for many years.
Mrs. Alford was a member of the Whitesville
First Baptist church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Dempsey
and Mrs. Audrey Allen, both of Whitesville; a son, William, also of
Whitesville; a sister, Mrs. Edna Miller of Charleston; three brothers, William
Thompson of Colcord, and Van and Hilda, both of Dry Branch; and 12
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.
tomorrow at the First Baptist church.... Burial will follow in Adkins cemetery
at Naoma under direction of the Armstrong mortuary....
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituary of her daughter Mary Jane Alford Dempsey in this compilation.
Viola was born 18 Sept 1873, the daughter of Lorenzo
Thompson and Pauline Jarrell.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: James Samuel 1864 WV1,
James 1825 VA2, James 1795 VA3, George 1763 Ireland4,
John 1735 Ireland5.
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VIOLET ELIZABETH TAWNEY ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Thursday, 4 December 1947
Alford, Mrs. Violet Elizabeth—37, of Smithers
[Fayette Co.], died in a Montgomery hospital Wednesday [Dec. 3]. Service will
be at 3 p. m. Friday at Carbondale Baptist Church.... Burial will be in the
Montgomery Memorial Park at London [Kanawha Co.].
Surviving are the husband, Jack Alford; two
daughters, Mrs. Wanda Flint and Mrs. Lorraine Danbury, both of Kimberly; a son,
Jack Jr., at home; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Tawney of Madison; five
sisters, Miss Emma Fay Tawney of Madison; Miss Ruth of Charleston; Mrs.
Marcellus Mullens and Miss Frances Tawney, Madison, and Mrs. Ruby Dent, South
Charleston; three brothers, Dennis Tawney of Kimberly; Shelby of Charleston,
and James Paul Tawney of Madison, and one grandchild....
AAFA NOTES: Violet
was born 1 Dec 1910 and was the second wife of Jack Alford Sr.
See the obituaries of her children Jack Alford
Jr. and Lorraine Alford Danbery in this compilation. We included the obituary
of her daughter Wanda Virginia Alford Flint Tankersley in California
Obituaries.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
Her husband’s lineage: Jack 1906 WV1,
Andrew Milton 1862 WV2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763
Ireland4, John 1735 Ireland5.
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VIRGINIA ALFORD BALLARD
SUNDAY REGISTER
Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV—Sunday, 8 June 1932
ALDERSON—Mrs. Virginia Alford Ballard, 39, of Alderson, died
in Laird Memorial Hospital, Montgomery, Friday night following an illness of
two weeks.
A member of the Johnson Memorial Methodist
church, she was born at Alderson the daughter of the late Olin B. and Nora
Brown Alford.
She is survived by her husband, Leonard M.
Ballard; a sister Mrs. Mary Alford Bird, of Ronceverte.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Monday from the Johnson Memorial Church by the Rev. Forest P. Reynolds. Burial
will follow in the Alderson Cemetery.
The body will be removed to the home from the
Lebban Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Sunday and to the church an hour prior to the
service.
AAFA NOTES:
Virginia was born 14 May 1913.
See the obituaries of her father, Olin B. Alford;
and her brother Clark Lee Alford in this compilation.
Virginia’s ancestor John 1773 VA married
Margaret Alford 1774 VA, daughter of John 1735 Ireland6, so she has
two Alford lines.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
See also AAFA’s Some of the Known
Descendants of John Alford who died 1748 VA.
Her lineage: Virginia 1913 WV1, Olin
B. 1877 WV2, Merican V. 1831 VA3, Joseph 1802 VA4,
John 1773 VA5, John 1732 VA6, John 1696 ?? 7.
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VIRGINIA LEE ALFORD CURRY
THE HERALD-DISPATCH
Huntington, Cabell Co., WV—Sunday, 28 September 2003
Virginia Alford Curry, 84, of Huntington, widow
of Leland Curry, died Saturday [Sept 27] in Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation
Center of Putnam. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane;
burial in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m.
today at the funeral home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Virginia E. Curry (SS# issued in OH) was born 17 Sept 1919,
last residence Huntington, Cabell Co., WV.
See the obituaries of her father, James Robert
Alford; and her brothers Joseph Cephas Alford, Leslie Ceber Alford, and William
Cecil Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information. She is listed there as Virginia Lee Alford.
Her lineage: Virginia Lee 1919 WV1,
James Robert 1881 WV2, Joseph A. 1840 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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WALTER CLYDE ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Wednesday, 29 December 1948
W.C. Alford, Retired Poca Merchant, Dies
Walter Clyde Alford, 73, retired, who had been a
merchant at Poca [Putnam Co.] for 38 years, died Monday night [Dec. 27] at his
home.
Mr. Alford was a 32d degree Mason and a Shriner
and a member of Coal Valley lodge, A.F. & A.M. at Montgomery and Beni Kedem
temple, Charleston.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Annie Reubel [sic—Deubel]
Alford.
Service will be at 10:30 a. m. tomorrow at the
Poca Baptist church ... and burial will be in Cunningham Memorial park.
The body will be taken from the Bartlett
mortuary, St. Albans, to the residence this morning and to the church one hour
before services.
AAFA NOTES: Walter
was b. 21 Sept 1875 in Lincoln Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Anna Deubel
Alford; and his mother, Frances Elizabeth Hart Alford, in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Walter Clyde 1875 WV1,
John D. 1846 WV2, William 1822 VA3, James 1795 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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WARREN V. ALFORD
POINT PLEASANT REGISTER
Point Pleasant, Mason Co., WV—Friday, 16 February 2007
Warren V. Alford, 52, of Point Pleasant, died
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007 at his home.
He was a welder and pipefitter and a member of
the Pipefitter and Welder Local Union No. 521 in Huntington.
Born June 8, 1954 in Springfield, Ohio, he was a
son to William E. and Vesta Mae Wood Alford of Point Pleasant.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by
his son and daughter-in-law, Warren “J.R.” and his wife, Cheryl Alford Jr. of
Crossville, Tenn.; daughter and her companion, Jillian S. Alford and Jessie Saunder
of Point Pleasant; grandchildren, Ellayne, Joshua and Aubrey of Crossville and
Caleb, Andrew and Dawson of Point Pleasant; one brother and sister- in-law,
Raymond E. and Stacha Alford of Jacksboro, Tenn.; and one niece and one nephew.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17
at Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with John McDermitt speaking. Burial
will be at the convenience of the family. Friends may call from noon to the
time of the service Saturday.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records confirm the birth and death dates of Warren A. Alford (SS# issued in
WV).
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WILBERN LEE ALFORD
[He died
in NC, but we are also including his obituary here because of his close ties to
WV.]
Photo
from Bartlett-Chapman
Funeral Home, St. Albans
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 17 May 2010
Wilbern Lee "Shorty" Alford Sr., 80,
of Wilmington, N.C., formerly of St. Albans, W.Va., passed away Saturday, May 15,
2010, in Wilmington, N.C.
Born June 1, 1929, in St. Albans, Wilbern was a
son of the late John and Oma Wheeler Alford. In addition to his parents, he was
preceded in death by his wife, Vada Louise Russell Alford.
Wilbern retired from Union Carbide Corporation
after 33 years of service and after retirement moved to Wilmington, N.C. He was
a Baptist by faith.
He is survived by his children, Karen (Thomas)
Kapl, Dora Jones, Richie (Angie) Alford, and Wilbern Alford Jr.; grandchildren,
Wayne Meadows, Channing Alford, Jeremie Jones, Christopher Jones, Kaytlen
Noles, and Kevin Noles; great-grandchildren, Teaga Meadows, Triste Gralak and
Christina Gralak; and sister, Ellen (David) Harrison.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, 409 Sixth Avenue,
St. Albans, with the Rev. Juanita Eads officiating. Burial will follow in
Grandview Memorial Park, Dunbar.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the
funeral home.
Visit www.bartlettchapmanfuneralhome.com to
share memories or to express condolences.
AAFA
NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Wilbern L.
Alford (SS# issued in NC or WV), last residence Wilmington, New Hanover Co.,
NC.
See the obituaries of his father, John Calvery
Alford; and his half-siblings Ada Catherine Alford Ennis McCoy and Jasper
William Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his wife, Vada
Louise Russell Alford, in North Carolina Obituaries.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a website
for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Wilbern Lee 1929 WV1, John
Calvery 1905 WV2, Andrew Milton 1862 WV3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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WILLIAM CECIL ALFORD
SUNDAY GAZETTE-MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Sunday, 3 March 1968
Alford, William Cecil—Service 2 p. m. Monday,
Clymers Creek Church. Family cemetery.
Mr. Alford, 65, of Hurricane, died Friday in a
Huntington hospital. Employe of Gravely Tractor in Dunbar.
Surviving: widow, Vada; sons, Clyde of
Covington, Ky., James, Franklin and Lee, all of Hurricane; daughters, Mrs. Garnet
Poe of California, Mrs. Mildred Chandler and Mrs. Evelyn Frazier, both of Hurricane;
brothers, Herman, L.C., Cephas and Lonnie, all of Hurricane; sisters, Mrs.
Vosta Willis, Mrs. Angie Sowards and Mrs. Virginia Curry, all of Huntington,
Mrs. Martha Dunn of Akron, Ohio.
Allen Funeral Home, Hurricane.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that William Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 27 June 1902, last
residence Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Vada Hazel
Chaney Alford; sons Franklin Delano Alford and Wondal Lee Alford; father, James
Robert Alford; and siblings Virginia Lee Alford Curry, Joseph Cephas Alford, and
Leslie Ceber Alford in this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: William Cecil 1902 WV1, James
Robert 1881 WV2, Joseph A. 1840 VA3, Robert 1814 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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WILLIAM DOLAN ALFORD
SUNDAY GAZETTE-MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co.,
WV—Sunday, 13 January 1974
William Dolan Alford, 64, of Hurricane, Putnam
County, died Friday [Jan 11] at his home.
He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church and
a veteran of World War II.
Surviving: wife, Edna Torman Alford, brothers,
John of Miami, Charles of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and Andy of Barberton, Ohio;
sisters, Mrs. Sallie Wood of St. Albans and Mrs. Mary Booth of Akron, Ohio.
Service will be at 2 p.m. today in Allen Funeral
Home, Hurricane, with the Rev. Ralph Chaney officiating. Burial will be in the
Mount Meriah Cemetery near Hurricane.
Photos
from Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Hurricane, Putnam Co.,
SC—www.findagrave.com
Taken
by Sandy Littlejohn Green
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that William Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 23 July 1909, last
residence Hurricane, Putnam Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his mother, Malinda Ann
Cochran Alford; his brother John Calvery Alford; and his half-brothers Henry
Sherman Alford and Jack Alford Sr. in this compilation. We included the
obituary of his brother Andrew Jackson Alford in Ohio Obituaries.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a website
for the Descendants of
‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: William Dolan 1909 WV1,
Andrew Milton 1862 WV2, Robert 1814 VA3, George 1763
Ireland4, John 1735 Ireland5.
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WILLIAM JACKSON ALFORD
[Although
he died in FL, we are also including his obituary here because of his close
ties to WV.]
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 19 April 1965
Service will be held Wednesday for a former St.
Albans resident, William J. Alford, 75, of Winter Park, Fla. He died
Friday [April 16] at his home after a heart attack.
.... Service at 2:30 p. m. in Tornado Methodist
Church where Mr. Alford was a member. Burial will follow in Teays Hill
Cemetery.
He was a retired C. & O. Railway engineer, a
World War I veteran, and a member of St. Albans Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Esther. The body is
at Alley and Casdorph Funeral Home at St. Albans.
Photos
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted
by the photographer, Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422
AAFA NOTES:
William Jackson Alford was the son of William Dawson “Doss” Alford and
Cleopatra Wood.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: William Jackson 1889 WV1,
William Dawson 1850 WV2, William 1822 VA3, James 1795 VA4,
George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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WONDAL LEE ALFORD
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 27 April 1998
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
CULLODEN [Cabell Co.]—W. Lee Alford, 56, of Culloden died
Saturday, April 25, 1998, in University Hospital of Cleveland after a long
illness.
He was a member of the Bradrick (Ohio) Freedom
Independent Baptist Church, a retired maintenance supervisor for Standard
Foods, Hurricane and a lifelong resident of Hurricane.
Surviving: wife, Mildred Jane Frasher Alford;
daughter, Vickie Jane Norris of Hurricane; son, Christopher Lee of Culloden;
sister, Evelyn Arnold of North Carolina; brother, James C. of Culloden;
grandson, Adam Norris of Hurricane.
Service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chapman
Funeral Home, Teays Valley.... Burial will be in the Alford family cemetery,
Hurricane....
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Wondal L. Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 10 Feb 1942,
last residence Culloden, Cabell Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his parents, William Cecil
Alford and Vada Hazel Chaney Alford; and his brother Franklin Delano Alford in
this compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422 maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Wondal Lee 1942 WV1,
William Cecil 1902 WV2, James Robert 1881 WV3, Joseph A.
1840 VA4, Robert 1814 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6,
John 1735 Ireland7.
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WOODROW WILSON ALFORD
Source unknown
_____, WV—5 June 1986
GARRETTS BEND, WV—Woodrow Wilson Alford, 72, of Garretts
Bend, Lincoln County, died June 3, 1986, in Riverside Nursing Home, St. Albans,
after a long illness. He was a retired construction worker and a veteran of
World War II.
Surviving: wife, Mary; daughter, Mrs. Arlene
Vickers of Ruth; sons, Chester, Clifford and Jerry, all of Garretts Bend;
brothers, Bruce of Hamlin, Fred of Garretts Bend, Tom of Scott Depot; sisters,
Mrs. Virlie Cross of Parkersburg, Mrs. Amy Thomas of Nitro, Reva Alford of
Garretts Bend; nine grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Friday in Curry Funeral
Home, Alum Creek, with the Rev. C.A. Rogers and the Rev. Winford Curry
officiating. Burial will be in Samson Cemetery, Garretts Bend. Friends may call
from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Woodrow Alford (SS# issued in WV) was born 16 Feb 1914, last
residence Sod, Lincoln Co., WV.
See the obituaries of his wife, Mary Virginia
Johnson Alford; his parents, Jonas Vernon Alford and Geneva Cynthia Coon Alford;
and his sisters Amy Marie Alford Thomas and Ruby Dell Alford Powell in this
compilation.
Norris Lynn Alford, AAFA #0422, maintains a
website for the Descendants
of ‘Irish’ John Alford, including family genealogy, many photos, and
historical information.
His lineage: Woodrow Wilson 1914 WV1,
Jonas Vernon 1880 WV2, James Bird 1855 VA3, Robert 1814
VA4, George 1763 Ireland5, John 1735 Ireland6.
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ZORA ALICE DRAPER ALFORD
CHARLESTON GAZETTE
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 28 June 1937
Mrs. Zora Alice Alford, 63, died at her home on
Smith creek Sunday [June 27] following a long Illness.
She is survived by her husband, C.J. Alford;
four sons, Elwin and Herbert of St. Albans, Roy of Parksburg, Pa., and Romeo of
Spring Hill; four daughters, Mrs. H.E. Massey of Farrell, Miss Silvia Alford
and Miss Mamie Alford at home and Mrs. J.C. Childress of Ruth; her mother, Mrs.
J.M. Draper of Los Angeles, Calif., three brothers and three sisters in
California, and one sister; Mrs. Lucy Lee of College Hill, St. Albans.
The body is at the Bartlett funeral home and
will be removed to the home tonight at 7 o’clock....
In another
article:
DAILY MAIL
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV—Monday, 28 June 1937
Mrs. Zora Alice Alford, 63-year-old resident of
Smith creek, died Sunday at her home after a long illness. She was a lifelong
resident of Smith creek.
The body will be removed from the Bartlett
mortuary at St. Albans Monday night at 7 o’clock to the home. Final rites will
be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home. Rev. Willia Hall, of
Spring Hill, will officiate and interment will be in Teays Hill cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, C.J. Alford, four
sons, Elwin and Herbert Alford, of St. Albans, Roy Alford, of Parksburg, Pa.,
and Romea Alford, of Spring Hill; four daughters, Mrs. H.E. Massey, Mrs. J.C.
Childress, Miss Sylvia and Mamie Alford, at home; her mother, Mrs. J.M. Draper,
of Los Angeles, Calif.; three brothers and three sisters in California, and one
sister, Mrs. Lucy Lee, of St. Albans.
Photo
from Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans, Kanawha Co., WV—www.findagrave.com
AAFA NOTES: See
the obituaries of her husband, Columbus Jackson Alford; and her children Bessie
Josephine Alford Massey, Roy Washington Alford, Herbert Cecil Alford, and Mamie
E. Alford in this compilation.
