ROY STEPHENS ALFORD, III

AAFA #0529

1935 GA – 2011 SC

 

 

Photo from obituary

 

THE STATE

Columbia, Richland Co., SC—4 November 2011

 

LEXINGTON–Roy S. Alford III died Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Born in Milledgeville, GA, February, 27, 1935, he was the son of the late Agnes Drennan Alford and Roy Stephens Alford Jr. He was a graduate of Georgia Military College and Southern Technical College of Georgia with a degree in civil engineering. After graduation, Roy worked for the Georgia Highway Department before moving to Columbia. He was a former sergeant in the Georgia National Guard. He had retired from Alford Construction Company, formerly of Lexington, SC, Peck Management, Daytona Beach, FL. He was currently partner in Southeastern Organic, LLC. He was a member of Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church.

            He is survived by his fun-loving wife of 37 years, Emily Blackwelder Alford. He is also survived by sons, Steve (Donna) Alford, Charlie (Scotti) Alford; stepchildren, Daryl (Nora) Neely, Rhonda (Jerry) Branham and Sharon Hash; and his sister, Julia Alford (Don) Duke of Griffin, GA. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to his family, he is survived by his loving dog, Toby. Roy loved and lived life to the fullest and he will be missed by all who had the pleasure to know him.

            The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4, 2011, at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. The service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Bush River Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum Chapel, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC.

            In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Loaves and Fishes Ministry, PO Box 944, Lynch, KY 40855 or the charity of your choice.

 

 

Photo from Bush River Memorial Gardens, Irmo, Lexington Co., SC—www.findagrave.com

Permission granted by the photographer, Sam Murray

 

AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list his death.

            Roy is the brother of Julia Louise Alford Duke, AAFA #0528.

            *See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #3.

            His lineage: Roy Stephens 1935 GA¹, Roy Stephens 1908 GA², Roy Stephens 1879 GA³, Allen Stephens 1848 GA⁴, John Allen 1815 GA⁵, William 1794 NC⁶, Kinchen 1768 NC⁷, Lodwick 1710 VA⁸, James 1687 VA⁹, John 1645 VA¹⁰.