ANNA LOUISE ALFORD
AAFA #0553
1916 MS – 2003 MS
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI DAILY JOURNAL
Tupelo, Lee Co., MS—Tuesday, 30 December 2003
WEST POINT [Clay Co.]—Louise Alford, 87, died Sunday, Dec.
28, 2003, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. She was a
native of Choctaw County, a former resident of McCool and a resident of Clay
County since 1934. She was the payroll coordinator for Bryan Foods for 30
years. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church EPC, where she was
Sunday school secretary. She was a member of the Pilot Club of West Point.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvert
Funeral Home Chapel.... Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery near Weir.
Survivors include three nieces, Mary Ann
Vanlandingham of Jackson, Rosalyn W. Kelly of New Albany and Carol Pearson of
Florence; five nephews, Bernard Strawbridge of Jackson, Billy Strawbridge of
Indianola, Kenneth Whitmore of Weir, Sammie Whitmire of McCool and Dwain Alford
of Enterprise, Ala.; a sister-in-law, Elsie M. Alford of Enterprise, Ala.;
special friends, Kay and James Bagwell of West Point.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary
Alexander Hutchinson and William Vernon Alford; brothers and sisters, Frank
Alford, Leonard Alford, Inez McKinley, Mabel Strawbridge and Nellie
Whitmire....
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CHOCTAW PLAINDEALER
Ackerman, Choctaw Co., MS—_____ January 2004
Funeral services for Miss Louise Alford, age 87,
of West Point, MS, were held December 31, 2003 at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel
with Rev. Steve Davis and Rev. Ann Houston Kelly officiating. Interment was in
Mt. Zion Cemetery near Weir, MS. Miss Alford died December 28, 2003 at North MS
Medical Center in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Miss Alford was a Member of First Presbyterian
Church EPC and a payroll Coordinator for Bryan Foods for 30 years. She was a
native of Choctaw County. Miss Alford was a resident of Clay County since 1934.
She was a Member of the Pilot Club of West Point. She served as Secretary of
Sunday School at First Presbyterian EPC.
She was the daughter of the late Mary Alexander
Hutchinson and William Vernon Alford. She was preceded in death by brothers and
sisters: Frank Alford, Leonard Alford, Inez McKinley, Mabel Strawbridge and
Nellie Whitmire. Memorials: First Presbyterian Church EPC Building Fund,
P. O. Box 366, West Point, MS 39773; Palmer Home For Children, P. O. Box 746,
Columbus, MS 39701; French Camp Academy, 1 Fine Place French Camp, MS
39745-9989.
Survivors: Nieces, Mary Ann Valandingham of
Jackson, MS, Rosalyn W. Kelly of New Albany, MS, Carol Pearson of Florence, MS;
Nephews, Bernard Strawbridge of Jackson, MS, Billy Strawbridge of Indianola,
MS, Kenneth Whitmire of Weir, MS, Sammie Whitmire of McCool, MS, Dwain Alford
of Enterprise, AL; Sister-in-Law, Elsie M. Alford of Enterprise, Al; Special
Friend Kay and James Bagwell of West Point, MS.
Pallbearers: Bill Strawbridge, Bernard
Strawbridge, Sammie Whitmire, Kenneth Whitmire, Fred Morgan, Andy
Vanlandingham, Danny Kelly, Dwain Alford.
Honorary Pallbearers: Members of Braddock Sunday
School Class, Dr. T. N. Braddock, Buddy Clyde Turner, Elders of First
Presbyterian Church EPC, Friends and Former Co-Workers at Bryan Foods.
Photo
from Mount Zion Cemetery, Weir, Choctaw Co., MS—www.findagrave.com
Permission
granted by the photographers, Rita & Lee Gordon
AAFA NOTES: SSDI
records show that Louise Alford (SS# issued in MS) was born 13 Feb 1916.
Her lineage: Anna Louise 1916 MS1,
William Vernon 1876 MS2, James Leonard 1848 MS3, Terrell
1814 NC4.
