JAMES BOYD ALFORD

AAFA #0629

1951 LA – 2019 MS

 

Photo from his Find A Grave memorial

 

ENTERPRISE-JOURNAL

McComb, Pike Co., MS—Saturday, 10 August 2019

 

            Dr. James B. "Jim" Alford, 67, peacefully met his Lord on Aug. 6, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi. Visitation is noon Saturday until services at 2 p.m. at Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues Funeral Home, Tupelo … and 2 p.m. Sunday until service at 3 at Greenlaw Baptist Church in Kentwood, La…. Both services will include military honors. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery in Kentwood.

            He was born in Kentwood on Nov. 8, 1951, to Jessie B. and Mildred Claire Cutrer Alford. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Charleston Southern University while serving in the U.S.Air Force. Soon after, he was called to ministry and to attend seminary. He then received both his Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He pastored churches in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida. He retired in 2014 from teaching Bible courses at Itawamba Community College. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and pastor. He loved spending time with family, especially his five granddaughters

            He was preceded in death by his parents

            Survivors include his childhood sweetheart and wife of 49 years, Judy Alford of Tupelo; a daughter, Misty Alford Combs and her husband, Marty of Saltillo; son, Chad Alford and his wife, Jennifer of Brandon; five granddaughters, Katy Combs, Anna Combs, Hannah Alford, Mikayla Alford and Autumn Alford; two brothers, Harrell Alford and his wife Janet and Sam Alford and his wife Kay, all of Kentwood; a sister-in-law, Estelle Crump of Vidor, Texas; brother-in-law, Kenneth Sanders and his wife Aleisa of Vidor, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

            Pallbearers will be Mike Bass, Robbie Bounds, Barry Johnson, Jordan Stewart, Kelly Stewart, and Tommy Wiggins….

            Memorials may be made to Valley Grove Baptist Church, 3282 Kings Highway, Tupelo….

 

AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.

            We included the obituaries of his parents, Jessie B. Alford and Mildred Claire Cutrer Gammill Alford in Louisiana Obituaries.

            Engagement announcement:

 

KENTWOOD LEDGER

Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, LA—Thursday, 16 April 1970

 

 

 

            For more information about this family, see AAFA Alford Genealogies, “John Alford 1645 VA,” for the applicable genealogy.

            His lineage: James Boyd 1951 LA¹, Jessie 1911 LA², Silas John 1888 LA³, Jessie Brumfield 1855 LA⁴, John Seaborn 1807 LA⁵, Jacob 1761 NC⁶, Julius 1717 VA⁷, James 1687 VA⁸, John 1645 VA⁹.