CHRISTINE ELIZABETH ALFORD HARRIS DAWSON

AAFA #0960

1929 KY – 2002 KY

 

 

LEADER-NEWS

Central City, Muhlenberg Co., KY—_____ May 2002

 

OWENSBORO—Ms. Christine Elizabeth Dawson, 72, of Owensboro [Daviess Co.] died Thursday, May 16, 2002 at Owensboro Mercy Health System.

            Ms. Dawson was born in Muhlenberg County on December 30, 1929. She was an electronic chip maker at Harris Semi Conductor in Florida.

            Survivors include three sons, William (Cindy) Harris of Coffee Spring, AL, Anthony (Brenda) Harris of Owensboro and Roger (Judy) Harris of Samson, AL; one brother, William Alford of Owensboro; one sister, Patricia Mason of Nelson; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

            Funeral services were held Saturday, May 18, 2002 at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City.... Burial followed in New Harmony Cemetery [Midland, Muhlenberg Co.].

 

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MESSENGER-INQUIRER

Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY—17 May 2002

 

            Christine Elizabeth Dawson, 72, of 4866 Millers Mill Road, Owensboro, died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Muhlenberg County native made electronic chips at Harris Semiconductor in Florida.

            Survivors include three sons, William Harris of Coffee Spring, Ala., Anthony Harris of Owensboro [AAFA #0950] and Roger Harris of Samson, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a brother, William Alford of Owensboro; and a sister, Patricia Mason of Nelson.

            Services are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City. Burial will be in New Harmony Cemetery in Midland. Visitation is after 4:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.

 

Photo from New Harmony Cemetery, Bremen, Muhlenberg Co., KY—www.findagrave.com

Permission granted by the photographer, Anita R. Austill

 

AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Christine E. Dawson (SS# issued in KY), last residence Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY.

            We included the obituaries of her brother William Harlan Alford, AAFA #0956, in Kentucky Obituaries; and her siblings Naomi Alford Jacobs, AAFA #0952, and Armond C. Alford in West Virginia Obituaries.

            KY Births lists Christeen E. Alford born 30 Dec 1929 in Muhlenburg Co., mother’s maiden name Ellen James.

            Christine’s cousin Jimmie R. Alford, AAFA #0500, gave AAFA gift memberships to many of his relatives who were Alford descendants.

            AAFA has no record of a sister in this family named Patricia Mason. Patricia Sisk Mason, AAFA #0957, is Christine’s niece, daughter of her sister Margie Alford Sisk.

            For more information on his family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of William Alford and Mary Miller.

            Her lineage: Christine Elizabeth 1929 KY¹, Harlan 1894 KY², Delaney 1871 KY³, Wilson L. “Cap” 1840 KY⁴, William 1804 VA⁵, William 1775 VA⁶.