ALONZO DUVOIX “BUDDY” ALFORD
AAFA #1054
1923–2003
THE ERA-LEADER
Franklinton, Washington Parish, LA—Wednesday, 12 November
2003
MT. HERMON—A.D. Alford, 80, a resident of Mount Hermon, died
at 10:45 a.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at the Riverside Medical Center in
Franklinton.
Mr. Alford was a retired clerk with the
Louisiana Department of Highways and a member of the Mount Hermon Baptist
Church. He was a World War II Navy veteran.
Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Jerry
Simpson Alford of Mount Hermon; two sons and daughters-in-law, Michael Morris
Alford and wife, Sharon, of Tangipahoa and Doix Alford and wife, Paula, of
Mount Hermon; a daughter, Lorraine Mabus of Amite; three grandsons, James T. Mabus
III and John R. Mabus III, both of Amite and Judge LeBaron Alford of
Tangipahoa; two granddaughters, Misty Marie Lewis of Hammond and Riki L. and
husband, James Pena, of Magnolia; a sister and brother-in-law, Hassellteen
“Teeny” and Clyde Tyson of Mableton, Georgia; a brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Joseph H. and Leah Beth Simpson of Amite; another sister-in-law,
Faye Ellen Simpson of Mount Hermon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
His parents, Alonzo and Florence Morris Alford;
two sisters, Audelle Boyd and Odilee Miller; and a brother Woodrow W. Alford,
preceded him in death.
A graveside service was held on Friday at Mount Hermon
Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Alonzo Alford (SS# issued
in LA) was born 29 July 1923.
We published the obituaries of Buddy’s parents,
Alonzo Seaborn Alford and Florence Morris Alford; and his sister Audelle Alford
Boyd in the Louisiana Obituaries compilation.
Buddy is the father of Michael Alford, AAFA
#0075; and the uncle of Sally Stoewer, AAFA #0120, and Jeanne Singleton, AAFA
#0249.
His lineage: Alonzo Duvoix 1923 LA1,
Alonzo Seaborn 1891 LA2, Jeptha Martin 1862 LA3, John Seaborn
1807 LA4, Jacob 1761 NC5, Julius 1717 VA6,
James 1687 VA7, John 1645 VA8.