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Utah Obituaries
UTAH OBITUARIES OF ALFORDS
AND SPELLING VARIATIONS
Obituaries are listed alphabetically by FIRST name. Included are people whose last name, maiden name, or married name is Alford or a spelling variation: Alfred, Alvord, Allford, Halford, Hallford, Holford, etc.
The name of the newspaper (or other source) and place and date of publication follow the name of the deceased. If we included the obituary in AAFA ACTION, the issue is noted.
The Alford American Family Association (AAFA) often adds notes to each obituary, including Social Security Death Index (SSDI) data, relationship of the deceased to other Alfords, and lineages. We add to AAFA NOTES as time permits.
Where lineages are included (Alford unless otherwise stated), the format is: Name, year of birth, state or country of birth.
Obituaries of AAFA members and sometimes their spouses are also included on AAFA Member Memorials and may include more information.
We welcome corrections and additional information. If you have an obituary from this state that is not included here, please share it with us!
Date posted: 19 JANUARY 2026
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The families of some of the subjects of these Utah obituaries are represented in AAFA Alford Genealogies published on this website, where we are referring readers for more information.
*AAFA’s Online Published Genealogies:
1. Known Descendants of Alexander Alvord and Mary Vore (DNA Group 4) and Thomas Alford b. about 1598 England (DNA Group Four)
See also Open Library’s A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord
2. Descendants of John Alford b. about 1645 (DNA Group 1)
John’s descendants are included in a number of separate genealogies. See AAFA Alford Genealogies
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Frequently cited sources include these databases at Ancestry:
UT Marriages: Utah, Select Marriage Index, 1887–1985; Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887–1937; and Utah, Select Marriage Records, 1860–1944
UT Deaths: Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904–1961; also Utah Death Registers, 1847–1966
SSDI: Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
SSACI: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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AARON KENT ALFORD
PARK RECORD
Park City, Summit Co., UT—Wednesday, 15 August 2013
07/13/1974-08/12/2013
The family of Aaron Kent Alford is deeply saddened by his untimely and tragic passing.
He was the youngest of three sons born to Robert L. and Gloria M. Alford in Kent, Ohio.
Aaron was a passionate and successful athlete. He played football for Colorado State University, graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Science and a Masters in Higher Education.
His passion for football led to a career in coaching, leading, and mentoring young men. He coached Football at CSU, Southern Utah University from 1999-2000, Western Illinois 2001, Wyoming in 2002, Akron 2004-2006, and University of Utah 2007-2010 during their 13-0 Sugar Bowl season!
He met his loving wife, Linda Stover Alford, while coaching at Southern Utah University in 1999. They were married in July of 2001. Together Aaron and Linda have raised three beautiful sons, Elijah, Maxwell, and Samuel.
Aaron was recently the Executive Director of New Beginnings Behavioral Treatment Agency in West Jordan, a center for troubled youth. He was also selected and hired as the Athletic Director for Park City High School and simultaneously served on the Ute Conference Board.
Aaron was a devoted Christian. His love for the Lord shone through every interaction he had. His passion in life was God, his family, youth, and sports.
There are no words to describe how much Aaron will be missed by his family, friends, and by all those lives he touched and mentored.
Aaron was preceded in death by his father Robert Sr. and is survived by his wife, Linda, sons, Elijah (14), Maxwell (9), and Samuel (9), mother, Gloria, brothers, Tony (Trina) and Robert, parents in law, Dick and Margy Stover, sisters in law Keara (Greg) Sardo, Suzy (Dave) Appel, Becky (Ryan) Stouffer, and multiple uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews….
The viewing will be held on Friday, August 16th from 4-7pm at Mountain Life Church 7375 Silver Creek Rd, Park City. Memorial Celebration Services are 10am Saturday, August 17th at Mountain Life Church….
In another article:
THE COLORADOAN
Fort Collins, Larimer Co., CO—Monday, 13 August 2013
FORMER COLORADO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYER AARON ALFORD DIES AT AGE 39
Aaron Alford, a CSU football player in the early 1990s, died Monday of an apparent heart attack in Park City, Utah, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. He was 39.
He suffered the apparent heart attack while attending to school business at the Park City School District offices, team captain Konnor Andersen told the Deseret News of Salt Lake City.
Alford was the executive director of the New Beginnings Behavioral Treatment Agency in Park City and an assistant football coach at Park City High School. He was to become the school’s athletic director this fall.
He had been an assistant coach at the University of Utah from 2007-2010.
“We lost a great Ram yesterday with the sudden passing of Aaron Alford,’’ Colorado State University football coach Jim McElwain said Tuesday in a post on his Twitter account. “We send our deepest condolences to the Alford family for their loss.’’
Alford also worked as an assistant coach at Southern Utah from 1999-2000, Western Illinois in 2001, Wyoming in 2002 and Akron from 2004-06.
Alford’s older brother, Tony, was a CSU running back from 1987-90. He set a school record for single-game rushing yards with 310 in a 1989 game against Utah.
Tony Alford took a leave of absence Monday from his job as an assistant coach at Notre Dame after learning of his brother’s passing, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Aaron Alford is survived by his wife, Linda, and three children. His son, Eli, is on the Park City High School football team, the Deseret News reported.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list his death.
We included the obituary of his father, Robert Lee Alford Jr., in Colorado Obituaries.
His Find A Grave memorial says he was cremated.
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ADA CONDIE BAIRD HALFORD
Photo from Russon Brothers Mortuary
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 12 June 2016
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Ada Baird Halford, age 91, passed away Thursday evening, June 9, 2016, at her home at Friendship Manor in Salt Lake City, her daughter Juli at her side.
Ada was born February 6, 1925, in Carey, Idaho, where she lived all of her childhood with her parents and five siblings. During 1953-1954 she served a mission for the LDS Church in the Northern States Mission.
She was married to Woodrow Norman Halford on September 29, 1955, in the Logan LDS temple. They lived in Magna, Manti, and Salt Lake City, Utah. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper, including working for Freed Chrysler Plymouth until after age 62.
Family and friends were very important to Ada, and she was known for her loving concern and generosity to everyone. She appreciated the staff at Friendship Manor and the Silverado Hospice caregivers.
Ada was preceded in death by her husband in 2003 and by her daughter Gayla in 2015.
She is survived by her daughter, Julianne Halford, her son, James Woodrow Halford, and her son-in-law John Nielsen.
Funeral services will be held at Russon Brothers Mortuary at 255 South 200 East in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 17, at noon….
Interment will be at the Utah Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 17111 Camp Williams Rd, Bluffdale, Utah. Online guestbook available at www.russonmortuary.com.
Photo from Utah State Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Geneology Girl
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, Woodrow Norman Halford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her daughter Gayla Halford Nielsen in California Obituaries.
Her middle name is from her daughter Gayla’s obituary.
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AFTON RACHEL ROBERTSON HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 9 October 2009
Afton Halford 1924 ~ 2009
On a crisp fall morning, October 6th, 2009, Afton Rachel Robertson Halford completed her journey through life. During her last years she fought hard and valiantly, but in the end her petite frame and tired soul could endure no more.
Afton was born in Midway, Utah to Burt and Josephine Robertson, January 16th, 1924. She married her beloved Eugene W. Halford, January 10th, 1946. They have one daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Julio Rivera.
Afton was very artistic, creative and had many hobbies.
Afton is preceded in death by her parents and a sister Marvell.
Afton is survived by her husband, daughter and son-in-law and a sister Betty Bell and her devoted dog Sparky. She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews. A special thanks to her youngest niece Phyllis Nielsen and her family. Thank you for always being there.
The family would like to pay a special thank you to the ladies of Haven Home Health. With a heartfelt thank you to Amie and Diane. Thank you for all of your years of kindness and support. Also, to the entire staff of Avalon Valley Rehab. Thank you for taking such good care of Afton during her last few months. Also, to Dr. John Dietlin, thank you so very much for all of your kindness and attention over the last several years, and to Debbie Mckowen thank you for all of your guidance along the way.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to a local animal shelter.
Services will be held Saturday, October 10th at 2 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 S. Highland Dr. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Photo from Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT,—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Stephen Jeffrey Watson
Photo posted 23 March 2013
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Afton Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
We included the obituaries of her husband’s parents, Henry Thomas Halford, Sr. and Caroline Mae Greene Halford, in Connecticut Obituaries.
Her husband’s HALFORD lineage: Eugene Walter 1921 CT1, Henry Thomas 1894 MA2, Walter E. 1867 MA3, Henry 1828 England4, Samuel 1794 England5.
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ALICE BATES ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 2 April 1974
GARLAND‑Mrs. Alice B. Alvord, 83, of 56 W. Porter, former Ogden resident, died Monday morning at her home.
Mrs. Alvord was born Sept. 23, 1890, in Sublent, Idaho, a daughter of Thomas and Rachel Mellor Bates.
She was married to Archie Alvord on Dec. 7, 1931, in Farmington, Utah. He died in 1961.
She was a former member of the Ogden 57th LDS Ward, and moved to Garland in 1971.
Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn in Ogden…. Burial in the North Ogden Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, Archie Allison Alvord, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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ALICE MILLER ALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Friday, 16 December 2005
OGDEN—Alice Miller Alford, 72, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at her home.
She was born April 10, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, a daughter of Edward James and Ruth Collins Miller. She married Harold L. Alford on March 24, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan. They moved to Ogden in 1975. She had been employed as an executive assistant at Williams Research Co., worked for Ogden City Corp., and secretary at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She also enjoyed working many years at the Chancellory in Salt Lake City and the Utah League of Cities and Towns.
Alice was a member of the Elks Lodge Auxiliary. She enjoyed trips to Pangquitch Lake fishing with her husband and was an avid sports fan especially of the Detroit Lions
She will be remembered for her strong will, passion for helping others and working with the church. She was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
Surviving is her husband Harold, two step-sons and one step-daughter, Gregg L. (Valeri) Alford, Clayton, Calif.; Mark R. Alford, Ogden; and Tammy (Wayne) Klein, Cordelia, Calif.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild; two nieces, Mary Okar and Ruth Reirhart, and two nephews.
Memorial Mass will be held Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at 4 p.m. in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 514 24th St., as per her request she was cremated.
Entombment in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Columbarium.... Funeral directors, Larkin & Sons Mortuary.
Photo from Good Shepherd Columbarium, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lajuan West
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Alice M. Alford (SS# issued in MI), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her husband, Harold Levelle Alford; and her stepson Mark Randall Alford in this compilation.
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ANNA ALVORD TINGEY
Aunt of Richard Henry Alvord, AAFA #0926
BOX ELDER NEWS-JOURNAL
Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—_____ November 1989
Anna Alvord Tingey, 77, of 425 East 300 North, Brigham City, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 1989, at the home of a daughter in Mantua of causes incident to age.
She was born Dec. 13, 1911, in Brigham City, a daughter of Benjamin T. and Valana Jensen Alvord.
She was married to Lorrin Page Tingey on Dec. 1, 1933, in the Salt Lake LDS temple. He died July 25, 1980.
She was an active member of the LDS church and enjoyed serving in many of the church organizations, including service as a Relief Society president, secretary, teacher and visiting teacher, stake Relief Society secretary, Primary teacher and Sunday school teacher. She helped organize and taught an LDS weekly religious service at Intermountain Indian school. She had been employed by the LDS church in clothing distribution. She was a local election judge for many years.
Surviving are two sons and two daughter: Steven Lorrin Tingey, Grace, Idaho; Benjamin Alvord Tingey, Juntura, Ore.; Mrs. Grant (Kayla) Nelson, Mantua, and Mrs. Gary (Maren) Dixon, Brigham City; 21 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister, Alice M. Alvord, Newhall, Calif.
Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 20, in the Brigham City Eighth LDS ward chapel. Interment was in Brigham City cemetery with arrangements by Olsen-Myers mortuary, Brigham City.
Photo from Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Susan
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Anna Tingey (SS# issued in UT), last residence Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Benjamin Thaddeus Alvord and Valana Jensen Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sister Alice Maren Alvord in California Obituaries; and brother Ralph Jensen Alvord in Arizona Obituaries.
Her record at FamilySearch.org, which includes many photos, says she was adopted. Her birth date is 5 months before the birth of her sister, whose birth is listed as the first child of her mother:
From UT Births: On the birth certificate of Alice Alvord, born 10 May 1912 in Brigham, Box Elder Co., UT, daughter of Benj. Alvord and Valana Jensen, she is listed as the first child of her mother, age 40.
Marriage announcement:
BOX ELDER NEWS
Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—Tuesday, 5 December 1933
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her adopted ALVORD lineage: Anna 1911 UT1, Benjamin Thaddeus 1871 UT2, Benjamin Bromley 1834/1835 MI3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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ANNA JEAN MORRISON ALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 29 December 1989
Photo from Pleasant Green Cemetery, Magna, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Robert Brent McKinnon
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, Gerald Boyd Alford, in this compilation.
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ANNE ELIZABETH ANDERSEN PEDERSEN ALVORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 27 October 1992
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
Anne Elizabeth Andersen Pedersen Alvord, 79, died Saturday, October 24, 1992 at her home in Salt Lake City.
She was born August 7, 1913 in Salt Lake City, a daughter of Anton C. and Hildur E. Erickson Andersen. She married George L. Pedersen in 1931 in Salt Lake City; he later died. She married Vern G. Alvord in April of 1949 in Marysville, Utah; he later died. She was raised and educated and lived most of her life in Salt Lake City except for approximately 20 years when she lived in Ogden. She attended Irving Junior High and Henagars Business College. Although she was not affiliated with any religion, she believed in God and was anxious to meet her family in the hereafter.
She worked many years for Bradshaw Auto Pars as a bookkeeper. In her younger days, she played the violin with the Salt Lake Symphony.
Surviving are two daughters, Lavon A. Larsen, Salt Lake City; Dr. Nancy P. and Bob Lunnen, Sandy; 15 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; also two sisters, Evelyn and Paul Phillips and Violet Newton, all of Salt Lake City.
She was preceded in death by one grandson, one great-grandson and her son-in-law, Ted Larsen.
Funeral services will be held at the graveside Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the North Ogden Cemetery. Friends may call at Lindquist’s North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 No. Washington Blvd., Wednesday from 12-12:45 p.m.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her second husband’s ALVORD lineage: Vern George 1912 UT1, George Iven 1891 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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ANNIE ELIZABETH SPIERS HATCH HALFORD
DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER
Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—24 June 1960
Funeral services will be held Saturday noon in the Bountiful Seventh Ward for Mrs. Annie Spires Hatch Halford, who died at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday at her home on 1250 South Orchard Drive. She was 81 years old.
Mrs. Halford was born Jan. 8, 1879 in Derby, England, to John and Priscilla Hingley Spires. They came to Salt Lake City Mar. 27, 1879, and moved to Bountiful one year later.
She married Samuel Hatch in Bountiful in 1900. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr. Hatch died July 26, 1924.
On May 17, 1939, she married Robert Halford. He died Jan. 18, 1949.
An active church member, Mrs. Halford was Relief Society organist. She was also a teacher in the Sunday School and Relief Society.
Survivors include four sons and a daughter: Samuel and Louis Hatch, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Edward (Mary) Oakley, Salt Lake City; Melvin Hatch, Bountiful; Charles Hatch, Magna. She is also survived by 25 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. James W. Vickery, lives in California.
Friends will call tonight (Friday) at the Union Mortuary from 7 to 9 p.m. and again Saturday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Photo from Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason Hatch
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, Robert Edward Halford, in this compilation.
Annie is buried with her first husband. Her parents, John and Priscilla Spiers, are also buried in Bountiful Memorial Park. Her maiden name is misspelled in her obituary. Her middle name is from her memorial at Find A Grave.
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ARCHIE ALLISON ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 15 November 1961
Archie A. Alvord, 71, 244 Harrisville Road, died Tuesday [November 14] in the Dee Hospital after an extended illness.
Mr. Alvord was born Jan. 20, 1890, in Pleasant View, Utah, a son of Irvin T. and Sylvia Stone Alvord. He was married to Alice Bates on Dec. 7, 1931, in Farmington.
He was a member of the LDS Church and had been a decorator.
Surviving are his widow, a brother and sister, Friend Alvord, Boise, Idaho, and Mrs. Mabel Silvara, California.
Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. in the Larkin Chapel by Bishop Norman R. Farr…. Interment in North Ogden Cemetery.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sharon Johnsen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Alice Bates Alvord; and parents, Irvin Thaddeus Alvord and Sylvia Stone Alvord Scott, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his brother Friend Leroy Alvord in Idaho Obituaries; of his sister Sylvia Luella Alvord Baker in New York Obituaries; and of his brother Irving Valentine “Bert” Alvord in California Obituaries.
Archie’s birth year is 1891 on his gravestone but is 1890 in his obituary.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Archie Allison 1890 UT1, Irvin Thaddeus 1860 UT2, Simeon Riley 1837 MO3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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ARCHIE RAY ALFORD
[He died in Idaho, but we are also including his obituary here because he apparently lived in Utah and is buried there.]
Archie Ray Alford and his mother, Elizabeth Down Alford
Archie Ray Alford
Photos posted to FamilySearch by Heidi Ferrin Simmons—used with permission
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Saturday, 29 May 1937
Archie Alford, 33, of Ogden, died Thursday [May 27] afternoon in Hailey [Blaine Co.], Ida., following a short illness, according to word received by Mrs. Mary T. Allen, West Twelfth, today. He had been connected with CCC work.
He was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Davis Alford. He was a member of the L.D.S. church.
He is survived by a brother and sister, James W. Alford, and Mrs. Conrad Stanley, both of Ogden and a half-brother, Harold Carey, Perry.
The body will arrive in Ogden at ten-fifteen tonight. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at two p.m. at Lindquist & Sons’ chapel under direction of the L.D.S. Seventh ward elders’ quorum. Friends may call at the chapel Sunday until time of service. Burial will be in Ogden city cemetery.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his mother, Elizabeth Down Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Samuel Leslie Alford in Montana Obituaries.
His lineage: Archie Ray 1903 ID1, Samuel David 1875 UT2, John W. 1846 England3, William 1816 England4.
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ARLENE SKEEN ALVORD
Photo from Lindquist Mortuaries
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Arlene Skeen Alvord
1919–2009
Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend returned home to our Heavenly Father on Saturday, May 30, 2009.
Arlene was born October 4, 1919 to Blaine and Irene Maw Skeen in Plain City, Utah. She graduated from Weber County High School and Seminary. Arlene married Paul Edmond Alvord on November 24, 1937 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and was blessed with three children. During their marriage they lived in Plain City, North Ogden, Okinawa, Warner Robbins, Georgia, Logan, and South Jordan, Utah. She established committed life time friendships, she also created beautiful homes. Arlene’s life has been one of service. She was a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She cherished her many callings in the Primary, Sunday School and Relief Society. She helped to organize the first Primary held for Oriental children in the Far East in 1968 while living in Okinawa. She faithfully performed her duties answering the telephone at the Jordan River Temple until she was 85 years young. She enjoyed the many years she served as a volunteer at the Logan Regional Hospital, also serving as President of the Volunteer Auxiliary. In 1996 she received the “Utah Volunteer of the Year” Award from the Utah Association of Health Providers. She supported children through many years of service in the PTA Organization.
Survived by three children Karen Hill Allred (Gary), Scott Alvord (Jackie), Ross Alvord (Shelley); nine grandchildren, 14 great-grand-children and one great-great- granddaughter, all of whom she loved and took an ongoing interest in making their lives special. She is also survived by sisters Beth Bitton, Beverly Pledger, sister-in-law Lorna Skeen and brothers Ronald Skeen (Shirley) and Garry Skeen (Sherrille), brother-in-law Ray Alvord (Bonnie) and sister-in-law Zelma Alvord. Arlene was preceded in death by her husband Paul, her parents, sister Barbara, brother Lyman, brother-in-laws, Raymond Bitton, Robert Pledger and son-in-law Jack Hill.
The family wishes to express thanks to Intermountain Medical Staff and VistaCare.
Viewing will be held Friday, June 5, 2009, at the South Jordan River Ridge Chapel, adjacent to the Jordan River Temple, 10200 S. 1300 W. from 2-4 p.m. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Lindquist’s North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 N. Washington Blvd…. Interment Ben Lomond/North Ogden Cemetery….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Arlene Skeen Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence South Jordan, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her husband, Paul Edmond Alvord, which includes photos of their shared gravestone; and daughter Karen Alvord Hill Allred in this compilation.
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AUDREY LAVELL ALFORD DUNN MANNING YOUNG
THE REGISTER-GUARD
Eugene, Lane Co., OR—Wednesday, 19 March 1997
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
The graveside service will be held March 20 for Audrey LaVell Alford Young of Vernal, [Uintah Co.] Utah, formerly of Eugene, who died March 14 at age 83. Her family did not disclose the cause of death.
Young was born Dec. 9, 1913, in Coburg [Lane Co., OR] to Clarence and Lela Dimmick Alford. She married Ned Young in Eugene on July 12, 1958. He died in 1980. A receptionist and beautician, Audrey Young worked many years at Anderson Funeral Home and at Poole- Larsen Funeral Home in Eugene. She was a member of Uintah Historical Society.
Survivors include a daughter, Maureen Spencer of Vernal; three stepsons, Virgil of Oakland, Ore., Ernie of West Springfield, Mass., and Donald of Eugene; 13 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren.
The funeral was held in Vernal. Thursday’s service is at 10 a.m. at Rest-Haven Memorial Park in Eugene [Lane Co., OR]. Thomson’s Vernal Mortuary was in charge of arrangements.
Photo from Rest-Haven Memorial Park, Eugene, Lane Co., OR,—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Elizabeth Simpson
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Audrey L. Young (SS# issued in UT), last residence Vernal, Uintah Co., UT.
We included the obituary of her father, James Clarence Alford, in Oregon Obituaries.
Both Gil Alford and Alicia Houston, AAFA #0001, corresponded with Audrey. She was most helpful in providing Alford info for her family. Prior to her marriage to Ned Young she was married to (1) Curtis Dunn and (2) Walter Manning Apr 1950.
Her mother’s name is Lehla Loretta Higginbotham (1889–1969) on her gravestone in Hartline Cemetery, Hartline, Grant Co., WA.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Descendants of John & Mary Alford of Frederick County VA.
Her lineage: Audrey LaVell 1913 OR1, James Clarence 1885 OR2, Thomas E. 1853 OR3, Russell 1824 TN4, Thomas 1802 VA5, William 1775 VA6, Thomas 1736 VA7, John 1696 ?? 8.
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BARBARA LOUISE WIRTH ALFORD ZIMMERLY ANSELMO
Senior photo, Panther, 1954 yearbook, West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 12 January 2002
Barbara Louise Anselmo—Our beloved sister and aunt returned to our Father in Heaven Jan. 10, 2002.
Born January 20, 1936, Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph Gilbert and Halla Hunter Wirth. Married Joe Anselmo, divorced.
She graduated from West High School and was employed by Job Service. Her hobby was needle craft.
Survived by brother, J. Gordon Wirth (Joyce); sister, Beverly (Darwin) Slaughter; nieces, Sherri Slaughter, Brandi (Eric) Rose; great-nephew, Benjamin Rose.
Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 14, 2002, at the Edgehill 2nd Ward, 1900 S. 1700 E. Friends may call Sun. 6-8 p.m. at Larkin Sunset Lawn Mortuary, 2350 E. 1300 S…. Interment Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, philtographer.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Barbara L. Anselmo (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituary of her first husband, Gerald Allen Alford, in this compilation.
From SSACI: Barbara Louise Wirth Alford Zimmerly Anselmo was born 20 Jan 1936 in Salt Lake City, UT, daughter of Joseph G. and Halla Wirth. She is listed as:
Barbara Louise Wirth Jun 1951
Barbara Louise Alford Oct 1956
Barbara Louise Zimmerly May 1962
Barbara Louise Anselmo Nov 1979
From UT Marriages: Barbara Louise Wirth married Jerry Allen Alford on 30 May 1956 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
From UT Marriages: Barbara Louise Wirth married Jack Ellsworth Zimmerly on 30 Sept 1960 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
From Nevada, Marriage Index (Ancestry): Barbara Louise Zimmerly married Jack Ellsworth Zimmerly on 31 Oct 1970 in Elko, NV. Both were residents of TX.
From UT Marriages: Barbara Louise Wirth married Joseph Anselmo on 12 July 1979 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
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BENJAMIN BROMLEY ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 15 June 1927
UTAH PIONEER OF 1848 IS DEAD
Benjamin Alvord, aged 93, pioneer of 1848, died on Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in Roy [Weber Co.], following a short illness. He was born in Water’s Ford, Mich. on January 2, 1834, a son of Benjamin [sic—Thaddeus] and Sarah Briggs Alvord. He came to Utah in 1848 with his parents, his father being a veteran of the war of 1812.
Mr. Alvord had lived in Ogden, North Ogden, Weber county and Brigham City for many years. His wife, Matilda [sic—Malinda] Crockett Alvord, died in Brigham City 31 years ago.
Surviving are a son, R.H. Alvord, Farr West, and a daughter, Mrs. Jennie Boothe of Ogden. Ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock in the Lindquist chapel with Bishop Harold Campbell presiding. The body may be viewed this evening and also on Thursday until time of services at the chapel. Interment will be made in the Ogden City cemetery.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Special permission has been given by Utahtombstonelady@hotmail.com
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his sons Benjamin Thaddeus Alvord and Reuben Emer Alvord; father, Thaddeus Alvord; brothers Gideon Williams Alvord and Joseph Bonaparte Alvord; and half-sister Charlotte Alvord Curtis Elliott in this compilation. We included the obituary of his daughter Jennie Alvord Boothe Spencer in California Obituaries.
His middle name on his gravestone is Brot?, with an engraving correction appearing to have been made on the last letter. Bromley was the maiden name of his father’s first wife—Benjamin’s mother was his father’s third wife, Sarah “Sally” Briggs.
Also incorrect is his birth year. His obituary says he was born “January 2, 1834,” and was age 93, but his gravestone says “Jan. 3, 1884.”
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 235–236:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Benjamin Bromley 1834/1835 MI1, Thaddeus 1781 MA2, Joseph 1733 MA3, Joseph 1697 MA4, Ebenezer 1665 MA5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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BENJAMIN THADDEUS ALVORD
Grandfather of Richard Henry Alvord, AAFA #0926
Valana and Benjamin Alvord
Photo from their grandson Richard Alvord
BOX ELDER NEWS
Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—5 June 1923
Benjamin T. Alvord died at his home in this city yesterday morning at six o’clock of pernicious anemia. Mr. Alvord was brought to this city Sunday evening by his wife and family and Lloyd Rees from the ranch near Idaho Falls, Idaho, having taken seriously ill Monday. He had been afflicted with this disease during the past two years, but recovered materially from the trouble last winter when given two blood infusions at the Pearse hospital. About two weeks ago he drove from his ranch to this city, taking his wife and family back with him to Idaho, where they have been accustomed to spending the summer.
Benjamin T. Alvord was born Jan. 16, 1870, in Brigham City. He was a son of Benjamin B. and the late Malinda Crockett Alvord. He grew to manhood here, receiving his education in the public schools. In January, 1897, he married Miss Lana Jensen, also of this city. In 1902 he left for a mission to the Southern States, returning in 1904. He was a quiet unassuming man, tending strictly to his own affairs; yet possessed of a cheerful disposition and a man of high ideals with a will power to live up to his convictions.
During the past twenty-five years he and his brother Reuben E. Alvord, have been interested in the sheep business in this state and Idaho, and were very successful in that line. Two years ago they sold their sheep and dissolved partnership.
Surviving are the widow and the following children, Anna, Alice and Ralph Alvord. Also his aged father who resides at North Ogden, and the following brothers and sisters: Edward Hancock of Ogden; Mrs. Joseph H. Watkins, Mrs. Brigham Wright and Mrs. Jennie Boothe of this city, David Hancock of West Weber, and Reuben E. Alvord of Far West.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Fourth ward chapel, under the direction of Bishop Brigham Wright. Interment will take place at the city cemetery.
Photo from Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jamie R. Larsen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Valana Jensen Alvord; daughter Anna Alvord Tingey; daughter-in-law Roma Chamberlain Alvord; father, Benjamin Bromley Alvord; and brother Reuben Emer Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Alice Maren Alvord; and sister Jennie Alvord Boothe Spencer in California Obituaries; and of his son Ralph Jensen Alvord in Arizona Obituaries.
From UT Deaths: On his death certificate his middle name is spelled Thaddius and his father’s name is listed as Benjamin Brott Alvord. His brother Reuben Alvord was the informant.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Benjamin Thaddeus 1871 UT1, Benjamin Bromley 1834/1835 MI2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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BERTHA SADDLER TURPIN ALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Sunday, 20 February 1927
Mrs. Bertha Turpin Alford, aged 55, died on Saturday evening [February 19] at 2127 Wall avenue, following a two weeks’ illness.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. M.A. Aldrich of Idaho Falls. The body is at the Larkin & Sons mortuary.
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 21 February 1927
OGDEN BRIEFS
AAFA NOTES: Her death certificate information was provided by Charles Root of her address, but he knew nothing about her except that she was a widow. She is buried at Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, but while the cemetery office confirms it, no gravestone can be located.
From UT Marriages: Bertha Sadler, age 15, married William Turpin on 20 Dec 1897 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
From UT Births: Mary Elizabeth Turpin was born 10 Feb 1898 in Salt Lake Co., UT, daughter of William Turpin and Bertha Saddler.
Her father is buried as Samuel Saddler (1835–1903) in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden.
In 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT, William Turpin, age 33 born UT, and Bertha Turpin, age 18 born IL, are boarders living without their daughter. They were married 3 years, and Bertha had 1 child, 1 living.
From:
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 12 July 1904
From:
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 1 September 1904
Her first husband’s obituary—he is listed as George Washington Turpin on his death certificate, informant Bertha Turpin:
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 26 January 1924
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BESSIE DALE ALVORD GRIFFIN
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 14 February 1998
BOUNTIFUL [Davis Co.]—Bessie Dale Alvord Griffin, passed away Thursday, February 12, 1998 in Bountiful, Utah.
Born April 20, 1900, to G.T. Alvord and Bessie Stevens, in North Ogden, Utah. Married W.E. Griffin, March 19, 1918.
Survived by Richard E. Griffin, Brigham City, Utah; Eleanor Durrant, Homosassa, Florida; 12 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild. Preceded in death by two daughters: Josephine Waldron and Barbara Slatter.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday February 17, 1998 at 2 p.m. at the Logan City Cemetery Logan, Utah. Friends may call Tuesday morning from 10-11 a.m. at the Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main prior to graveside services in Logan.
Photo from Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marie Israelsen
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Dale A. Griffin (SS# issued in UT), last residence North Salt Lake, Davis Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord and Bessie Rose Stevens Alvord; and brother Paul Allen Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Bessie Dale 1900 UT1, Gideon Thaddeus 1863 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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BESSIE MARTHA GLAUSER ALVORD DAVIS
Junior photo, Amphion, 1930 yearbook, Logan High School, Logan, UT
Photo from Allen-Hall Mortuary
HERALD JOURNAL
Logan, Cache Co., UT—Sunday, 29 June 2008
LOGAN, UTAH—Bessie Glauser Alvord Davis , 94, died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at her home in Logan.
She was born August 20, 1913 in Logan, Utah at the home of her parents, Frederick Glauser and Martha Von Niederhausern Glauser. She was the second child and the first daughter of eight children. She returned to her Heavenly Father on June 26, 2008, in Logan, Utah.
She married her sweetheart, Paul Allen Alvord on Aug. 2, 1938, and they were later sealed in the Logan LDS Temple on Aug. 8, 1946. Following the death of Allen in 1966, Bessie remained a widow for 19 years working and continuing to raise her four children.
On Aug. 20, 1985, she married Versal Davis, who passed away four years later.
With the exception of a few short years in Ogden during World War II and later in Fresno, Calif., Bessie was a lifelong resident of Logan, where she lived, worked and spent her life in the service of God, family and all those she came in contact with. She worked in many different jobs throughout her lifetime and in later years at Logan Optical and the Cache County Auditor’s Office. Idleness was never a part of Bessie’s life. She was a hard worker who needed to be busy all the time. If not cooking, sewing, crocheting, learning and being of service to others she was not happy. She was a self-taught person in many ways. She was constantly learning to do new things and taught herself to play the harmonica well enough to play in the “Oldies But Goodies Band”, which she continued to be a part of until she was more than 90 years of age.
Bessie was preceded in death by her husbands, Paul Allen Alvord and Versal Davis; one daughter, Kathryn Marie; her parents, Fred and Martha Glauser; siblings, Ted, Mel and Leona.
She is survived by her siblings, Carma Watts of Logan, Ruth Liljenquist of Tustin, Calif., Wesley Glauser of St. George and Kenneth Glauser (Sally) of South Ogden; her children Karen Nielsen (Merrill) and Rebecca Affleck (Lynn) of Las Vegas, Nev., Sid Alvord (Gloria) of Logan and JoAnne Howard (Mark) of Tonopah, Nev.; 15 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will take place Thursday, July 3, at 11:00 a.m. in the Logan Fifth Ward Chapel, 502 East 300 North. There will be a viewing Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center, and at the church Thursday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Logan City Cemetery….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Bessie Martha Glauser Davis (SS# issued in ID), last residence Las Vegas, Clark Co., NV.
See the obituaries of her first husband, Paul Allen Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and daughter Karen Layn Alvord Nielsen in this compilation.
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BESSIE PAULINE “POLLY” HALFORD MADDOX SPANOS
THE OKLAHOMAN
Oklahoma City, OK—Thursday, 6 January 2005
Bessie Pauline Halford Spanos passed away December 31, 2004 at the age of 86 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Polly was born April 11, 1918 to James Newton Halford and Jettie Jewel Halford in Sayre, Oklahoma. She was married to James Maddox, later divorced. Married Thomas Sam Spanos; he passed away in 1995. Polly lived in both Phoenix, AZ and San Mateo, CA for many years before moving to Utah. She retired from JC Penney Co. after 13 years of service achieving head sales clerk. She sold Avon products for over 20 years most of those being after retirement.
Polly is survived by her daughter, JoAnn Maddox Quick (Cam) of Statesboro, GA; son, Ricky Sam Spanos (Sherry) of Paradise, CA; daughter, MeLissa Kay Lampert (Lance) of Murray, UT.; 8 grandchildren Michael Quick, Orlando, FL; MeShelle Quick Ensley (Mark), Fond du Lac, WI; DeAnn Maher (Jim), Atlanta, GA; Steven Anderson, Military; Nicholas Spanos, San Diego, CA; Mathew Spanos, Paridise, CA; Devin Lampert, Murray, UT; Kiera Lampert, Murray, UT; and 4 great grandchildren; Amy Quick, Atlanta, GA; Jennifer Ensley, Fond du Lac, WI; Carrie Ensley, Fond du Lac, WI; Christina Maher, Atlanta, GA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister and 1 grandchild.
Funeral Services will be held Friday January 7, 2005 2:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley, 1007 W. So. Jordan Pkwy., South Jordan, UT 84095.... Interment- Wasatch Lawn Riverton.
Photo from Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park (South Valley), Riverton, Salt Lake Co., UT,—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer,
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Polly H. Spanos (SS# issued in OK), last residence Hayward, Alameda Co., CA.
Her Find A Grave memorial lists her parents: James Newton Halford (1894–1976) and Jettie Jewel Maddox Halford (1900–1973).
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BESSIE ROSE STEVENS ALVORD
Photo from her Find A Grave memorial
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 9 January 1945
BESSIE S. ALVORD
Mrs. Besie [sic] Stevens Alvord, 75, 203 E st., died in a Salt Lake hospital Monday at 5:30 a.m. of natural causes.
Born in North Ogden, Sept. 18, 1869, a daughter of Sidney and Mary Jane Phick Stevens, she had lived in Logan 40 years. She came to Salt Lake City three months ago. She was married to Giddeon [sic] Alvord in Ogden in 1889, and was a member of the LDS Church.
Survivors include six sons and daughters: Mrs. T.D. Bridge, Logan; Mrs. L.C. Thompson, Seattle; L.G. Alvord and P.A. Alvord, Ogden; H.S. Alvord, St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. W.E. Griffin, Salt Lake City; six brothers and sisters, Henry and Albert Stevens, Ogden; Walter Stevens, Logan; Mrs. F.H. DePuy, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Kate S. Farrow, Los Angeles; Mrs. Emma S. Haas, Hollywood, Cal., and Mrs. H.A. Soderberg, Los Angeles; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Bessie Dale Alvord Griffin and Paul Allen Alvord in this compilation.
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BEVERLY JANE ALVORD RICHARDS
Preston Doremus Richards Jr. and Beverly Jane Alvord Richards
Photo from Larkin Mortuary
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 11 April 2018
Beverly Jane Alvord Richards, 90, passed away at her home in Salt Lake City on 7 April 2018.
She was born 4 December 1927 to Harrald Stevens and Blanche Marie Moore Alvord in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
One brother, Stevens Moore Alvord, predeceased her.
She married Preston D. Richards, Jr. (deceased), 1 August 1952 in the Salt Lake Temple. They had four children: Preston Stevens, Cathy Ann (David) Purdie, Jana Marie (Per-Erik) Johansen and Ronald Alvord (deceased), three granddaughters: Analise Noell (Dan) Jenson, Lehi, UT; Caitlin Marie (Randy) Logan, Mesa, AZ; Catrine (Josh) Clement, Provo, UT and five great grandchildren: Tyler, Sophia, Hudson, Sawyer and Gemma.
At Beverly’s request, a graveside service will be held on Saturday, 14 April 2018, at 1:00 p.m. in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. Family and friends can gather that same day before the burial from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple.
Special thanks to Sue Alvord, Roman, Saane and Wendy. Her family would also like to express their appreciation to all of Mom’s Inspiration Hospice team for their kindness and attentiveness to her. Also, to ward members who have helped over the last few years….
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co, UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, David Watson
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
We included the obituary of her brother Stevens Moore Alvord in California Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Beverly Jane 1927 ID1, Harold Stevens 1897 UT2, Gideon Thaddeus 1863 UT3, Gideon Williams 1841 IA4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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BONNIE LOU IRWIN ALVORD
Provo, Utah Co., UT—_____ June 2023
Bonnie Lou Irwin Alvord, 93, left this mortal existence peacefully on June 30, 2023 from causes incident to age. Bonnie was very patriotic and loved celebrating the 4th of July with family. She will be able to celebrate with many loved ones on the other side. In her final days, she was surrounded by her three loving children and many of her 14 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren.
She was born November 1, 1929 in her Grandparents home in Victorville, CA to Virginia Ruth Farley and John Francis Irwin. Her father would jokingly say, that her birth brought on the Great Depression because of the stock market crash that occurred at the time of her birth. She was the second daughter in her family, and is survived by her older sister, Ruth Joanne Ririe.
The family moved to a family ranch that had been settled by her Mormon pioneer grandparents near St. Johns, AZ while Bonnie was a young child. The family returned to Victorville, CA to visit relatives for holidays and never returned to the ranch. Within a few years, the family moved to San Bernardino and this became her most loved Southern CA home and continued until she left for college.
Bonnie was very involved in church activities, leadership, and was a pom-pom girl in high school. She graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1947. During these war years, the family always shared meals and time with the many military young men that were in the area. Bonnie’s dad called their home the “USO”. After working with a pharmacist for summer jobs, Bonnie decided she wanted to go to college and become a pharmacist. She applied to many CA colleges, but her sister was going to Brigham Young University in Provo, UT and she decided this is where she wanted to attend. As a CA girl, she knew very little about Utah and cold weather, but regarded this decision as one of the smartest decisions of her life. She loved BYU and had many fun fond memories of her Freshman year.
During the summer of 1948, Bonnie went home to work and went to a church dance. She was delighted to see a number of March Field ROTC cadets from Utah State at the dance. She became aware of a handsome brown eyed man looking her way, they eventually danced, and this is the man who became the love of her life, Ray Warren Alvord. They were married on August 28, 1949 and sealed in the Logan Temple on April 5, 1950.
Ray was commissioned into the Air Force after graduation and their life of adventure began as a married couple. Bonnie and Ray lived in many places and they loved the many friends and experiences they had during their years moving for the military and other positions. Some of the places they called home, included, Panama City, March AFB-CA, Japan, Edwards AFB-CA, Orem, Alabama, San Antonio, San Jose, and Dayton, OH. They moved to Provo, UT to start retirement, but additional opportunities during this time took them to Tehran, Iran and Houston, Texas.
Eventually, they retired to enjoy family time in their Provo home. Bonnie was able to complete her Bachelor’s Degree at BYU in Education in 1961 and then went on to receive her Master’s Degree in Special Education in 1980 at 50 years old. She taught multiple grade levels from 6th grade to high school in most of the places where they lived. Bonnie was a supportive military wife and always thrived in new areas both socially and in her teaching positions. She helped her children learn how to create a happy life no matter where your life takes you.
Bonnie was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in many callings in Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society. She always said you have a family no matter where you move when you have a ward family.
Bonnie is survived by her 3 children: Christy (Randy Harper), Kirk (Jennifer Jorgensen), Alyson (Jeff Plowman); sister, Ruth Joanne Ririe and Bonnie Merrill who was married to deceased son, Gregg Alvord.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, parents, and her son Gregg.
Bonnie will be celebrated with family and friends at 7:00 p.m., Monday, July 17, 2023, at the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, 185 East Center Street, Provo, Utah…. Interment will be the following day, Tuesday, July 18, at 11:30 a.m. at the Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Utah….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of husband, Ray Warren Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and son Gregg Irwin Alvord in this compilation.
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CAROL LEONA WHEAT FELDER ALVORD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—_____ December 2018
Carol Leona Alvord
April 30, 1933 ~ December 30, 2018
85 Years Old
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 2 January 2019
I, Carol L. Alvord left this world Dec. 30, 2018.
I was born April 30, 1933, in Ogden, Utah to Charles O. and Leona Shupe Wheat. I married James Fender and had two wonderful children, Cindy Fender and James Fender, who left this world before his mother.
My life has been with the Fraternal Order of Eagles. I went through all seated officer’s chairs and was on the Ogden Drill Team. I was proud to be put in as Utah State President of the F.O.E.
I am survived by my daughter Cindy; three granddaughters and five great-grandchildren. Many nieces and nephews who have been my life line and I love very much. Many friends, who I was blessed with.
Gone before me are my parents; son and siblings.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 4, 2018, at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd…. Interment Ogden City Cemetery….
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Sue Saunders
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
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CARRIE WOODRUM COFFEY ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Thursday, 28 March 1935
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STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Saturday, 16 February 1935
Photo from Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, rememberme
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, Irvin Thaddeus Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her daughter, Verne Coffey Henika Alvord Brockhouse, in California Obituaries.
Marriage:
WEEKLY OREGON STATESMAN
Salem, Marion Co., OR—Friday, 11 January 1995
In 1900, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR:
Denton Coffey head 40 b. June 1859 OR KY IL married 5 years
Carrie wife 33 b. Sept 1866 NE IN IN 1 child, 1 living
Verne dau 3 b. Sept 1896 OR OR NE
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CHARLES HALFORD
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—8 December 1913
Funeral services of Charles Halford, a laborer, who died at the L.D.S. hospital yesterday following a short sickness, will be held at noon Wednesday, December 10, at the S.M. Taylor funeral chapel…. Burial in city cemetery.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Laurie Edmunds Reeve
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his wife, Susanna B. Halford, in this compilation.
Death certificate:
From UT Marriages: Charles Halford, age 66, married Jane S. Hengly on 11 May 1904 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
In 1910, Mill Creek, Salt Lake Co., UT, Charles Halford, age 72 born England, married, second marriage, 6 years, is living alone. He is a retired farmer and emigrated in 1855, naturalized.
Charles Halford was christened on 5 Nov 1837 in Hillmorton, Warwickshire, England, son of Robert and Elizabeth Halford [England, Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1538-1900, FamilySearch.com]
His HALFORD lineage: Charles 1837 England1, Robert 1811 England2.
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CHARLES H. ALFRED
PARK RECORD
Park City, Summit Co., UT—4 December 1909
At Coalville last _____ Chas. H Alfred died after an illness of several months. He was an old time resident of Park City, but for months past, owing to general breakdown from the use of drugs, he has been a county charge. He was sixty one years of age. The remains were brought to Park City and Wednesday funeral services were held at the undertaking parlors.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his wife, Martha Sarah Reese Alfred, in this compilation.
From UT Deaths: He was born 28 July 1848, parents unknown. He died 29 Nov 1909 in Coalville, Summit Co., and was widowed.
According to his death certificate, Charles is buried in Park City, Summit Co., UT, but the Park City Cemetery has no record of his burial.
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CHARLES WILLIAM HALFORD, JR.
Photo from MapSmada’s Halford Family Tree (Ancestry) - used with permission
DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER
Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—3 December 1976
Charles William Halford Jr., age 62 of 2837 South 400 West, Bountiful died November 19, 1976 in a local hospital of a heart attack.
He was born June 5, 1914 at Salt Lake City to Charles William and Lillian Honora Walsh Halford. He married Eva Louise Hayes May 1, 1935 at Bountiful. The marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple September 12, 1935.
Mr. Halford was a High Priest in the Bountiful 14th Ward. He taught art at Weber College. He owned and operated Halford School of Art in Salt Lake City. Held color seminars for beauty colleges in the area. He was the inventor of the animation effects used for motion pictures and TV. He was art director for KCPX for eight years.
Survivors include his wife Eva of Bountiful. Sons Gene Ray of Bountiful; Marlin H. of Weiser, Ida.; Stephen Kenneth of Bountiful and Ernest Charles of North Salt Lake. His mother of Salt Lake City and 11 grandchildren. Five brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services were held November 22, 1976 at 2 p.m. in the Bountiful Union Mortuary Chapel…. Interment was in the Bountiful Memorial Park. Funeral Directors Russon Brothers Bountiful Union Mortuary….
History by Gene R. Halford. Vocal duet, “I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked” by Kent Hayes and Gayle Nielsen. Speaker James Collier. Musical selection, “Highways and Byways” by Lyndin Plant and Kim Weaver.
Speaker Bishop Miles J. Miller. Musical selection “Clair de Lune” by Lula Jean Secrist. Benediction by David Halford. Postlude music by Earl Jackson. Dedication of grave by David DeGroot.
Pallbearers Gene Ray Halford, Marlin H. Halford, Stephen Kenneth Halford, Ernest Charles Halford, Bill Crismon and Tom Crismon.
Flowers were in the care of Val Verda Third Ward Relief Society.
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 20 November 1976
BOUNTIFUL—Charles William Halford, Jr., 62, Bountiful, died November 19, 1976, in a Bountiful hospital of a heart attack.
Born June 5, 1914, Salt Lake City, to Charles William and Lillian Hanora Walsh Halford. Married Eva Louise Hayes, May 1, 1935, Bountiful; marriage solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, September 12, 1955.
Commercial artist for W.R. Crisman. High priest group instructor for Bountiful 14th ward. Taught art at Weber State College. Owned and operated the Charles Halford School of Art in Salt Lake City. Held color seminars for local beauty colleges. Inventor of an animation special effects unit for use in television and motion pictures. Art director for KPCX Television for eight years.
Survivors: wife, Bountiful; sons: Gene Ray, Bountiful; Marlin H., Weiser, Idaho; Steven Kenneth, Bountiful; Ernest Charles, North Salt Lake; mother, Salt Lake City; eleven grandchildren; five brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services Monday 2 p.m., Russan Brothers Bountiful Mortuary Chapel, 295 North Main, where friends may call Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Monday prior to services. Internment, Bountiful Memorial Park.
Photo from Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Linette Smith
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Nov 1976) dates of Charles Halford (SS# issued in ID), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his wife, Eva Louise Hayes Halford Arrington; parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; grandson Shawn Michael Halford; and siblings David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of his brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: Charles William 1914 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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CHARLES WILLIAM HALFORD, SR.
Photo from MapSmada’s Halford Family Tree (Ancestry) - used with permission
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 11 December 1959
Charles Halford, 721 W. 3rd North, died Thursday at a Salt Lake Hospital.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jane Brereton Netcher
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; children Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford; his father John Wilburn Bradford Halford; and siblings John Alvin Halford, Margaret Edith Halford Baxter in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; of his son Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
Marriage announcement:
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 17 July 1913
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Charles W. Halford and Lillian Honore Walsh, Salt Lake.
His HALFORD lineage: Charles William 1891 UT1, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT2, John 1841 England3, Robert 1811 England4.
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CHARLOTTE ALBINA ALVORD
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 22 June 1892
A SAD BLOW
Word reached here yesterday of the death of Ira J. and Cellestine [sic: Charlotte], son and daughter of Gideon and Sarah Ann Alvord, at North Ogden of diphtheria. The boy died Monday evening and the girl early yesterday morning. It was stated that on Monday the girl was up and playing but the relentless destroyer, black malignant diphtheria, laid her low in a day.
The boy was born March 26, 1877, and the girl April 8, 1879. Both were buried in the North Ogden cemetery yesterday afternoon by Undertaker Larkin.
A daughter aged 26 is also suffering from the same disease. Mr. and Mrs. Alvord have the sympathy and condolence of the community.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Rohwedder
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord; and siblings George Iven Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Ida “Ada” Alvord Penrod Hayes Lane Schlie, Ira John Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, Mary Catherine Alvord Summers, and Stella Alvord Montgomery in this compilation.
Her middle name is from Ancestry family trees.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Charlotte Albina 1887 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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CHARLOTTE ALVORD CURTIS ELLIOTT
Photo from Anderson Family Tree, Ancestry, submitted by Elizabeth Lewis
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—24 September 1879
In this city, 9th Ward, September 15th, 1879, of dropsy, Charlotte Alvord Curtis, aged 63 years, 11 months and 21 days. She died in full faith of the gospel.
Funeral services at the Ninth Ward Meeting-house, on Wednesday, at 2 p.m. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Hugh Clawson
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her father, Thaddeus Alvord; and half-brothers Benjamin Bromley Alvord, Gideon Williams Alvord, and Joseph Bonaparte Alvord in this compilation.
Charlotte Alvord was born 25 Sept 1815 in NY, the daughter of Thaddeus Alvord and Sarah Wellington. For an extensive biography, with sources, see: Biography of Charlotte Alvord Curtis by her great-granddaughter Caroline Campbell King Borger, a document which was included on a CD received in 2007, The davidMitchell disk, and posted under Collections to wk77 Family History Wiki.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Charlotte 1815 NY1, Thaddeus 1781 MA2, Joseph 1733 MA3, Joseph 1697 MA4, Ebenezer 1665 MA5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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CHRISTOPHER JASON ALFORD, II
THE SPECTRUM
St. George, Washington Co., UT—Saturday, 22 April 2000
HURRICANE [Washington Co.]—Christopher “Jason” Alford, II, 6 months, died Tuesday, April 18, 2000, at the Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George.
He was born Oct. 26, 1999, in St George to Christopher Jason Alford and Marisa Mae Wysocki Alford.
Jason is survived by his parents: Marisa and Christopher Jason Alford of Hurricane; sisters: Camillya Bo and McKenzie Mae Alford, both of Hurricane; grandparents: Robert and Salli Wysocki of Hurricane, Mylene Emmons of Salt Lake City, and Mary Strametz of Escondido, Calif.; great-grandparents: Leona H. Wysocki of Keams, Utah, Byron and Karon Knighton of Leeds, Utah, and Patricia Mullett of Pocatello, Idaho; and a great-great-grandmother: Ethel P. Davidson of Salt Lake City. Jason is survived by seven aunts and four uncles: Sami, Steve, Robert, Christina, Jessie, Amanda, Celeste, Sarah, Will, Isaac, and Heather.
We love and miss you, little buddy.
Graveside services will be Monday, April 24, 2000, at 2 p.m. at the Hurricane City Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the Spilsbury & Beard Mortuary, 2600 W. State Street in Hurricane….
Photo from Hurricane City Cemetery, Hurrican, Washington Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jan Dixon
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CHRISTOPHER TODD ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Saturday, 8 August 2015
Christopher Todd Alvord, also known as “Alvy” passed away peacefully in his sleep August 3, 2015 of natural causes.
Chris was born in Ogden, Utah on May 25, 1965 to Pam and Dee Alvord. He attended school in Ogden and graduated from Bonneville High School in 1983, he also graduated from Weber State College. Chris served a Spanish-speaking mission in Los Angeles, California for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In his lifetime Chris lived in Utah, Maryland and for more than the past ten years he has been living in Wendover, Nevada. He loved the beauty of the desert and could always be found exploring the surrounding area on one of his motorcycles. He loved the outdoors. He was a history buff, any time he was on vacation he would go out of his way to find local history museums to learn more that the average person would. He loved making friends with locals wherever he went. Chris was a computer wizard, long after he left a job selling them he continued to fix and build them.
At the time of his death Chris was working at the Toana Vista Golf Course. He had a knack for making a living by doing what he loved with the people he loved.
Chris is survived by his wife, Sherri; children, Stefini, Rikki and Jaison; the light of his life, his granddaughter, Sammie; parents, Pam and Dee Alvord; brother, Brook (Tanya) Alvord; nieces, nephews, cousins and many many friends.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Amy Alvord; grandparents and nephew Jack Alvord.
The family would like to especially thank all Chris’ friends in Wendover for all they have done. In lieu of flowers feel free to make a donation to Toana Vista Golf Club beautification fund. The next time you’re on a golf course think of Alvy by picking up a piece of trash, fill in a divet or fix a ball mark.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Wendover Cemetery.
Photo from Wendover Cemetery, Wendover, Tooele Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Carla Loncar
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
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CLARA JANE ALFORD SODERGREN BOSS
DAILY HERALD
Provo, Utah Co., UT—Sunday, 4 July 1976
Clara Alford Boss, 92, of 318 S. 600 E., Provo, died of causes incident to age Friday, July 2, 1976 at her home.
She was born July 23, 1883 in Ogden, to John and Mary Jane Drake Alford. She married John Edward Sodergren on March 8, 1899 and they later were divorced. She married John Boss on June 8, 1938 in Midway, and the marriage was solemnized later in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Mrs. Boss received her education in Ogden schools. She lived in Dillon, Mont., and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, after her first marriage. She returned to Utah in 1936 and following her marriage to Mr. Boss, they lived in Midway and then moved to Provo.
She worked for McFadden Pie Co. and for several restaurants making pastries. She was an active member of the LDS Church in the Bonneville Ward.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters and three sons, Harry Sodergren, Sexsmith, Alberta; Ralph Sodergren, Drayton Valley, Alberta; Arthur Sodergren, Price Prince Albert, B.C., Canada; Mrs. Frank (Alyce) Wright, Edmonton, and Mrs. Helen Showler, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; 17 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo…. Burial will be in Provo City Cemetery.
Photo from Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jess Brown
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Clara Boss (SS# issued in UT) was born 21 July 1883 [different than obituary] and died _____ July 1976, last residence Provo, Utah Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her father, John W. Alford; and sister Eliza Ann Alford Brown in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her siblings Mary Ellen Alford Cody Shuck, Samuel David Alford, and Walter Alford in this compilation.
Her lineage: Clara Jane 1883 UT1, John W. 1846 England2, William 1816 England3.
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CONNER DANIEL ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Saturday, 23 December 2006
SALT LAKE CITY—Conner Daniel Alvord, 23 months old, died Thursday, December 21, 2006, from complications following a long illness.
Conner was born January 1, 2005, in Ogden, a son of Ben Palmer and Tami Librandi Alvord. He spent his life at home in Ogden and at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City.
Nothing made Conner more happy than his slinky, his binky, and his family. Nothing made them happier than to see his beautiful smile. He also had a wonderful family at Primary Children’s who cared for him like he was their own.
Surviving are his parents and his brother, Dallas....
Funeral services will be held today in Ogden for friends and family members. Funeral Directors, Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary.
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 25 December 2006
Conner Alvord’s family described him much like any toddler. He loved his toy Slinky and his “binky,” the family wrote.
But a genetic disorder prevented Conner from having a normal childhood. In 2005 he became the youngest liver transplant recipient in the history of Primary Children’s Medical Center. He continued suffering from health problems and died Thursday, according to a published obituary. He was 23 months old.
“He was with us, with his family and he just passed away in his sleep,” said Conner’s father, Ben Alvord.
Conner was born on New Year’s Day 2005 to Ben and Tami Alvord in what was an uneventful delivery. But when the newborn had trouble eating, he was placed in critical care at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden. Tests showed he had an abnormal liver. Five days after his birth, a helicopter flew Conner to Primary Children’s.
At age seven weeks, Conner received a liver from a 4-year-old California girl. The initial transplant surgery took 12 hours, with subsequent procedures during the following two weeks.
Conner appeared well at first, but then his health declined. He spent the remainder of his life in and out of Primary Children’s. At one point, his parents rented an apartment in Salt Lake City rather than commute from Ogden.
Then on Nov. 3, someone set fire to the Alvords’ home in Ogden. Conner’s father, Ben Alvord, the only person home at the time, said he was stepping out of the shower when the blaze started. He received burns to 50 percent of his body. Investigators believe an arsonist set the fire, which caused $60,000 to $80,000 damage. No arrests have been made in the case.
Photo from Washington Heights Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Steven Hunter
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CORA NELL MITCHELL ALFORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 11 November 2007
Cora Nell Mitchell Alford, Mother—Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister passed from this life on Wednesday, November 7th 2007 after a valiant three year struggle with renal disease.
Mom spent much of her life traveling and living in the western United States. She returned home to Utah in 1972.
Mom was a talented seamstress; she loved to garden and her home was always filled with plants and the smell of freshly baked bread. She spent her life loving and serving all those with whom she came in contact. She had little of the things of this world, but would gladly give you all she had. Mom was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints....
Cora Nell is survived by three daughters Carole (Greg) Hale, Karen (Richard) Sorenson, and Marianne (Tyler) Lewis; 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; siblings Art (Vara) Mitchell, Carl Mitchell, Grant (Cecie) Mitchell, Meda Giovannoni, and Howard (Sherry) Mitchell.
Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. in the Herriman 1st Ward 12791 So. 6000 W. where friends may call an hour prior. Funeral directors Broomhead Funeral Home.
Photo from Herriman Cemetery, Herriman, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Nadine D. Sharpe
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Cora N. Alford (SS# issued in UT) was born 3 Apr 1933, last residence Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT.
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DAVID EDMUND HALFORD
Photo from Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—3 September 2004
David passed away Sept. 1, 2004 after a ten-year courageous battle with CLL leukemia.
Born to Charles William and Lillian Hanore Walsh Halford on Sept. 26, 1930. David was one of 12 children.
David served two years in the Army and completed an LDS mission. He was a resilient business man who lived for tomorrow and loved his family. He will be remembered for his big heart and his sense of humor that he shared with everyone. He always had a “story.”
He is survived by his loving wife, Judy and children, Darren (Rachel), Shawna (Roger) Cox, Jolene (Richard) Borell, and Charles William. Also survived by his first wife, Dorene Huber, and their children, Ryan (LuAnn), Lisa (Darrell) Evans, Eric (Chris) and Curtis. He was the proud Grandpa of Jacob, Rebecca, Zachary, Jaron, Amy, Veronica, Sarah, Aubrey, Taylor, Whitney, Kimberlin, Alexis (Lexi), R.J. and Alyssa (Aly). He is also survived by siblings, Kennith, Roy (Leola), Dora (Joe) Plant, and Richard (Kathy).
Those who have gone on before and will be greeting him on the other side are his parents, Charles and Lillian Halford, and siblings, Horace, Lawrence, Lillian, Charles, John, Lucille and Violet.
The family wishes to thank Dr. DiFiore and his staff at Utah Cancer Specialists for their loving care and the many friends and family who offered love, support, and prayers during a difficult time.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004 at the Meadowbrook 2nd Ward, 1250 W. 4375 S. (Atherton Dr.) Friends may call Friday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S. State St., and Saturday one hour prior to services at the church. Interment Murray City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Society in David ‘s name.
Photo from Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Tim Allen
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of David E. Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his first wife, Dorene Sara Huber Halford; son Ryan David Halford; parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of his brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: David Edmund 1930 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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DOLLENE JOAN ALFORD EGAN
St. George, Washington Co., UT—_____ April 2012
Dollene Joan Egan left us on the evening of April 20th 2012 at her home in Washington Utah to be with her loved ones who went before her.
Harry Egan her husband of 62 years was by her side with their two daughters Pat Gonzalez and Sandi Rose.
Dollene Joan Alford was born on August 24, 1930 to Cathelma Julia Alford (Reed) and Albert Darwin Alford in Mankato [Jewell Co.] Kansas. She had two sisters Roberta Alene and Catherine Althea.
Harry and Dolly (as most knew her by) were married on August 18 1950 in Manhatten Kansas.
Dolly was educated in Nebraska, she graduated from Superior High School in 1947. She also attended Kansas Wesleyan University. While she was attending the University she was playing on a softball team sponsored by Salina Roofing Co. Two of the owner’s sons decided to introduce their younger brother, Jim Egan (AKA Harry) to Dolly. On their first date Jim proposed and Dolly &she said, “Yes!” They were married less than a year later and would have celebrated their 62nd anniversary this August.
Dolly was a real estate agent for several years and received awards for her abilities. She also was employed by Pacific Telephone from which she retired after many years to be with Harry. She enjoyed golfing, antiques, pretty sunsets and flowers. Dolly and Harry had a unique ability to buy homes that needed TLC, fix them up beautifully and then sell them for a nice profit.
They moved from Kansas early in their marriage and went to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Then on to California, New York, Arizona, and finally Utah. In Dolly’s later years her main hobby and love was Harry. They spent all their time together going for drives, dates, Costco (of course), anywhere as long as they were together.
She is survived by her husband (first and only love) Harry Egan of Washington Utah. Daughters Patricia Jollene Gonzalez (David B.) of Mt. Pleasant Utah and Sandra Diane Rose (Jack) of Palmdale California. Her sister Catherine Althea Jorn of Hastings Nebraska; 13 grandchildren, 23+ great-grandchildren, and numerous family and friends.
Dolly was preceded in death by her parents, sister Roberta, and son James Alan Egan.
On Saturday the 28th day of April 2012 we will be holding a private memorial for Dolly at their home for family members only.
We appreciate special help from Applegate Hospice Care, mainly Rayan Ekins RN. She was precious and we all came to love her. We also send a big “Thank you!” to their sweet and helpful friends and neighbors, Ed and Sharon Nagy, for being there for them!
Dolly was a special lady of many talents and we will all miss her dearly….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
We included the obituaries of her parents, Albert Darwin “Al” Alford and Cathelma Julia Reed Alford, in Nebraska Obituaries.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Benedict Alford and Joan Newton.
Her lineage: Dollene Joan 1930 KS1, Albert Darwin 1907 NE2, Wilder Montgomery 1872 IA3, Darwin Elbridge 1849 NY4, Albert 1818 NY5, Abner 1767 MA6, Elijah 1732 CT7, Josiah 1696 CT8, Benedict 1619 England9, Thomas 1598 England10.
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DONALD CLAYTON ALVORD
Photo from The Gem, University of Idaho Yearbook, 1947
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 13 June 1995
Donald Clayton Alvord, formerly of Bountiful and Vernal, Utah, died June 9, 1995 at St. George, after suffering an aortic aneurysm.
He was born November 12, 1922 in Newton, Massachusetts, son of Clayton H. Alvord and Irene Chapman Alvord. He received his Bachelor of Science in Geology at the University of Idaho in 1951, and pursued post graduate studies in chemistry at the University of Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts and at the University of Utah.
He served in the U.S. Army as a combat military policeman in Europe until after the end of World War II. His unit, the 69th Military Police Platoon of the 69th Infantry Division, was cited for Meritorious Service during the advance across Germany in the spring of 1945.
He married Beulah ‘‘Boo’’ Anderson Alvord of Shelley, Idaho, in December 1950. They raised two sons, and Beulah died in May 1986.
He married Sheila Kathleen Sorenson of Axtell, Utah, in November 1986. Donald and Sheila moved from Bountiful to Kanab, Utah in 1988 and built a retirement home.
Donald was a geochemist and a registered professional geologist, spending his 35 year federal civil service career in research, geological mapping and scientific writing. He authored over 60 reports and papers on chemistry, metallurgy, mining engineering and geology. He worked in Colorado, Washington, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Utah and Washington D.C. He retired as the Associate District Manager for the Vernal District of the Bureau of Land Management, following 32 years as a geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey.
Donald is survived by wife, Sheila K. Alvord, Kanab; sons, Steven Craig Alvord, Sandy; Brian Kevin Alvord, Salt Lake City; and his sister, Virginia Chapman, Yardley, Pennsylvania….
His remains will be cremated and scattered Kanab in a private family service.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth date of Donald C. Alvord (SS# issued in ID) but list his death date, apparently incorrectly, as 15 June 1995, last residence Kanab, Kane Co., UT.
See the obituary of his second wife, Sheila Kathleen Marner Sorenson Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his father, Clayton Harley Alvord, in Pennsylvania Obituaries; of his mother, Irene Winifred “Loo” Chapman Alvord, in New Jersey Obituaries; and of his sister Virginia Rae Alvord Davies Chapman in Pennsylvania Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Donald Clayton 1922 MA1, Clayton Harley 1891 WI2, Fred Harley 1863 WI3, Zerah C. 1830 MA4, Cephas 1803 MA5, Zerah 1765 MA6, Gad 1726 MA7, John 1685 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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DONALD LEE ALVORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 4 October 2001
Donald Lee Alvord, age 89, passed away Sunday September 30, 2001 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Donald was born July 29, 1912 in Maricopa [Kern Co.], CA to Raiffe and Lena Alvord. He served in the US Army, 1946–47. He worked for the US Navy at North Island for 36 years.
He is survived by his three children, Virginia (Callison) New Smyrna Beach, FL; Nancy (Lindsey) Salt Lake City, UT; David, Mercer Island, WA; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.
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SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
San Diego, San Diego Co., CA—Thursday, 4 October 2001
Alvord, Donald L.—Don, age 89, passed away on Sunday September 30, 2001 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He was a long time resident of National City and Alpine. He was in the US Army in 1946–47. He worked for the US Navy at North Island for 36 years.
He is survived by his three children Virginia Callison of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., Nancy Lindsey, Salt Lake City, Utah, David of Mercer Island, Wash., 12 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and a great great granddaughter.
Photo from Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego Co., CA—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Cemetery Squirrel
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Donald L. Alvord (SS# issued in CA).
We included the obituaries of his parents, Raiffe Cobb Alvord and Lena Catherine Lindeman Alvord, in Kansas Obituaries; and of his brother Harry Leo Alvord in Missouri Obituaries..
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Donald Lee 1912 CA1, Raiffe Cobb 1885 KS2, Franklin Edwin 1845 OH3, Elbridge Deming 1820 OH4, Elijah Johnson 1770 CT5, Obed 1744 CT6, Asahel 1720 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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DORA JANE HALFORD PLANT
Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—_____ June 2015
Dora Jane Halford Plant age 83, loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
Dora was born in a one bedroom house shared with twelve siblings on the west side of Salt Lake City on June 21, 1932.
Dora was born during the worst years of the Great Depression and grew up in a tiny, impoverished home full of children, mostly brothers. She was nine years when World War II started. She spent many a day going down to the nearby railroad tracks with her siblings to scavenge scattered coal to help heat the family home.
Dora learned early how to be clever and resourceful. She devoted herself always to assist her ailing parents and help raise her younger brothers. She loved her family, heart and soul, and endured tremendous hardships.
Dora grew into a ravishing beauty and briefly earned a living as a model. She had that certain lush “Elizabeth Taylor” natural beauty and unique style she cultivated until the day she died.
She had many suitors, but it was Joseph Edward Plant who fell head over heels in love and won her hand. They were married in Olympia, Washington on January 24th, 1951, while he was stationed at Fort Lewis Army Base. Dora and Joe devoted themselves to one another, their family and community for 64 years, together they raised three children.
Dora was the consummate homemaker. She loved to decorate her home and cook up a storm. She was an accomplished seamstress and could take a pattern from a favorite pair of store bought jeans and replicate it perfectly. She designed and hand stitched all of the curtains, throw pillows, upholstered chairs, and bed linens in her house.
Her home was her castle and creative art palette. She was a master porcelain doll ceramist and teacher. Dora’s porcelain, museum quality creations with mind boggling attention to detail will stand the test of time and be treasured family heirlooms. With her passion for cooking she worked and owned two local restaurants and for over 25 years served as head chef over food services at the Bountiful LDS Temple.
Strong in her testimony, she fulfilled many LDS callings with joy and dedication. Dora loved teaching Primary and Relief Society programs.
Dora is preceded in death by her dear parents, Lillian Honora Walsh and Charles William Halford Sr., devoted husband Joseph Edward Plant, beloved son Lyndin Plant, dear granddaughters Korrine & Olivia Plant and all her beloved nine siblings that survived into adulthood, Charles, Kenneth, Roy, John, David, Richard, Violet, and Lucille.
She is survived by her two daughters, Jody Plant and Jessica Hanks, and a cherished legacy of five living grandchildren, Christopher Plant, Andrea Perkins, Shawn Plant, Ian Hanks, Julian Hanks, and three wonderful great grandchildren, Nicole, Samual and Jacob.
The family would like to express their loving gratitude for the kind generosity, patience graciously and tirelessly given, by Jon and JoAnn Taylor, her amazing Bishop Neil Wilkinson, relief society President Denise Egbert, home teachers Dave and Jon, and the compassionate care by her home nurse Jeff Harrop, Dr. Parkin, PT Steve Wilson and the countless efforts of the Applegate team of therapists, nursing and hospice care.
A special heartfelt thank you to Russon Brothers, especially Scott and Matt, helping the Plant family give their parents a lovely and proper funeral service with dignity and grace.
We are forever grateful to the Taylor’s, Wilkinson’s, Tina Mcalister, Ian Hanks, Ann & Terry Plant, Christopher & Liz Plant, Steve, Pam and Judy Halford. All angels on Earth.
A memorial service will be held honoring Dora on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bountiful 45th Ward House, 115 Wicker Lane (1850 South Orchard Drive) Bountiful Utah….
Burial will follow directly after the services at the Bountiful City Cemetery, 2224 South 200 West, Bountiful, Utah 84010….
Photo from Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Renee Wright
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of her parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of her brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
Her HALFORD lineage: Dora Jane 1932 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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DORCAS PRISCILLA HALFORD HOKANSON
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 7 September 1911
Dorcas P. Hokanson, who died Tuesday, will be buried from the funeral chapel of J.W. Taylor at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. She was the wife of Gustave Hokanson, and was 38 years old.
Friends are invited to attend the services. Burial will be in city cemetery.
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 7 September 1911
HOKANSON—The funeral services over the remains of the late Dorcas P. Hokanson, wife of Gustave Hokanson, aged 38 years, native of Utah, will be held Friday at 3 p.m. from the funeral chapel of Jos. Wm. Taylor, 21 South West Temple street. Friends are invited to attend. Interment in City cemetery.
Photos from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Judie Latshaw Huff
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, John Halford and Ellen Potter Hemsley Halford; and siblings Ellen Elizabeth Halford Burningham Handley, John Wilburn Bradford Halford, Robert Edward Halford, and Sarah Elizabeth Halford Reed in this compilation.
Her HALFORD lineage: Dorcas Priscilla 1873 UT1, John 1841 England2, Robert 1811 England3.
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DORENE SARA HUBER HALFORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 16 February 2017
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dorene Sara (Huber) Halford. She passed away peacefully in her sleep from a long battle with cancer. She faced her last days with the same optimism, strength, and vigor she had her entire life.
Dorene truly lived a full life. She was a mother, father, den-mother, coach, mentor, travel guide, self-made woman, but most of all an amazing grandmother and great-grandmother. As a voracious reader and a predecessor to Google, she was a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to all. Being a single mother of four and at times working two jobs, she always made it a priority to attend every ball game, practice, school play, choir recital, and even volunteered at the Rape Resource Center. She overcame many difficulties and found a way to make the most out of the hand she was dealt. She drastically impacted many lives and will be dearly missed by many.
Dorene was the oldest of six children of George and Katherine Huber. She was married to David Halford and later divorced.
She is survived by her siblings George (Ivey) Huber, Jerry Huber, Peggy (Glen) Nielson, Karen Huber; her children Lisa (Darrell) Evans, Eric (Chris) Halford, Curtis Halford and LuAnn Halford; her 8 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren-all of whom were her favorite.
Preceded in death by her parents, brother Leo Huber, her sister Kathy Delapalaine. She is now with her son Ryan Halford whom she was eager to see once again.
Her Celebration of Life service will be held at the Oasis Vineyard Church (1750 W Carriage Square, 4160 S) at 3pm on Saturday, February 18th.
Photo from Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lynn Fischer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of her husband, David Edmund Halford; and son Ryan David Halford in this compilation.
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DOROTHEA LUCILLE MAW ALVORD DEYOUNG
Photo from Lindquist Ogden Mortuary
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Dorothea Maw Alvord DeYoung
1912–2009
OGDEN—Our mother was born July 12, 1912, in Plain City, Utah to John Maw and Annie C. Polson Maw. She passed away peacefully on Valentine’s Day.
She married Vern G. Alvord on December 22, 1939, they later divorced. In June of 1950 she married Lionel DeYoung, they later divorced.
Dorothea taught school in Weber County schools for 40 years, and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma. She was active in the LDS Church where she served two short term missions and worked in the Ogden Temple. Dorothea also loved working as a volunteer at McKay Dee hospital for many years.
She is survived by two daughters, Luanne Walters and Karla Shelton and one son, Devern (Pam) Alvord. Her Step-children were very important in her life, Sam (Sandra) DeYoung and Carol (Joe) Todeschi. She is loved by 18 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Dorothea was preceded in death by her son, John Alvord, son-in-law, Don Walters, granddaughter, Amy Alvord and two great-grandsons.
The family will never be able to express our appreciation to the staff of Legacy House, and Legacy Hospice for the loving care and kindness they all gave her.
We will be celebrating her life at funeral services to be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Lindquist Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd.
Friends and family may call Wednesday from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at the mortuary. Interment, Plain City Cemetery….
Photo from Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, James Rumsey
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Dorothea Lucille Deyoung (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituary of her son John Lloyd Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her first husband’s ALVORD lineage: Vern George 1912 UT1, George Iven 1891 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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EDWIN DEAN ALVORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 7 March 1999
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, returned to our Father in Heaven on Friday, March 5, 1999. He was greatly loved and taught his family the true meaning of strength and courage.
E. Dean Alvord was born February 17, 1927, to Earl and Ida Alvord in Ogden, Utah. He married Monty Jean Brown on November 16, 1948; later sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Dean served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and worked for Mountain Fuel for 30 years. His pride and joy were his five children. He truly loved and enjoyed his 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was an active member of the LDS church and served in many capacities. Dean was an honest and generous man. A silent, gentle giant with a sense of humor to match and was a perfect example of charity.
He is survived by his wife, Monty; children, Jean (Ken) Corey, Chris (Dan) Spendlove, Bruce (Kollett) Alvord, Becky (David) Norton, Kelly (Amy) Alvord; four brothers, and two sisters.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 9th, 12 noon, at the Valley Park 2nd Ward, 5233 So. 3200 W., Taylorsville…. Interment, Larkin Sunset Gardens.
Photo from Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Esther Kinder
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of E. Dean Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his parents, Edwin Earl Alvord and Mae Perrenoud Alvord; and siblings Florence Mae Alvord Oxborrow, Mearl P. Alvord, Norman Eugene Alvord, and Thelma Jane Alvord Vincent Williams in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his first wife, Delores Vada Wach Alvord Cotton Pierce, in Colorado Obituaries; and of his brother Lloyd Emile Alvord in California Obituaries.
Marriage announcement:
PALISADE TIMES
Palisade, Hitchcock Co., NE—Friday, 18 October 1946
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin Dean 1927 UT1, Edwin Earl 1893 UT2, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT3, Simeon Riley 1837 MO4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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EDWIN EARL ALVORD
“Edwin Earl Alvord, son Lloyd, Edwin’s wife Ida Mae Perrenoud”
Photo from Dennis Owens’ owenslineagetree (Ancestry) - used with permission
Dennis Owens is the great-grandson of Edwin Theodore Alvord
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 6 May 1980
Photo from Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lynn Fischer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Edwin Alvord (SS# issued in UT) was born 12 Feb 1893 [different than obituary and gravestone], and died _____ May 1980 last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Ida Mae Perrenoud Alvord; children Edwin Dean Alvord, Florence Mae Alvord Oxborrow, Mearl P. Alvord, Norman Eugene Alvord, and Thelma Jane Alvord Vincent Williams; and father, Edwin Theodore Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his son Lloyd Emile Alvord; and sister Lucile Evelyn Alvord Flitton in California Obituaries.
On Edwin Earl Alvord’s 1942 WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is age 48, born 12 Feb 1893 in Pleasant View, Box Elder Co., UT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin Earl 1893 UT1, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT2, Simeon Riley 1837 MO3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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EDWIN HOSKINS HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 2 July 1957
PORTAGE, Box Elder County‑Edwin Hoskins Halford, 74, died Sunday 1:30 p.m. in Brigham City after a two-month illness.
Born Sept. 4, 1882, Portage, to Joseph Henry and Emma Hoskins Halford. Member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Married Rosina Ruby in 1917, Pocatello, Idaho. She died in 1954.
Survivors: three sons, a daughter; M.Sgt. Joe E., Bloomington, Calif.; Alfred (AL), Sheridan, Mont.; Arthur Merle, Norwalk, Calif.; Mrs. Shirley Braun, Burley, Idaho; 11 grandchildren, seven brothers and sisters.
Funeral Wednesday, 2 p.m., Portage Ward…. Friends call at home of sister, Mrs. Pearl Hawks, Tuesday evening, Wednesday prior. Burial Portage Cemetery, directed by Felt Mortuary, Brigham City.
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his siblings George Warren Halford, Grace Victoria Halford John, Joseph Willard Halford, Mary Lucinda Halford, Royal Halford, Theodore Melvin Halford, and William Oliver Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Shirley May Halford Braun; and brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries.
His parents, Joseph Henry Halford and Emma Eliza Hoskins Halford, are also buried in Portage Cemetery in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
The Early Latter-day Saints website (http://earlylds.com) lists Joseph Henry Halford, born 14 Feb 1842 in Nauvoo, Hancock Co., IL. He died on 20 Apr 1907 in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT. His parents were Joseph Halford, b. 1805 (died 6 Jan 1843 in Nauvoo) and Eliza Crook.
Ancestry’s Millenium File lists Joseph Halford Jr., b. 1803 in Tredington, Gloucestershire, England. His wife is listed as Eliza Crook, but his death date in Nauvoo is 15 Feb 1843. His father is Joseph Halford.
His HALFORD lineage: Edwin Hoskins 1882 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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EDWIN THEODORE ALVORD
Edwin Theodore Alvord, age 37
Photo from his great-grandson Dennis Owens’ owenslineagetree (Ancestry) - used with permission
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 11 November 1946
Edwin Theodore Alvord, 75, of 2210 Washington, died at twelve-thirty a.m. today in a local hospital following a two-day illness.
Mr. Alvord was born in Pleasant View, Sept. 17, 1871, a son of Simon and Jane Blanchard Alvord. He resided in Pleasant View until 1900, when he moved to Salt Lake City and was employed by the Oregon Short Line and D.&R.G.W. railroads as a freight conductor.
Due to ill health, he retired in 1912 and moved to Rexburg [Madison Co.], Ida., where he engaged in farming and some contracting. He retired from this work in 1940 and moved to Ogden. He was a member of the L.D.S. church and a former member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
In 1892 he married Esther Love in Park City. She died at Plano, Ida., Nov. 13, 1922.
Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Edwin E. Alvord, Salt Lake City; Ira R. Alvord, Twin Falls, Ida.; Eldon Alvord, Dearborn, Mich.; Mrs. Marian Higley, Ririe, Ida.; Mrs. Henry Myers, Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Vern Flinton, Gardenia, Calif.
The body is at the mortuary, 3408 Washington.
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STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 13 November 1946
Funeral services for Edwin T. Alvord of 2210 Washington boulevard, retired R.R. freight conductor and farmer, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Lindquist and Sons’ Colonial funeral chapel, with Bishop R.G. Rhees of the Pleasant View ward conducting…. Interment in the North Ogden cemetery, directed by Lindquist and Sons.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sharon Johnsen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his son Edwin Earl Alvord; mother, Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord Ellis; and siblings Eunice Leonora Alvord Deuel Bothwell and Irvin Thaddeus Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Lucile Evelyn Alvord Flitton; and brother Leroy Alvord in California Obituaries; and of his sister Junietta Jane Alvord Brown Clark in Idaho Obituaries.
In 1930 Edwin T. Alvord, age 59 divorced born UT, is in the Idaho State Penitentiary in Ada Co., ID, working in the prison shirt factory.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 435:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Edwin Theodore 1871 UT1, Simeon Riley 1837 MO2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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EFFIE MINNIE ALFORD ADAMSON
PLEASANT GROVE REVIEW
Pleasant Grove, Utah Co., UT—Friday, 24 September 1937
[Death occurred on the Wednesday of the previous week, Sept. 15]
YOUNG MOTHER DIES IN SALT LAKE CITY
Mrs. Effie Alford Adamson, 32, of Salt Lake City, succumbed to diphtheria Wednesday at 10:40 p.m. in a Salt Lake hospital.
She was an active member of the L.D.S. church.
Mrs. Adamson was born January 10, 1905, in Memphis, Tennessee, a daughter of Sidney and Magnolia Curtis Alford.
Surviving are her husband, Gustave Adamson, formerly of this city; a son, Calvin, and three daughters: Ruth, La Von and Ella Rae; her mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. James Beverly, of Lehi, also survive.
Graveside funeral services were conducted Friday at 5:00 p.m. in the Lehi City cemetery….
Photo from Lehi City Cemetery, Lehi, Utah Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographers, Wes & Debi Grossnickle
AAFA NOTES: Effie’s mother, Magnolia Florence Curtis, was married 3 times:
Sidney Wilson Alford 2 June 1903 Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
William Karren 11 Aug 1910 Lehi, Utah Co., UT
James Franklin Beverley 27 Aug 1921
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Littleberry B. Alford and Mary Butler.
Her lineage: Effie Minnie 1905 TN1, Sidney Wilson 1886 TN2, Little Green 1855 MS3, Churchwell 1830 AL4, Littleberry 1801 NC5.
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EFFIE NELLIE GULBRANDSEN ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Friday, 5 August 1966
Mrs. Effie Gulbrandsen Alvord, 84, of 827 21st, died Thursday evening at her home.
Mrs. Alvord was born Dec. 23, 1881, in Hyrum, Cache County, a daughter of Inguel and Anna Petersen Gulbrandsen.
She was married to Edmond R. Alvord on June 12, 1899, in North Ogden. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Mr. Alvord died June 11, 1966.
She had resided in Ogden since 1918 and had also lived in North Ogden and Weiser, Idaho. She had been active in the Relief Society of the LDS Thirty-first Ward and had been a seamstress.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Esther Anderson and Mrs. Annie Christina Nielsen, both of Hyrum.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn with Bishop David E. Tanner of the Thirty-first Ward conducting…. Burial will be in Ogden City Cemetery.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Special permission has been given by Utahtombstonelady@hotmail.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her husband’s parents, Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord, in this compilation.
Her husband was Edmon Riley Alvord, born 3 March 1879. He clearly signed his name on his WWI Draft Registration Card, where he named his nearest relative Effie Nellie Alvord.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 436:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Edmon Riley 1879 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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ELEANOR FLORA GAENSLEN ALFORD
Sister-in-Law of Oliver Perry Alford III, AAFA #0754, and Virginia Carmichael Alford Johnston, AAFA #0811
[Although she died in Utah, we are also including her obituary in New Mexico Obituaries because of her long residence and burial there.]
“Wedding picture, 13 Jan 1940, Milwaukee, Wisconsin”
“1940”
Photos from J R T ALFORD’s ALFORD Family Tree (Ancestry)
DAILY SPECTRUM
St. George, Washington Co., UT—Thursday, 23 December 1993
ELEANOR ALFORD
CEDAR CITY—Eleanor, daughter of pioneering orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Frederick Gaensten and Clara Schock of Milwaukee, Wis. died peacefully on Dec. 21, 1993 at the home of her daughter, Laura Alford Cotts of Cedar City.
She was born May 21, 1910.
She is survived by two sons: John Joseph Alford (Deanne) and John Randolph Tucker Alford III (Jane), two daughters: Jocelyn Eleanor Alford Gates (James) and Laura Tucker Carmichael Alford Cotts; 13 grandchildren: Amanda, Tucker, Megan and Jack Alford; John and Julie Alford; Robert, Rachel, and Christopher Gates; David, Daniel, Rosemary and Benjamin Cotts; and one great-grandson, Aaron Cotts.
Her brother, Frederick Julius Gaenslen, died in 1992.
During her childhood she traveled extensively in Europe as her father attended medical meetings. She attended Wells College in New York, nursing school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and was a medical secretary for her father.
She married John Randolph Tucker Alford of Lexington, Va. on Jan. 13, 1940 and lived for seven years in Highland Park, Ill. She moved with her husband to Dawn on the Miles, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland where she raised their four children. She was active in the St. Anne’s Guild of the St. Michael’s Christ Episcopal Church and the Easton Shore Children’s Home.
For her husband’s health Eleanor moved to Silver City, N.M. in 1964, and lived for 10 happy years at Little Cherry Creek in Pinos Altos. After her husband’s death in July 1976, she volunteered many hours at the Gila Regional Medical Center, with SWISH (handicapped children), the Silver City Women’s Club, and the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church.
When she became ill, she stayed with her daughter in Utah. She enjoyed traveling, needlework, and gardening.
For those who knew Eleanor, she will be remembered for her courage, her valiant spirit, her nobility, her strength of character and purpose, and her unending, unconditional love for her family.
There will be a memorial service at the Community Presbyterian Church on Friday, Dec. 24, 1993 at 11 a.m…. Funeral services will be in Silver City on Tuesday, Dec. 28 at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 11 a.m. Interment will be at the Pinos Altos Cemetery, New Mexico. In lieu of flowers, please send donations for Parkinson’s research.
Photos from Pinos Altos Community Cemetery, Pinos Altos, Grant Co, NM—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Randy Ellis Sweeten
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Eleanor G. Alford (SS# issued in WI), last residence Silver City, Grant Co., NM.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of James Alford & Lucy Bailey.
Her husband’s lineage: John Randolph Tucker VA1, Oliver Perry 1880 LA2, Oliver Perry 1827 KY3, Nathaniel 1785 ?? 4, Charles 1752 VA5, James 1715 VA6.
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ELIZA ANN ALFORD BROWN
Photo from Brown/Alford Family Tree (Ancestry)
Permission granted by Diane Henry
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 26 May 1975
Eliza Ann Alford Brown, 87, of 470 Chester, died at her son’s home Sunday morning [May 25] of causes incident to age.
She was born March 11, 1888, in Rexburg, Idaho, the daughter of John and Mary Jane Drake Alford.
She was married to William A. Brown Nov. 18, 1905 in Ogden. He died April 9, 1972.
She was a member of the LDS Church.
She is survived by six sons and four daughters, Arthur F. Brown, and Jeliette Brown, both of Ogden; William A. Brown, Azusa, Calif.; Walter Brown, Duchesne; Lewis L. Brown, Oliver Brown, and Mrs. Jack (Virginia) Henry, all of Klamath Falls, Ore.; Mrs. James A. (Florence) Sevy, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Amber L. (Ressa) Cripps, Hurricane; and Mrs. Pete (Hellen) DeHeer, Anchorage, Alaska; 38 grandchildren and 52 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John (Clara Jane) Boss, Provo.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Myers Mortuary Chapel in Ogden….
Interment will be in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Photo from Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Ron
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ May 1975) dates of Eliza Brown (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her father, John W. Alford; and sister Clara Jane Alford Sodergren Boss in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her siblings Mary Ellen Alford Cody Shuck, Samuel David Alford, and Walter Alford in Idaho Obituaries.
Eliza was the youngest child of John W. Alford and Mary Jane Drake. Her husband was William Asa Brown, 1882–1972.
Her lineage: Eliza Ann 1888 ID1, John W. 1846 England2, William 1816 England3.
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ELIZA ANN WARD HALFORD
Photo from jessikaann1’s Our Family Tree (Ancestry)—used with permission
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 7 June 1948
Mrs. Eliza Ann Ward Halford, 71, of 1927 Eccles, died today at seven a.m. at the family home following a long illness.
Mrs. Halford was born April 19, 1877, in Woodruff, a daughter of Moroni and Eliza Voss Ward. She was married to W.O. Halford, Sept. 2, 1897 in Salt Lake City, and was later divorced.
She had resided in Washakie and McCammon and Blackfoot, Ida.; and 25 years ago settled in Odgen. She was an active member of the L.D.S. Twenty-ninth ward Relief society until ill health caused her to retire.
Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Ward B. Rawson, Shoshone, Ida.; Mrs. D.B. Stuart, Mrs. Robert Brooks, and Mrs. Sam G. Olsen, Ogden; Mrs. Edna Colman, Oakland, Calif.; Joseph W. Halford, Yakima, Wash.; and George A. Halford, Burley, Ida., 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, also the following brothers and sisters: George Moroni Ward, and John A. Ward, Riverside; Mrs. Haddan T. Green, McCammon, Ida,; Mrs. Sylvia Welling, and Mrs. Winefred Orwin, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Iduma Tubbs, Malad, Ida. Also surviving are half-brothers and half-sisters; Eberhart and Ira Ward, Riverside; Wilford and Dwight Ward, Cache valley; Mrs. Iva Peters, Los Angeles, Mrs. Jennie Bott and Melvin Ward, Logan.
Services will be conducted Wednesday at two p.m. in the Twentieth ward chapel by Bishop Denzil H. Williams. Burial will be in Ogden city cemetery, directed by the mortuary, Twenty-fourth at Adams.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Coleen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, William Oliver Halford, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her daughter Bertha Gwendolyn Halford Brooks in Idaho Obituaries; daughter Edna Eliza Halford Colman Smith in California Obituaries; and daughter Betty Jean Halford Olsen in Oregon Obituaries.
Eliza and William were divorced:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Saturday, 17 March 1934
Eliza A. Halford has filed suit against William O. Halford, whom she married September 2, 1897, in Salt Lake City, charging that for the past five years he has failed to provide for her. She seeks custody of three minor children and general relief.
In 1930 they are in Ogden, Weber Co., UT: Wm. O. Halford, farmer age 56 b. UT; his wife Eliza A. 52 ID; and children: Joseph W. 20 ID, George A. 14 ID, Bertha G. 12 ID, and Bettie J. 6 UT.
In 1940 the family is still in Ogden: Eliza Halford, 62 ID, widow; daughter Betty Jean Halford 16 UT; son-in-law Robert Brooks 24 NE; and daughter Bertha Brooks 22 ID.
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ELIZABETH ANN ALFORD PEEK
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 9 May 1945
SOUTH WEBER—Elizabeth Ann (Aunt Lizzie) Peek, 73, widow of Jabez Peek, died at five-ten a.m. today at the family home in South Weber following a week’s illness.
Mrs. Peek was born in Riverdale, September 1, 1872, a daughter of David and Elizabeth Ellen Jones Alford. The family lived at Firth, Idaho, for six years: the remainder of her life she had lived in South Weber and Riverdale. She was a member of the L.D.S. South Weber ward. During World 1 she was a Red Cross worker and for many years was a member of the Weber County Farm bureau.
She married Mr. Peek in Ogden, September 12, 1891. He died October 30, 1940.
Surviving is a son, Alford J. Peek, South Weber: two brothers, Reuben Jones, Salmon, Idaho, and Joseph Jones, Washington Terrace; three sisters, Mrs. Zelin Fox, Rigby, Idaho; Mrs. Dora Yeaman, Logan and Mrs. Gwen Castle, Irwin, Idaho; two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at one p.m. at the mortuary, 3408 Washington boulevard, with Bishop Joseph Ray, South Weber ward, conducting. Interment, Ogden City cemetery.
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SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 10 May 1945
SOUTH WEBER—Mrs. Elizabeth Ann (Aunt Lizzie) Peek, 72, widow of Jabez Peek, died Wednesday at 5:10 a.m. at the family residence at South Weber following a week’s illness.
She is survived by a son, Alford J. Peek, South Weber, two brothers, Reuben Jones, Salmon, Ida.; Joseph Jones, Washington Terrace, three sisters, Mrs, Zelin Fox, Rigby, Ida.; Mrs. Dora Yeaman, Logan; Mrs. Gwen Castle, Irwin, Ida., and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lindquist and Sons’ mortuary by Joseph Ray, bishop of South Weber.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Ron
AAFA NOTES: Elizabeth’s grandparents, William Alford (1816–1890) and Ellen Fletcher (1814–1879) emigrated from England.
Her lineage: Elizabeth Ann 1872 UT1, David 1847 England2, William 1816 England3.
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ELIZABETH DOWN ALFORD
Archie Ray Alford and his mother, Elizabeth Down Alford
Photos posted to FamilySearch by Heidi Ferrin Simmons—used with permission
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—19 February 1920
The body of Elizabeth Alford, who died in Provo, February 14 was brought to Ogden yesterday and removed to the Kirkendall chapel. The deceased was the wife of Samuel Alford.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her son Archie Ray Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her husband, Samuel David Alford in Idaho Obituaries; and of her son Samuel Leslie Alford in Montana Obituaries.
From UT Marriages: Samuel Alford, age 23, married Elizabeth Down, age 20, on 21 Oct 1898 in Weber Co., UT.
From:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 31 August 1909
WOMAN AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF HELP
Mrs. Lizzie Alford, her two children, Samuel Leslie Alford, aged two years, and Archie Ray Alford, aged six years, and her niece, Sadie Alford, were found by Chief of Police Browning yesterday morning and sent to the Crittenton home.
Mrs. Alford and the three children who were only half clad and were half starved, got off the train coming from Nevada and after being refused admittance at several of the rooming houses of the city, went to the City Hall park, where they were found by Chief Browning.
When taken to the Crittenton home Mrs. Alford said that she and her husband had been living in a tent on McIntosh’s ranch near Wells, Nevada. She had come hither to find a home and her husband was to follow her in a few days.
The woman and the children are without money and are badly in need.
It is probable that steps will be taken today to secure financial aid for the unfortunate mother and children by popular subscription.
In 2020 a Find A Grave photographer confirmed that Elizabeth is buried in Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, UT, but she has no gravestone.
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ELLEN ELIZABETH HALFORD BURNINGHAM HANDLEY
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 25 December 1916
FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Mrs. Ella E. Burningham, wife of Thomas C. Burningham, 1417 Indiana avenue, died Saturday.
She was 52 years of age and had been a resident of Salt Lake and vicinity for fifty years. She was a member of the T.H. Gordon circle, Ladies of the G.A.R.
She is survived by the following children: John F. Burningham, Mrs. Fred Kainz, Mrs. Virgil Yates, all of Salt Lake. She also leaves twelve grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Twenty-third ward chapel tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock. Burial will take place in Bountiful cemetery…. Silver & Doyle have charge of the funeral.
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DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER
Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—Friday, 29 December 1916
Mrs. Ellen E. Burningham, widow of the late Thomas C. Burningham, died at the family home, 1417 Indiana ave, Salt Lake City, Saturday.
She was fifty two years old and lived in Salt Lake or vicinity all her life.
She is survived by three children: John T. Burningham, Mrs. Fred Kainz and Mrs. Virgil Yates; also twelve grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the 23rd ward chapel in Salt Lake Tuesday, and interment took place in the Bountiful [cemetery].
Photo from Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Hawkeye
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, John Halford and Ellen Potter Hemsley Halford; and siblings Dorcas Priscilla Halford Hokanson, John Wilburn Bradford Halford, Robert Edward Halford, Sarah Elizabeth Halford Reed in this compilation.
In 1900, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT: Thos. A. Burningham, age 36 born Feb 1864; his wife Ellen E. 34 born Feb 1866, 12 children, 3 living; children John T. 14 born Feb 1875 [sic: 1885] and twins Stella 10 and Zella 10, both born Dec 1889. All were born in UT.
Wedding announcement:
DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER
Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—Friday, 22 April 1910
Divorce announcement:
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 29 September 1914
Her HALFORD lineage: Ellen Elizabeth 1866 UT1, John 1841 England2, Robert 1811 England3.
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ELLEN POTTER HEMSLEY HALFORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—10 February 1886
January 28th, 1886, in North Point, Brighton Ward, Salt Lake County, Ellen Hemsley, wife of John I. Halford; born in Hymer, Sussex, England, May 10th, 1844, and migrated to Utah in 1862. She has been a faithful Latter-day Saint about 30 years, and a few hours before her death bore testimony to the truth of the Gospel, and entreated her children to remain faithful.
The funeral services were held in the meeting house, and encouraging remarks made by Brothers N. Hanson, Thomas Burningham, R. Hazen and C. Thompson, all of whom spoke in high terms of the deceased.
She leaves a husband and five children, also many relatives and friends to mourn her death.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Richard Hemsley
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, John Halford; and children Dorcas Priscilla Halford Hokanson, Ellen Elizabeth Halford Burningham Handley, John Wilburn Bradford Halford, Robert Edward Halford, and Sarah Elizabeth Halford Reed in this compilation.
Ellen shares a gravestone with her husband, John Halford, his parents, Robert Halford and Elizabeth Bradford, and John’s second wife, Martha Jane Johnston Abbott Halford, whose obituary is in this compilation.
Her middle name is from family trees at Ancestry, which list her parents as Richard Hemsley and Sarah Potter.
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ELSIE SNELL ALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 20 June 1928
Elsie Alford, wife of Orson Alford, died at 7 o’clock Tuesday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. Alice Young, 349 Eighth street, after a two months’ illness.
She was born in Ogden on July 1, 1875, and had always made her home here.
Surviving are the husband, a son and three daughters; Mrs. John Driscoll of Los Angeles, Mrs. Jerry Simmons of Hiawatha, Kan.; Elmer Alford and Mrs. Young of Ogden.
Funeral arrangements are in charge of Lindquist & Sons.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her daughter Sarah “Sady” Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of her daughter Nina Mae “Minnie” Alford Driscoll in California Obituaries; and of her son Elmer Ray Alford in Idaho Obituaries.
From Find A Grave: Elsie is buried in Ogden Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT, but she has no gravestone. Her parents are listed as Daniel Snell and Sarah McCarty.
From UT Marriages: Orson J. Alford married Elsie E. Snell on 18 Feb 1895 in Weber Co., UT.
1900 census, Ogden, Weber Co., UT:
Orson Alford head 26 b. Aug 1873 UT UT UT married 5 years
Elsie wife 24 b. Jul 1875 UT IA UT 2 children, 2 living
Minnie dau 4 b. Dec 1895 UT UT UT
Elmer R. son 1 b. Aug 1898 UT UT UT
In 1910, Ogden, Weber Co., UT: James Alford, age 36 married 15 years; his wife Elsie 34, 5 children, 4 living; and children, Minnie M. 14, Elmer 11, Sadie 8, and Maud 4. All were born in UT. They are living next door to the family of Samuel Alford, brother of James. Also in the household is Samuel’s father, John, 66, widower born England.
From Find A Grave: Orson James Alford, who died 7 May 1953, is buried in State Hospital South Cemetery, Blackfoot, Bingham Co., ID.
In some records, he is listed as James Orson Alford.
Her husband’s lineage: Orson James 1873 UT1, John W. 1846 England2, William 1816 England3.
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ERMA EVELYN CONLEY HALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Sunday, 12 April 1970
PORTAGE—Mrs. Erma Evelyn Conley Halford, 79, of Portage, died Friday [April 10] of natural causes in the Valley View Hospital in Tremonton.
Mrs. Halford was born Dec. 18, 1890, in Portage, a daughter of John Franklin and Evelyn Harris Conley.
She was married to Royal Halford on Oct. 30, 1907, in Malad, Idaho. The marriage was solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on Sept. 24, 1924. Mr. Halford died March 23, 1964.
She was educated in Portage. She was an active member of the LDS Church and served as a stake missionary.
Surviving are four sons and two daughters, R. Euvene Halford, Garland; Glen H. Halford, San Francisco; Woodrow N. Halford, Magna; Victor C. Halford, Preston, Idaho; Mrs. Wendell C. (Fern) Hall, Mrs. Herald (Roxie) Jenkins, both of Portage; 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are three brothers and four sisters, John F. Conley, Portage; Alofoa Conley, Salt Lake City; O. Dean Conley, Ogden; Mrs. Jack (Flossie K.) Munson, Hawthorne, Calif.; Mrs. Harry (Birdie) Smith, Brigham Citv; Mrs. Glen (Irelia) Simmons, Twin Falls, Idaho; Mrs. O.F. (Vina) McCormick, Boise, Idaho.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Portage LDS Ward Chapel….
Friends may call at the Benson Funeral Home in Malad Monday evening and at the Portage Ward Relief Society Room Tuesday after 10 a.m. Burial in the Portage City Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her husband, Royal Halford, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Fern Artella Halford Hall, Franklin Odell Halford, and Woodrow Norman Halford. We included the obituary of her son Faun Delors Halford in California Obituaries.
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ESTHER WHATMAN ALFORD
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 14 May 1931
OGDEN—Mrs. Esther Whatman Alford, widow of Hyrum Alford, died Tuesday evening at the home of a friend, Mrs. George C. Greene, 1723 Twenty-fifth street, after an extended illness.
She was born in England on February 28, 1859, a daughter of Henry and Anna Whatman. She had lived in this country for 50 years. For 20 years she resided in Uintah.
Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: William Whatman, England; Mrs. Charles Sherwood, Salt Lake; Ben Whatman, Pleasant View; Mrs. Harriet Turpin, Ogden.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in Lindquist & Sons’ chapel, with members of the Salvation Army in charge. Interment will be in Ogden City cemetery.
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OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 13 May 1931
Mrs. Esther Whatman Alford, widow of Hyrum Alford, died at 9:30 o’clock Tuesday evening at the home of a friend, Mrs. George C. Greene, 1723 Twenty-fifth street, after a long illness.
She was born in England on February 28, 1859, a daughter of Henry and Anna Whatman. She had lived in this country for 50 years, 20 of which were spent in Uintah.
Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: William Whatman, England; Mrs. Charles Sherwood, Salt Lake City; Ben Whatman, Pleasant View; Mrs. Harriet Turpin of Ogden.
Services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1 o’clock in Lindquist & Sons’ chapel, with members of the Salvation Army in charge. The body may be viewed at the chapel this evening until 9 o’clock and Thursday until hour of services. Interment in the Ogden city cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: Her death certificate [FamilySearch.org] lists her parents as Henry Whatman and Ann Miller.
Her memorial at Find A Grave says she has no gravestone but is buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden. Her husband, Hyrum Alford (1851–1911), also has no gravestone. His memorial says he was born in England.
Her husband’s lineage: Hyrum 1951 Eng1, William 1816 Eng1.
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ETHEL HARRIETT ALFORD PERRIN
Aunt of Dorothy Alford Smith, AAFA #0918, Elmyra Elizabeth Alford McWhinney, AAFA #0930; and Kenneth Lee Alford, AAFA #0934
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 10 May 1934
BINGHAM [Salt Lake Co.]—Funeral services for Ethel H. Perrin, 63, a resident of Bingham five years, will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the graveside in Salt Lake City cemetery. The Rev. Clifton R. Pond of the Bingham Methodist Episcopal church will officiate. Friends may call at the Bingham mortuary Thursday until noon.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of her father, John Wesley Alford; and siblings Edna L. Alford Oest, Fred Alford, Harry Newton Alford, and Pearl E. Alford Devencenzi in California Obituaries.
From UT Deaths: Ethel Harroltt [sic] Perrin was 25 Dec 1880 in Watsonville Santa Cruz Co., CA. Her parents are listed as Unknown Alford (father) and Unknown (mother), both born in OK.
In 1880 (June 9), Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., CA: John Alford, 27 IL carpenter, his wife Mary E. 20 CA, and daughters, Hatty 2 CA and Edna 6/12 CA. Next door is John’s mother, widow Martha C. Alford 50 TN.
On 16 June 1880, Hatie 2 CA is listed again in Monterey, Monterey Co., CA, with her parents and sister.
From Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950 (Ancestry): Fred R. Perrin of Leadore, ID, age 36 born Maysville, OR, son of Charles Sumner Perrin and Ellen Trask, married Harriet Alford of Leadore, ID, age 38 born Watsonville, CA, daughter of John Wessley Alford and Mary Elizabeth Kitchen, on 10 May 1921 in Dillon, Beaverhead Co., MT. Neither had been married before.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Charles Alford (1790 NC–1858 IL) & Mary Elizabeth Tipton.
Her lineage: Ethel Harriet 1878 CA1, John Wesley 1853 IL2, Matthew Nelson 1819 AL3, Charles 1790 NC4.
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ETHEL MAY WALKER ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Thursday, 18 May 1961
Mrs. Ethel May Alvord, 86, 651 26th, died Wednesday [May 17] at her home after a month’s illness.
Mrs. Alvord was born. Jan. 13, 1875, in Ogden, a daughter of George and Maria Kay Walker. She was married to Frank E. Alvord on Aug. 2, 1897, in Ogden. He died Jan. 18, 1942. She was a member of the LDS Church.
Surviving are three sons and three daughters, Myron and Thern Alvord, Ogden; Shirl Alvord, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Arthur (Frances) Smalley, Mrs. Raymond (Wylma) Murdock, Mrs. William I. (Irene) Walker; all of Ogden; 15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Wallace (Vera) Covey, Salt Lake City.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Larkin Chapel…. Interment in Mountain View Cemetery.
Photo from Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Steven Hunter
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Frank Elisha Alvord; and daughter Frances May Alvord John Smalley in this compilation. We included the obituary of her son Shirl Thomas Alvord in California Obituaries.
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ETHEL SURILDA HALFORD HALL
THE LEADER
Tremonton, Box Elder Co., UT—Thursday, 15 January 1976
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Cathlene Willis
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Jan 1976) dates of Ethel Hall (SS# issued in UT), last residence Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT.
See the obituary of her father, Joseph Willard Halford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her sister Theo Jane Halford Grooms Hardt Lofftus in California Obituaries.
Her middle name is spelled Surilda on her Find A Grave memorial; Cerilda on the 1918 death certificate on her infant daughter; and Syrilda in Ancestry’s Millenium File. On the 1900, 1910. And 1940 censuses, she is Ethel S. Alford.
Her HALFORD lineage: Ethel Surilda 1892 UT1, Joseph Willard 1871 UT2, Joseph Henry 1842 IL3, Joseph 1803 England4, Joseph 1766 England5.
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EUNICE LEONORA ALVORD DEUEL BOTHWELL
Eunice Leonora Alvord (left), mother Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord (center), and sister Junietta Jane Alvord
Photo from Dennis Owens’ owenslineagetree (Ancestry) - used with permission
Dennis Owens is the great-grandson of Eunice’s brother Edwin Theodore Alvord
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Sunday, 10 September 1939
MRS. EUNICE L. BOTHWELL SUCCUMBS FOLLOWING MONTH’S ILLNESS
Mrs. Eunice Leonore Bothwell, 70, wife of John Bothwell, died Saturday afternoon at the family residence in Pleasant View after a month’s illness of Bright’s disease.
She was born at Pleasant View Oct. 20, 1869, to Simeon Riley and Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord, and had resided in Pleasant View and on the same property all her life. She was married Jan, 22 1918, to Mr. Bothwell at Salt Lake City. She was a member of the L.D.S. church and had been active in musical work in Pleasant View ward, and member of the ward Relief society and Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Surviving are her husband; a sister, Mrs. Jennetta Brown Clark, St. Anthony, Idaho; and a brother, Edwin Alvord, Pleasant View.
The body is at Larkin Sons’ mortuary. Services will be conducted Tuesday at twelve noon in Pleasant View L.D.S. ward chapel by Bishop Henry L. Jensen. Interment will be in Ogden City cemetery….
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, C. Flores
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her mother, Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord Ellis; and brothers Edwin Theodore Alvord and Irvin Thaddeus Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sister Junietta Jane Alvord Brown Clark in Idaho Obituaries; and brother Leroy Alvord in California Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 435:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Eunice Leonora 1869 UT1, Simeon Riley 1837 MO2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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EVA LOUISE HAYES HALFORD ARRINGTON
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Eva Louise Halford Arrington
1916–2008
Our beloved 92 year old mother, grandmother, friend and benevolent servant of the Lord, passed through the veil Dec. 6, 2008 in Bountiful, Utah after a long and valiant life.
This gracious lady with an abundant faith and love for everyone was born January 22, 1916, in the home of her parents Ernest Abraham Hayes and Francis Adeline Harrison, in Bountiful, Utah. Her loved first husband Charles William Halford, Jr., preceded her in death on November 19, 1976 after 42 years of marriage. They were sealed on September 12, 1955 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Eva married her second sweetheart Edward T. Arrington for time on September 20, 1980 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Eva was an inspiration to everyone. She attracted friends and influenced all who came to know her. She served the Lord her entire life, which began on a farm on the Bountiful east bench. There she learned discipline, hard work and a love for mother earth while she helped in the families; gardens, fields and orchards. She devoted her life to her children, giving needed council while always setting an example of Christ like patience and love. Eva was the Lord’s disciple, serving in many capacities in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After Charles death, she served in the Louisiana, Mississippi mission, and later served a two-year mission with her husband Edward in the St. George Temple. She loved the arts and participated in theater both as actor and director. She was an avid reader, enjoying fiction and religious authors.
She is survived by her children: Gene (Reta) Halford, Marlin (Judy) Halford, Stephen (Pamela) Halford and Ernest (Karla) Halford; step-children: Ronald (Joyce) Arrington, Patricia (Richard) Bullock, Michael Arrington, Rebecca Stone, and brother Mark E. (Irene) Hayes; 25 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the Legacy House of Bountiful and Alpine Home Health and Hospice for their loving care and concern.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008 at the Bountiful LDS Tabernacle, 51 S. Main…. Interment- Bountiful City Cemetery under the direction of Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Eva L. Arrington (SS# issued in UT), last residence Bountiful, Davis Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her first husband, Charles William Halford Jr., which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and grandson Shawn Michael Halford in this compilation.
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FANNY MARY ALFORD
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—13 April 1887
DIED
Alford—In the Nineteenth Ward, of this city, April 9th, of diphtheria, Fanny Mary, the beloved daughter of John and Margaret R. Alford, aged 8 years, 11 months, and 9 days.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, John Alford and Margaret Russell Anderson Alford; and siblings Jeanne Russell Alford Brandon, John Waters Alford, and William George Alford in this compilation.
Her lineage: Fanny Mary 1878 UT1, John 1826 England2, William ???? England3.
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FARRELL WILLIAM ALVORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 28 April 2004
Farrell William Alvord, age 59, our father, grandfather, son, brother and friend, passed away April 26, 2004 at home in Taylorsville. Born February 6, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah, son of Mearl P. and Thelma Griffiths Alvord.
Farrell worked for many years in the transportation industry where he loved driving truck and seeing the country. Dad was an avid sports fan but most of all he enjoyed watching the Running Utes play. He never missed his kids ball games, and enjoyed going to games with his son, Jake. Dad enjoyed taking his children swimming and to play golf. The holidays were always a very special time.
To our dad, we all love you and will miss you dearly. So sorry it took losing you to realize how much you were truly loved.
He is survived by his children: Michael (Sherrie) Alvord, David Alvord, Marcie Miller, Jodi (Bryan) Bruner, Jacob Alvord and Whitney Alvord; 11 grandchildren: his parents; and his sister, Sharlene Alvord.
He was preceded in death by his grandson, Michael Tyler Alvord.
Memorial services will be held Friday, 11:00 a.m. at the Mountain Vista United Methodist Church, 3200 W. 8931 S. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mountain Vista United Methodist Church or a charity of your choice. Arrangements under the direction of McDougal Funeral Home.
In another article:
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—16 July 2009
Farrell William Alvord
In Memory
Farrell was born on February 6, 1945 and passed away on April 26, 2004. Memorial graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 12:00 noon at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South in Sandy. Dad, Grandpa, you are very loved and missed. We think of you often, wish we had one more day. “Go Utes!”
Photo from Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Esther Kinder
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Farrell W. Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his parents, Mearl P. Alvord and Thelma Griffiths Alvord; and grandson Michael Tyler Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Farrell William 1945 UT1, Mearl P. 1920 ID2, Edwin Earl 1893 UT3, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT4, Simeon Riley 1837 MO5, Thaddeus 1781 MA6, Joseph 1733 MA7, Joseph 1697 MA8, Ebenezer 1665 MA9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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FERN ARTELLA HALFORD HALL
Photo from Malad Family History – used with permission
Posted to Find A Grave
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 8 July 1997
Fern Artella Halford Hall, 81, died July 6, 1997, at the Bear River Valley Hospital in Tremonton [Box Elder Co., UT].
She was born December 3, 1915, in Portage a daughter of Royal and Erma Evelyn Conley Halford. She married Wendall C. Hall, January 5, 1935, in Ogden. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died March 23, 1994.
Fern was reared and educated in Portage, Utah and graduated from Bear River High School. She and her husband resided their entire married life in Portage on the family farm, where she took great pride in their farm, home, garden and flowers. After his death she moved to Tremonton.
She had friends throughout the valley who were very important to her. She was a positive example for good and a spiritual strength to them. She found joy in the accomplishments of her family and friends. Fern had a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and tried to exemplify His teachings by serving others. She had served in various church callings, Malad Stake Young Women’s president, Spiritual Living Relief Society teacher, Sunday School teacher, ward chorister and was active in music throughout the county.
Surviving is one son and one daughter, Raymond Wendall (Mary Castleton) Hall, Cedar City; Brenda Hall McRae, Salt Lake City; 12 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother, Woodrow (Ada) Halford, Salt Lake City.
She was preceded in death by one son, Roger Hall, one daughter, Connie Bowen and her other brothers and sister.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 11, 1997, 12 noon at the Tremonton Stake Center.... Friends may call ... at Rogers and Taylor Funeral Home, 111 No. 100 E., Tremonton. Interment in the Portage Cemetery.
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Fern Hall (SS# issued in UT), last residence Tremonton, Box Elder Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Royal Alford and Erma Evelyn Conley Halford; and brothers Franklin Odell Halford and Woodrow Norman Halford in this compilation. We included the obituary of her brother Faun Delors Halford in California Obituaries.
Her HALFORD lineage: Fern Artella 1915 UT1, Royal 1886 UT2, Joseph Henry 1842 IL3, Joseph 1803 England4, Joseph 1766 England5.
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FLORENCE MAE ALVORD OXBORROW
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—_____ June 2012
Florence Mae Oxborrow
03/12/1917 - 05/31/2012
Photo from Magleby Mortuary
Florence Mae Oxborrow past away, Thursday, May 31, 2012 at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah with her family by her side.
Florence was born March 12, 1917 in Plano, Idaho to Ida Mae Perrenoud and Edwin Earl Alvord. She married Delbert Oxborrow on May 3, 1947. Florence worked for St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City as a Dietician until her retirement.
She is survived by her brother; Norman (Pat) Alvord, a granddaughter; Debbie (Darrell) Herzet, a grandson; Earl Hansen, her great grandchildren; Chris (Kari) Herzet, Joseph (Stacy) Crowley, Jeremy Herzet, Tiffany Herzet, Nevaeh Stephanie Herzet and Mellissa Janvsz. She had one great great grandson; Mike Crowley.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Delbert Oxborrow, her daughter; Marilyn Hansen, her sister; Thelma Williams and her brothers; Kenneth Alvord, Lloyd Alvord, Mearl Alvord and Dean Alvord. Two grandsons; Bob Hayes and Delbert McKellips.
A funeral service will be held, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 12 Noon in the Larkin Mortuary, (260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City) with a viewing prior to services from 10:30 to 11:45 AM. Interment will be in the Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery (1950 E. 10600 S. Sandy,) following services.
We appreciate the love and care that was given to Florence in her time of need. We share a special thank you to Nubia, her nurse Holly and social worker Silvia for their tenderness.
In another article:
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 3 June 2012
Florence Mae Oxborrow past away, Thursday, May 31 2012 at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah with her family by her side.
She is survived by her brother; Norman (Pat) Alvord, a granddaughter; Debbie (Darrell) Herzet, a grandson; Earl Hansen, her great-grandchildren; Chris (Kari) Herzet, Joseph (Stacy) Crowley, Jeremy Herzet, Tiffany Herzet, Nevaeh Stephanie Herzet and Mellissa Janvsz. She had one great, great-grandson; Mike Crowley.
A funeral service will be held, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 12 Noon in the Larkin Mortuary, (260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City) with a viewing prior to services from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m.
Interment will be in the Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery (1950 E. 10600 S. Sandy,) following services.
We appreciate the love and care that was given to Florence in her time of need. A share a special thank you to Nubia, her nurse Holly and social worker Silvia for their tenderness. Please leave condolences at www.larkinmortuary.com.
Photo from Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lynn Fischer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Florence M. Oxborrow (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of her parents, Edwin Earl Alvord and Mae Perrenoud Alvord; and siblings Edwin Dean Alvord, Mearl P. Alvord, Norman Eugene Alvord, and Thelma Jane Alvord Vincent Williams in this compilation. We included the obituary of her brother Lloyd Emile Alvord in California Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Florence Mae 1917 ID1, Edwin Earl 1893 UT2, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT3, Simeon Riley 1837 MO4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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FRANCES MAY ALVORD JOHN SMALLEY
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 16 January 1973
Photo from Washington Heights Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Don Calhoun
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Jan 1973) dates of Frances Smalley (SS# issued through the Railroad Board), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Frank Elisha Alvord and Ethel May Walker Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her brother Shirl Thomas Alvord in California Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Frances May 1899 UT1, Frank Elisha 1867 NY2, Elisha 1843 NY3, Thomas Gold 1810 NY4, Elisha 1773 CT5, Thomas Gould 1742 CT6, Asahel 1720 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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FRANK ELISHA ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 19 January 1943
Frank Elisha Alvord, 67, of 651 Twenty-fifth, died at his home at one p.m. Monday [January 18] from an ailment he had suffered for the past six months.
Mr. Alvord was born June 7, 1875, in New York City, a son of Elisha Alvord, former circuit judge of Denver, Colo., and Phoebe Eddy Alvord. He married Ethel M. Walker in Ogden in 1897.
He entered railroad service as a young man and had been employed by the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific companies and for the past 17 years had been a switchman for Ogden Union Railway Depot Co. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
Surviving are his widow, three sons and three daughters, Myron W., Thern A., and Shirl A. Alvord, and Mrs. Irene Walker of Ogden, Mrs. Francis John of New York, and Mrs. Wilma Murdock of Carlin, Nev.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Zindorf of Pensacola, Fla., and Mrs. Frieda Jacobs of Los Angeles, and 10 grandchildren.
The funeral will be held in Larkin & Sons’ mortuary at three-thirty p.m., Thursday conducted by President Houston Dayhuff of Gateway lodge No. 293 of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. The brotherhood and auxiliary will attend in a group and conduct their ritual.
Burial will be in Mountain View cemetery….
Photo from Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Steven Hunter
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Ethel May Walker Alvord; and daughter Frances May Alvord John Smalley in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his father, Elisha Alvord, in New York Obituaries; of his son Shirl Thomas Alvord; and mother Phebe Ann Eddy Alvord Terry Nast in California Obituaries; and of his sister Daisy May Alvord Rose Zindorf in Florida Obituaries.
Frank’s obituary lists his birth date as 7 June 1875. In the genealogy cited below, it says 7 June 1867, which is probably correct because he is age 7 on the New York State 1875 census.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 652:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Frank Elisha 1867 NY1, Elisha 1843 NY2, Thomas Gold 1810 NY3, Elisha 1773 CT4, Thomas Gould 1742 CT5, Asahel 1720 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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FRANKLIN ODELL HALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—21 January 1944
SALT LAKE CITY—Franklin Odell Halford, husband of Reta Latimer Halford, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Royal C. Halford of Portage, Box Elder county, died Thursday afternoon at a local hospital of complications of the heart following pneumonia.
He was born December 13, 1913, in Portage and graduated from the Bear River high school in 1931.
He was active in church affairs that pertained to young people, having been basketball coach and Scoutmaster. Just prior to his death, he was engaged in the service station business.
He and Reta Latimer were married on April 12, 1943, in Evanston. Wyo.
Besides his widow and parents, he is survived by five brothers and two sisters: Euvene Halford of Malad., Idaho; Seaman Glen Halford, stationed at Farragut, Idaho; Pvt. Woodward [sic] Halford, stationed at San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Pvt. Faun Halford, stationed at Angel Island, Calif.; Pvt. Victor Halford, stationed at San Antonio, Texas; Mrs. Fern H. Hall and Roxie Halford of Portage and his grandmother, Mrs. Evelyn C. Phelps of Midvale.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at one p.m. in the L.D.S. Portage ward under direction of Bishop Loyal C. Harris. Interment will be in Portage cemetery, under the direction of Guy Benson of Malad, Idaho.
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Royal Alford and Erma Evelyn Conley Halford; and siblings Fern Artella Halford Hall and Woodrow Norman Halford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Faun Delors Halford in California Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: Franklin Odell 1913 UT1, Royal 1886 UT2, Joseph Henry 1842 IL3, Joseph 1803 England4, Joseph 1766 England5.
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GENEVA ESTELL ALFORD NUDD
Photo from McDougal Funeral Home
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 22 August 2018
GENEVA ESTELL ALFORD NUDD
Geneva passed away quietly in her sleep on August 20, 2018 in South Jordan, Utah where she lived with her son Kevin and his family.
Geneva was born on June 11, 1934 in Enochs, Texas as the oldest child of Lloyd Manuel Alford and Minnie Lillian (Strickland) Alford. In 1955 she married Frederick G. Nudd, later divorced. Geneva grew up on a cotton farm in Texas before her parents moved to Upland and then Ontario, California. She attended Chafee High School and Chafee College and began taking flying lessons to become a pilot. She ended up meeting Fred Nudd, who was in the military and married and began a family instead. Marriage took her to many parts of California, and for a few years, she even lived in Sheas Castle outside of Lancaster. Geneva was a very determined and strong woman. When she set her mind on doing something, she did it. Fred and Geneva had one child, Kevin, but she gave service to many other children for several years as an emergency shelter parent.
After becoming a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1970, she served others in whatever calling she was given, which also included serving as a missionary at church headquarters in Salt Lake City. When Geneva and Fred moved to Utah, they were home parents to many young men at a Utah Boy’s Ranch. Geneva was a dedicated friend. She loved and was fiercely loyal to her family and especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Geneva fought a long battle with dementia which finally took away who she was and what she loved about life. We are relieved that her battle is over and know she is reunited with her Heavenly Father, her Savior, and all her family who preceded her in death.
Geneva is survived by her son Kevin Nudd and his wife Shelley who cared for her the last several years; grandchildren Jennifer Nudd, Natalie Jones, Rebecca Bruso, John Nudd and Thomas Nudd. She also leaves behind 11 great-grandchildren and other extended family.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her brother Melvin (Richard) Alford; sister Loretta Lowther; uncles; aunts; and cousins.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Utah Oquirrh Stake building located at 5208 West Cyclamen Way (6340 South) in West Jordan…. Interment, Riverton City Cemetery. Services under the direction of McDougal Funeral Home.
Photo from Riverton City Cemetery, Riverton, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor KCB
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
We included the obituaries of her father, Loyd Manuel Alford; and brother Richard Melvin Alford in California Obituaries.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of John Alford b. ca 1801 NC.
Her lineage: Geneva Estell 1934 TX1, Loyd Manuel 1910 TX2, John Martin 1879 MS3, James Henry 1857 MS4, John Madison 1826 GA5, John 1801 NC6.
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GEORGE IVEN ALVORD
Top row: Vern George Alvord, Ray Warren Alvord, Lloyd Ivan Alvord
Bottom row: Paul Edmond Alvord, Sarah Luella Campbell Alvord, George Ivan [sic] Alvord, Carl Ira Alvord
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STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Thursday, 4 April 1974
NORTH OGDEN LDS, CIVIC WORKER DIES
NORTH OGDEN—George I. Alvord, 83, of 2550 N. 200 F., died Wednesday evening [April 3] at the McKay Hospital after a lingering illness.
Mr. Alvord was born March 25, 1891, in North Ogden, a son of Gideon W. and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord.
He was married to Sarah Luella Campbell on Nov. 24, 1910, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died Jan. 7, 1970. On June 24, 1971, he was married to Rebecca Roylance.
He was a retired farmer and dairyman.
Upon retiring from managing his dairy farm, he worked as deputy assessor in Weber County and as a state appraiser.
DISTRICT DIRECTOR
He was a director of the Weber County Mosquito Abatement.
Mr. Alvord was a high priest in the North Ogden 2nd LDS Ward and was active in the MIA and member of the old folks committee for many years.
He was a ward-home teacher for 50 years and was an agriculturist for the Ben Lomond Church Farm. He was also active in Boy Scouts.
SURVIVOR LIST
Surviving are his widow of North Ogden; five sons, Lloyd I. Alvord, Ogden; Vern G. Alvord, North Ogden; Carl I. Alvord, Paradise Valley, Arizona; Paul E. Alvord, Warner Robbins, Ga.; Dr. Ray W. Alvord, Provo; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in the North Ogden 2nd Ward Chapel….
Friends may call at the Larkin Mortuary Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the ward chapel Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. Burial will be in the North Ogden Cemetery.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Rohwedder
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of George Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Sarah Luella Campbell Alvord; sons Lloyd Ivan Alvord, Paul Edmond Alvord, and Ray Warren Alvord; parents Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord; and siblings Charlotte Albina Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Ira John Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, Mary Catherine Alvord Summers, and Stella Alvord Montgomery in this compilation.
He signed his WWI Draft Registration card as George Iven Alvord and reported his birth date as 25 March 1890:
His middle name is also spelled Iven in his marriage record.
Wedding anniversary article:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 21 November 1960
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: George Iven 1891 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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GEORGE WARREN HALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 21 March 1955
PORTAGE—George Warren Halford, 75, of Portage, Box Elder County, died Saturday in an Ogden hospital following an eight-week illness.
Mr. Halford was born Dec. 16, 1879, at Portage, a son of Joseph Henry and Emma Hoskins Halford. With the exception of three years when he lived at McCammon, Idaho, he has resided in Portage all of his life.
He is survived by five brothers and three sisters: Jay W., Edwin H., Levi, Royal and Melvin Halford, Mrs. Lizzie M. Hale, Mrs. Pearl H. Harris and Mrs. Grace H. John, all of Portage.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Portage Ward LDS Chapel….
Friends may call at the Benson Funeral Home in Malad, Idaho, tomorrow afternoon and at the home of Mrs. Grace John in Portage tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday until the time of services. Burial will be in the Portage Cemetery directed by the Benson Funeral Home.
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his siblings Edwin Hoskins Halford, Grace Victoria Halford John, Joseph Willard Halford, Mary Lucinda Halford, Royal Alford, Theodore Melvin Halford, and William Oliver Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries.
His parents, Joseph Henry Halford and Emma Eliza Hoskins Halford, are also buried in Portage Cemetery in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
His HALFORD lineage: George Warren 1880 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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GERALD ALLEN ALFORD
Photo from buddyqualls’ Qualls Curtis Family Tree (Ancestry)
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 7 May 1962
Photo from Lake Hills Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Wenda Martin
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Gerald Alford (SS# issued in WY) was born 28 Apr 1930 and died _____ May 1962, last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his first wife, Barbara Louise Wirth Alford Zimmerly Anselmo; and sons Gerald Boyd Alford and Terry Lee Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his mother, Clarissa Fannie Myers Alford Manly; and siblings Clarissa Blanche Alford Burd and Harold Marvin Alford in Wyoming Obituaries; and of his brother Howard Cornelius “Bud” Alford Jr. in California Obituaries.
From UT Marriages: Jerry Allen Alford married Barbara Louise Wirth on 30 March 1956 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of James Lodwick Alford (1749–1820).
His lineage: Gerald Allen 1930 WY1, Howard Cornelius 1904 TX2, James Walter 1878 TX3, Andrew Jackson 1850 GA4, Peyton 1788 NC5, James Lodwick 1749 NC6.
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GERALD BOYD ALFORD
Photo from Magleby Mortuary
RICHFIELD REAPER
Richfield, Sevier Co., UT—Friday, 8 July 2022
Gerald Boyd Alford, 61, passed away July 3, 2022, in Richfield.
He was born August 11, 1961, in Salt Lake City to Shirley Curtis and Gerald Allen Alford. He married Anna Jean Morrison. She preceded him in death on Dec. 26, 1989.
He is survived by his son, Ashley (Shalonn) Alford, Richfield; 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandson; mother and step-father, Shirley and Buddy Qualls; and siblings, Sunny Alford, Richfield; and Dennis Alford, Salt Lake City.
He was also preceded in death by his father; and brother, Terry Alford.
The family would like to thank Boyd’s amazing friends, Jackie Fuller and Camille Long, for all their help and care of Boyd.
Dad, you will be missed. Everyone misses you and loves you. We will see you again someday.
Cremation services have been held in the Magleby Mortuary Crematory. Burial of cremated remains will be held in the Monroe City Cemetery at a later date. Funeral directors, Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituaries of his first wife, Anna Jean Morrison Alford; father, Gerald Allen Alford; and brother Terry Lee Alford in this compilation.
From UT Marriages: Gerald Boyd Alford married Anna Jean Morrison on 16 Nov 1979 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
From UT Marriages: Gerald Boyd Alford married Lois Annette Blake on 11 Apr 1986 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
In 2025, a Find A Grave contributor reported that Monroe City Cemetery has no record of Gerald’s burial there.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of James Lodwick Alford (1749–1820).
His lineage: Gerald Boyd 1961 UT1, Gerald Allen 1930 WY2, Howard Cornelius 1904 TX3, James Walter 1878 TX4, Andrew Jackson 1850 GA5, Peyton 1788 NC6, James Lodwick 1749 NC7.
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GIDEON THADDEUS ALVORD
Photo from his Find A Grave memorial
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 22 August 1949
LOGAN—Gideon Thaddeus Alvord. 86, died Saturday night at the home of daughter. Mrs. T.B. Budge, 379 Bodevard, of causes incident to old age.
He was born in North Ogden, Aug. 12, 1863, a son of Gideon W. and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord.
He married Bessie Stevens in L.D.S. Logan temple, Jan 10, 1889. After their separation he later married Hedvie Cummings March 5, 1924, in L.D.S. Salt Lake temple.
He was a high priest and was an officiator in the Logan temple for eight years.
He resided in Millville until his wife’s death in November, 1942, when he moved to Logan.
Survivors include the following sons and daughters: T.B. Budge, Logan; Louis Alvord, Ogden; Harold Alvord, Glenmore, Calif.; Mrs. Eva Thompson, Seattle, Wash.; Allen Alvord, Logan; Mrs. Dale Griffin, Salt Lake City; two stepdaughters, Connie Knowles, and Wynona Cummings, Logan, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Mae C. Summers, Avon, Cache county; Mrs. Ida Schlie, Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Hyrum F. Montgomery, North Ogden; W.M. Alvord and E.R. Alvord, Ogden.
Friends may call at Kenneth Lindquist mortuary, Logan, today until eight p.m. and Tuesday from ten a. m. until time of services, at noon in Logan First ward chapel…. Interment will be in North Ogden cemetery.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Bessie Rose Stevens Alvord; his second wife, Hidvie Caroline Trolson Cummings Alvord; children Bessie Dale Alvord Griffin and Paul Allen Alvord; parents Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord; and siblings Charlotte Albina Alvord, George Iven Alvord, Ira John Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, Mary Catherine Alvord Summers, and Stella Alvord Montgomery in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 435–436:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Gideon Thaddeus 1863 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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GIDEON WILLIAMS ALVORD
Photo appears in various undocumented sources and is posted to his Find A Grave memorial
Photo from his Find A Grave memorial
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 4 December 1918
G.W. ALVORD DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME
Gideon William Alvord, aged 77 years, passed away this morning at the family home in North Ogden of general debility.
Mr. Alvord was a pioneer of Weber county having crossed the plains with Captain Luddington’s company from Iowa in 1849, with his parents, Thaddius and Sally Briggs Alvord. The deceased was born in Lee county, Iowa, February 8, 1841.
Besides his wife the following children survive: Gideon Jr., Mrs. Mary S. Summers, Mrs. Ida P. Lane, Edmund, Mrs. Stella Montgomery, William M., George I. Alvord. Twenty-six grandchildren and six great grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Alvord’s death came as a shock to the entire family, as the aged man was about the house yesterday and apparently in fairly good health.
In another article:
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Friday, 6 December 1918
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Rohwedder
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wives, Mary Ann Franklin Wallace, Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord, and Sylvia Amaretta Mecham Housekeeper Alvord; children Charlotte Albina Alvord, George Iven Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Ida “Ada” Alvord Penrod Hayes Lane Schlie, Ira John Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, Mary Catherine Alvord Summers, and Stella Alvord Montgomery; father, Thaddeus Alvord; brothers Benjamin Bromley Alvord and Joseph Bonaparte Alvord; and half-sister Charlotte Alvord Curtis Elliott in this compilation.
His middle name on his death certificate appears to be Williams, which is also the name reported in A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord.
From various sources, Gideon married:
Sarah Ann Shupe 17 Sept 1860 Weber Co., UT
Mary Ellen Godfrey 17 Sept 1860 Weber Co., UT
Sylvia Amaretta Mecham 10 Apr 1871 Salt Lake Co., UT
Mary Ann Franklin Wallace 2 Dec 1908 Weber Co., UT
Carolina Louisa Hammel Madaris __ May 1913 Weber Co., UT
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 236:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Gideon Williams 1841 IA1, Thaddeus 1781 MA2, Joseph 1733 MA3, Joseph 1697 MA4, Ebenezer 1665 MA5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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KENNETH JAMES ALFORD
Dolores and Kenneth Alford
Photos from Myers Mortuary
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Kenneth James Alford passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at home. His is the story of a life of service well-lived. Ken’s life was devoted first to his Savior and his family, but also to his nation and his community. The gospel of Jesus Christ was always the foundation of his life. He was blessed with a unique ability to make lasting friends and establish a meaningful rapport with everyone he met.
Ken was born in Ogden on March 4, 1930, to James William and Anelda Mae Allen Alford. After attending Mound Fort Elementary and Junior High School, he graduated from Ogden High School (1948), Weber College (AA degree, 1950), Brigham Young University (BA degree, 1955), and the University of Utah (Ed.S. degree, 1973).
He married the absolute love of his life, Dolores Jeanette Hawkeswood, in the Salt Lake Temple on September 16, 1953. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last month surrounded by family. Their marriage was blessed with four children: Kenneth Lowell (Sherilee, deceased), Linda Joye (Jerry) Evans, Pamela (Ron) Smith, and Douglas James (Pakaket). They have 14 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren.
A lifelong and faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ken served two full-time missions—first in Uruguay-Paraguay (1950-53), being the fifth missionary to serve in Paraguay, and then in southern Spain with his sweetheart (1991-92). He was the first stake president of the newly created Ogden Utah Mount Lewis Stake. He served at various times as a bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, stake executive secretary, temple ordinance worker, gospel doctrine teacher, and Institute teacher. Two of his favorite Church callings were those he held at the time of his passing–serving as a temple sealer since 1993 (he completed two regular temple shifts during the last week of his life) and as an English and Spanish-language patriarch since 1994. He gave 1,325 patriarchal blessings–almost half of them in Spanish.
He had a positive and long-lasting influence on thousands of students in Ogden City Schools where he served thirty years as a history and geography teacher, assistant principal, principal of Hillcrest Elementary School, principal of Central Junior High School, principal of Mount Ogden Junior High School, and on the district staff. He was a charter member of the Ogden Schools District Foundation.
His service to the nation included thirty-five years as a U.S. Air Force Reserves officer, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1990. He served as a navigator on WB-50, C-119, and C-124 aircraft in the 733 Troop Carrier Squadron and 945 Military Airlift Group at Hill Air Force Base. He was recalled to active duty during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and flew numerous missions over several decades to Vietnam, the Philippines, Guam, Wake Island, Hawaii, and Europe.
Always a proactive advocate for Ogden, his civic contributions included serving six years in the Utah State House of Representatives from District 7, eight years on the Ogden City Council (four of those years as Council Chairman), several years as a member of the Ogden City Planning Commission, and as President of the Ogden Pioneer chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He was also a founding member of the Hill Aerospace Museum Board.
He is preceded in death by his parents, a sister (Glenda Dalton), and a brother (Dale).
He is survived by one brother, Robert, and one sister, Geri Patchett…
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, 21 October 2023 at the Ogden Utah Mount Lewis Stake Center, 1150 North Monroe, Ogden, Utah….
Interment will take place at Evergreen Memorial Park following the funeral service. Arrangements entrusted to Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden….
Photo from Evergreen Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Rixlr
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituary of his sister Glenda Mary Alford Peterson Dalton in this compilation.
His lineage: Kenneth James 1930 UT1, James William 1900 ID2, Samuel David 1875 UT3, John W. 1846 England4, William 1816 England5.
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GLENDA MARY ALFORD PETERSON DALTON
Photo from Myers Mortuary
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 21 October 2014
OGDEN—Glenda Alford Peterson Dalton, 94, passed away October 17, 2014.
She was born September 1, 1920 in Ogden, the daughter of James William and Anelda Mae Allen Alford. Glenda was in the first graduating class of the new Ogden High School in 1938.
Glenda married Charles Lee Peterson on August 23, 1941 in Uintah, Utah. They were later sealed in the Logan LDS Temple. He preceded her in death in 1952. She later married Donald A. Dalton who preceded her in death in 1999.
As a member of the LDS Church she served in many presidencies as a secretary in Young Womens and Relief Society.
After retiring from Defense Depot Ogden, she continued her association with many friends she had made there. She belonged to Women of NARFE. Glenda bowled on mixed bowling teams and enjoyed spending winter months in Mesa Arizona. Spending time with her family was always a priority.
She is survived by her children: Brent (Linda) Peterson, LeAnne Peterson (Craig) Anderson, Jeff D. (Pam) Dalton; 12 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and siblings, Kenneth J. (Delores) Alford, Robert L. Alford and Geri (Gary) Patchett.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; two children, a brother and a nephew.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Myers Ogden Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd….Interment, Washington Heights Memorial Park.
Glenda lived at the Beehive Home in Layton for 12 years. Special thanks for the kindness shown to her there and thanks to Brighton Hospice for making her comfortable and taking special care of the family….
Photo from Washington Heights Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Don Calhoun
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituary of her brother Kenneth James Alford in this compilation.
In 1900 her father is listed in West Caldwell, Canyon Co., ID, an unnamed infant, age 6 days, with his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Alford.
Her lineage: Glenda Mary 1920 UT1, James William 1900 ID2, Samuel David 1875 UT3, John W. 1846 England4, William 1816 England5.
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GLENNA DORIS REARDON HALFORD COVERT
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 6 December 2004
Doris Reardon Halford Covert passed from this earth on November 10, 2004 at the age of 91. She was a daughter of Harriet Greenwell Reardon and James Reardon.
She was born in Ogden, Utah on May 19, 1913 and graduated from Ogden High School in 1931. She married Joseph Halford in 1932. They were later divorced. They had one son, Ward Halford who resides in Puyallup, Washington. She worked at First Security Bank in Ogden for a number of years until she met and married Colonel George Covert in Ogden. They moved to Newport News, Virginia, where he served with the Army.
George, her two sisters, Helen Reardon Moesinger and Erma Reardon Vandenakker, and her mother and father preceded her in death. Survivors are her son Ward Halford, Darren Halford, a grandson, two nieces, Carol Vandenakker, Ogden, Utah and Helen Moesinger Thomas, St. George, Utah, and a nephew, Cliff Moesinger, Springville, Utah.
She was very talented with a pair of knitting needles and made exquisite, complicated sweaters. She had many dear friends in the Newport News area and in earlier years kept busy with military wives auxiliaries which she enjoyed very much. Many of her friends have expressed their love for her and stated what a lady she was. She will be greatly missed by those she is leaving behind.
Interment in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
The death date on her gravestone, November 11, is different than the date in her obituary, November 10.
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GRACE VICTORIA HALFORD JOHN
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 9 April 1973
PORTAGE, Box Elder County—Grace Halford John, 79, died April 6 of natural causes in a Salt Lake nursing home. Born Sept. 4, 1893, Portage, to Joseph Henry and Emma Hoskins Halford. Married W. Arthur John Nov. 11, 1914, Logan LDS Temple. He died March 31, 1942. Active member LDS Church.
Survivors: sons, daughters, Cleon L., Salt Lake City; Rodney T., Draper; Mrs. Francis (Madge) Hull, Brigham City; Mrs. Roy O. (Emma) Gibbs, Hunter; Mrs. Mack (Nana) Cheney, Magna; Mrs. Jack (Virginia) Bowles, Sandy; 25 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, sister, Mrs. DeRay (Pearl) Hawks, Portage.
Funeral Tuesday 1 p.m., Portage LDS Ward Chapel. Friends call family home, Portage, Tuesday after 10 a.m. Burial Portage City Cemetery.
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth date of Grace John (SS# issued in UT) but list her death date incorrectly as 15 April 1973, last residence Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her siblings Edwin Hoskins Halford, George Warren Halford, Joseph Willard Halford, Mary Lucinda Halford, Royal Halford, Theodore Melvin Halford, and William Oliver Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries.
Her memorial at Find A Grave provides her middle name.
Her parents, Joseph Henry Halford and Emma Eliza Hoskins Halford, are also buried in Portage Cemetery in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
Her HALFORD lineage: Grace Victoria 1893 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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GREGG IRWIN ALVORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 16 August 1988
Gregg Irwin Alvord, a member of a Salt Lake law firm, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 1988, in an automobile accident near Kanab.
He was born March 16, 1951, on March Air Force Base, Calif., a son of Ray and Bonnie Lou Alvord.
He graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in English in 1975 and with a law degree in 1978, serving as Note and Comment editor of the BYU Law Review.
Mr. Alvord practiced law for 10 years with the firm of Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough in Salt Lake City and was a member of the firm and chairman of the firm’s International Law Practice Committee. He assisted in writing and compiling “Utah Civil Procedure,” a four-volume work on the subject of Utah Courts and Judicial Procedure. His practice focused on the area of litigation and administrative law, including health-care regulation, environmental law and natural resources.
Mr. Alvord was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as an elder’s quorum president, missionary and gospel doctrine class instructor.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Photo from Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Kimberley Sue
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Aug 1988) dates of G.I. Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his parents, Ray Warren Alvord and Bonnie Lou Irwin Alvord, in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Gregg Irwin 1951 UT1, Ray Warren 1924 UT2, George Iven 1891 UT3, Gideon Williams 1841 IA4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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HAROLD LEVELLE ALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Harold Levelle Alford, 81, of Ogden, Utah, died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Manor Care Nursing Home. As per his request he was cremated. Entombment will be in the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Columbarium.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude for the wonderful care received from the loving staff of Manor Care Nursing Home in South Ogden and the members and staff of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Funeral directors, Larkin & Sons Mortuary.
Photo from Good Shepherd Columbarium, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lajuan West
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Harold L. Alford (SS# issued in TX) was born 12 Jan 1929, last residence Clayton, Contra Costa Co., CA. His wife’s obituary lists Clayton, CA, as the residence of his son Gregg Alford.
See the obituaries of his second wife, Alice Miller Alford; and his son Mark Randall Alford in this compilation.
Engagement announcement:
SUNDAY HERALD
Anderson, Madison Co., IN—Sunday, 24 February 1952
Wedding announcement:
SUNDAY HERALD
Anderson, Madison Co., IN—Sunday, 30 March 1952
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HARRIET BATEMAN ALVORD
Photo from Lindquist Mortuaries
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Thursday, 7 December 2007
Harriet Bateman Alvord, 97, passed away December 4, 2007.
Mom was born in South Jordan, Utah but was raised in Burley, Idaho. Because of the Depression, Mom’s family moved to Ogden in 1931.
Mom was born February 10, 1910, to George A. Bateman and Ivy Garside Bateman. She was the fourth of ten children.
Mom is survived by four sisters; Dean Hammon, Muriel Maw, Helen Brown, and Larae Bateman.
Mom married our father Thern Alvord in 1944. They began their life together in Washington Terrace and raised four children, Scott and Jeanne Alvord, Taylor, Trent and Peggy Alvord, Ogden, Terry and Craig Wright, Washington Terrace, and Dee and Pam Alvord from North Carolina. Mom had 20 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
Dad passed away in 1992.
Mom worked for the Model Laundry from 1931 to 1975. After retirement her hobby became oil painting. We are grateful for the beautiful pictures she painted. They will always remind us of her.
Mom loved Relief Society and singing in the Washington Terrace 10th ward Choir.
Funeral services will be held 11 am on Saturday, December 8, 2007 at Lindquist Mortuary 3408 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Family and friends may call from 6 to 8 pm, Friday, December 7, 2007 and one hour prior to the service on Saturday....
Our mother was a very humble person, never saying much, but she had a way of letting you know what she expected. Thanks Mother for the example you were for us.
Photo from Washington Heights Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Don Calhoun
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Harriet Bateman Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
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HELEN CLAIRE BERRETT HALFORD CARVER
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Sunday, 27 February 2005
Carver, Helen Claire (Berrett)
May 25, 1925 - February 24, 2005
OGDEN—Helen was born May 25, 1925 to William H. Berrett and Josephine Langavin Berrett. She was one of four children, born and raised in North Ogden. She graduated from Weber High School.
She married Ken Halford. They were later divorced. She married William E. Carver in Las Vegas, Nevada, their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City Temple. They were later divorced.
She worked for Mountain Bell for 35 years before she retired. She loved her job and was very devoted to what she called Ma Bell.
She loved gardening, it gave her great pleasure working in her yard and making things grow. Beautiful roses are what she loved the most. She was most often found (playing) in her yard. She was a volunteer at the once St. Benedict’s Hospital for 8 years where she enjoyed meeting people.
She was part of a ladies group from North Ogden. These women meant the world to her, they were all friends from high school and continued their friendship for all these years. To those ladies, please know she loved each and everyone of you. Your yearly get-togethers were something she always looked forward to. Thank you for your friendship.
Helen is survived by three daughters and two sons, Mary Jenkins, Connie (Terry) Sexton, Susan (Mike) Penrod, William (Luann) Carver, Lewis (Vicki) Carver, 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother, Ron (Helen) Berrett.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, William and Spencer and one grandchild, Lance Carver....
Mom, may you have sunshine wherever you go, and may there be many roses for you to tend.
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Ogden City Cemetery, 20th & Madison Avenue, Ogden. Family and friends may call at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden....
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Sue Saunders
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Helen C. Carver (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituary of her daughter Mary Margaret Halford Ipson Jennings in this compilation. We included the obituary of her first husband, Kennith Bradford Halford, in Minnesota Obituaries.
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HIDVIE CAROLINE TROLSON CUMMINGS ALVORD
From Millville Memories, A History of Millville, Utah, From 1860 to 1990, Copyright February 1990, by The Cache County Historic and Preservation Commission
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 26 November 1942
MILLVILLE, Cache County—Funeral services for Mrs. Heddie C. Alvord, 62, who died at her home in Millville Wednesday morning, will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Millville LDS ward chapel by Sylvester Anderson, bishop.
She was born December 8, 1879, in Millville, a daughter of Andrew and Karen Nielsen Trolson. On December 8, 1903, she was married to Alma Cummings in the Logan LDS temple. He was killed in a railroad accident in 1911 [sic: 1918] and several years later she was married to Gideon T. Alvord in the Salt Lake LDS temple.
An active church worker, she was president of the Millville LDS ward Relief society and was a teacher in that organization at the time of her death.
Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Edward S. Knowles and Wyonona Cummings of Millville, and a brother, Alpha Trolson of Nibley, and two grandchildren.
Photo from Millville City Cemetery, Millville, Cache Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lee A. Hillard
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, in this compilation.
Her name is Hedvie on her death certificate and in Gideon Alvord’s obituary.
Her first husband was Charles Alma Cummings (1874–1918).
From Millville Memories, A History of Millville, Utah, From 1860 to 1990, Copyright February 1990, by The Cache County Historic and Preservation Commission:
On December 8, 1903, he [Charles Alma Cummings] married Hidvie Carolina Trolson. She was born December 8, 1878, in Millville, the daughter of Andrew John and Karna Hanson Nilsson Trolson. Hidvie was raised on a farm; and she learned to milk cows, separate cream and churn butter. She attended school in Martin Woolf’s school room. She served in Primary and Relief Society.
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HOWARD DEAN ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 31 December 1930
HOWARD DEAN ALVORD DEAD
ILLNESS FATAL TO GRADUATE OF WEBER COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
Howard Dean, son of William M. and Irene Dean Alvord, died in the Aird hospital in Provo Tuesday morning at 10:10 o’clock, after a two weeks’ illness.
Mr. Alvord was born in North Ogden on November 10, 1908. He was graduated from the business department of Weber college December 1, and was in Provo looking into a proposed position when he was taken suddenly ill and was removed to the hospital. The cause of death is given as intestinal hemorrhage. Mr. Alvord was an active worker in the Boy Scouts and lacked only one badge of being an Eagle scout. He distinguished himself in Boy Scout rescue work at the time of a flood in North Fork canyon a few years ago.
Surviving are the parents, who were in Provo at the time of his death; one brother, Lowell W. Alvord, and a sister, Emma Jean Alvord.
Services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Twelfth ward chapel with Bishop D.J. Wilson presiding. The body may be viewed this evening and Thursday until 4 o’clock at Larkin & Sons’ chapel. It may then be viewed at the home 2521 Harrison avenue, Thursday afternoon from 5 o’clock until 9, and on Friday morning from 10 o’clock until 1. Interment will be made in the North Ogden cemetery.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sharon Johnsen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his mother, Irene Elizabeth Dean Alvord; and brother Lowell William Alvord in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 437 [children born after book publication]:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Howard Dean 1908 UT1, William Mathias 1884 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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IDA MAE PERRENOUD ALVORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 1 November 1971
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her husband, Edwin Earl Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Edwin Dean Alvord, Florence Mae Alvord Oxborrow, Mearl P. Alvord, Norman Eugene Alvord, and Thelma Jane Alvord Vincent Williams in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Lloyd Emile Alvord in California Obituaries.
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IRA JOHN ALVORD
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 22 June 1892
A SAD BLOW
Word reached here yesterday of the death of Ira J. and Cellestine [sic: Charlotte], son and daughter of Gideon and Sarah Ann Alvord, at North Ogden of diphtheria. The boy died Monday evening and the girl early yesterday morning. It was stated that on Monday the girl was up and playing but the relentless destroyer, black malignant diphtheria, laid her low in a day.
The boy was born March 26, 1877, and the girl April 8, 1879. Both were buried in the North Ogden cemetery yesterday afternoon by Undertaker Larkin.
A daughter aged 26 is also suffering from the same disease. Mr. and Mrs. Alvord have the sympathy and condolence of the community.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Rohwedder
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord; and siblings Charlotte Albina Alvord, George Iven Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, Mary Catherine Alvord Summers, and Stella Alvord Montgomery in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Ira John 1877 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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IRENE ELIZABETH DEAN ALVORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 6 September 1941
OGDEN—Mrs. Irene E. Dean Alvord, 53, wife of W.M. Alvord of 2521 Harrison boulevard, died Thursday midnight at an Ogden hospital of leukemia.
She was born March 23, 1888, at North Ogden, a. daughter of George S. and Alice Daniels Dean.
Besides her husband, she is survived by her father, one son and one daughter: Lowell W. Alvord of Ogden and Mrs. Emma Jean Bullough of Salt Lake City, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. .J.P. Speckman, Mrs. C.A. Davis and Mrs. Harold E. Pettegrew of North Ogden, Lee N. Dean of Ogden, John W. Dean of Oakland, Cal.; Lester C. Dean of Evanston, Wyo., and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in Ogden Twelfth LDS ward by Bishop Bradley H. Paul.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, MS1958
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her sons Howard Dean Alvord and Lowell William Alvord in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 437:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: William Mathias 1884 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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IRVIN THADDEUS ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 23 April 1934
I.T. ALVORD, FORMER STORE OWNER, DEAD
Irvin Thaddeus Alvord, aged 74, early Weber county resident and retired business man of Ogden, died in a hospital at six o’clock this morning, following a long illness. In October 1923, Mr. Alvord suffered a paralytic stroke, from which he had never recovered.
He was born in Springville, April 28, 1860, a son of Simon and Jane Blanchard Alvord. His father came with the pioneers of 1847, and his mother walked across the plains with pioneers of 1852.
Mr. Alvord, although only a small boy, never forgot any of the hardships and Indian depredations suffered by the pioneers. He remembered the fort wall built in Springville as a protection against the Indians and it was to this fort that his parents, grandparents and many of the settlers of Weber county moved for safety against the invasion of Johnson’s army, leaving their homes and growing crops to find that the army proved a blessing as it brought food and other necessities.
In 1864 Mr. Alvord’s parents moved to North Ogden and in 1869 established a permanent home in Pleasant View. He received his education in the Weber county schools and later took a normal course at the university in Salt Lake City. He taught school in the Central High School and also taught in Plain City and Eden. He was an active member of the L.D.S. Church and served in prominent positions in church organizations.
He was the Pleasant View ward clerk, teacher in the Sunday school, secretary of the Y.M.M.I.A., and ward missionary. He also organized a civil government class and served as instructor of the same. He led in the community as an organizer of social and dramatic activities.
He was a farmer and orchardist of Pleasant View and later bought an interest in the Bramwell Product company in Ogden. In the early 90’s he invented and patented the Little Wonder vacuum washing machine. In 1906 Mr. Alvord sold his farm in Pleasant View and moved to Ogden, where he ran a second-hand store for many years.
While in Ogden he took an active part in the Second ward Sunday school and other church duties. In 1921 he moved to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he invested in real estate, later going to Benton, Harbor, Mich., where he devoted his time to writing. He published a book on political economy and government reform.
He was married in the Logan temple November 18, 1885, to Sylvia Stone, who died in 1925. Later he was married to Carrie W. Alvord, who survives him.
He is also survived by five children of the first marriage—Irving V. Alvord, A.A. Alvord, of Ogden; Friend LeRoy Alvord, of Denver; Mrs. LeRoy DeFrost, of New York, and Mrs. M.M. Silvera, of Menlo Park, Calif. There are also five grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Lenora Bothwell and Mrs. Jeanette Brown, both of Pleasant View.
Services will be held Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock in Lindquist & Sons chapel…. Interment will be made in the North Ogden cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Sylvia Stone Alvord Scott; second wife, Carrie Woodrum Coffey Alvord; son Archie Allison Alvord; mother, Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord Ellis; and siblings Edwin Theodore Alvord and Eunice Leonora Alvord Deuel Bothwell in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Sylvia Luella Alvord Baker in New York Obituaries; of his children Irving Valentine “Bert” Alvord and Mabel Minerva Alvord Brady Silvera; and brother Leroy Alvord in California Obituaries; and of his son Friend Leroy Alvord; and sister Junietta Jane Alvord Brown Clark in Idaho Obituaries.
Divorce:
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—21 July 1907
SYLVIA ALVORD IS GRANTED DIVORCE
A decree of divorce was granted Sylvia Alvord from Irvin T. Alvord by Judge Agee yesterday. The defendant was not in court to answer to the charges made in the complaint. Sensational charges were made, many of them so indecent as to be unprintable.
They were married in 1885 and have a large family of adult children. The family is very prominent in Weber county.
An agreement out of court stipulated that Mrs. Alvord should take the home on Thirtieth street and should receive $27.50 per month alimony.
Irvin is buried in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT. On 4 March 2013, the cemetery office confirmed that Irvin Alvord has no gravestone.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 434—his first name is misspelled:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Irvin Thaddeus 1860 UT1, Simeon Riley 1837 MO2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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J.D. ALFORD
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—10 March 1893
J.D. Alford, a despondent sheep herder, committed suicide at Terrace [Weber Co.] last night by cutting his throat with a razor. Family troubles and a slim purse were the causes assigned. He has a wife and children in San Jose, Cal.
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JACK ERWIN ALFORD
Son of Jack Gordon Alford, AAFA #1273
Jack E. Alford
December 11, 1949—April 23, 2024
Photo from Goff Mortuary
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 5 May 2024
Jack E. Alford
1949 – 2024
SANDY, UT—Our beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away unexpectedly on April 23, 2024. He was born in San Diego, CA to Jack and Doris Alford. He only had one sibling Peggy Johnson (Dale).
Jack enjoyed his time at Grossmont High School; La Mesa, CA where he earned his letter in Track as well as other sports. He went on to study criminology at San Diego State. After college, Jack continued in the family painting business working with his father. During this time, he became the vice president and then president of the San Diego Painting and Decorating Contractors Association. He then went on to start his own painting company.
He married the love of his life Ginger Steiner in June of 1972 in La Mesa, CA. They were blessed with two sons Robert and David that he loved dearly. Jack and Ginger had a wonderful life together and were the best of friends for 51 years.
Jack and Ginger moved to Utah in 1996. They had already been coming to Utah for years to camp and hunt and they loved it. Their boys were out of high school, so they decided to make a change in their lives and experience a new adventure. Jack started work as a construction superintendent and continued for the remainder of his career. He excelled in this position and was admired by his peers for his outstanding contributions to the industry.
Jack loved riding his motorcycles and the outdoors. He spent many happy years riding motorcycles with his sons in the deserts of San Diego and Baja California. On any Sunday, you could find him riding motorcycles, camping, fishing or just exploring the mountains with his wife. Sitting around a roaring campfire, high in the mountains with his wife, is how he loved to spend the summers.
Jack never knew a stranger and was a friend to all. He loved bringing smiles to people’s faces and sharing a good story with a laugh. Family was first in his heart, and he loved to get together. He especially loved to cook for family and friends. It brought him special joy and a sparkle to his eyes. He will be greatly missed.
Jack is survived by his wife Ginger, his two wonderful sons Robert (Dary) and David (Crystal), that he was so proud of, his daughter-in-law Dary whom he loved and always said was a blessing, eight beautiful grandchildren and his sister Peggy Johnson (Dale).
Jack is preceded in death by his parents (Jack and Doris Alford) and brother-in-law Dale Johnson.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
We included the obituary of his mother, Doris Grace Schriefer Alford, in California Obituaries.
From California, Birth Index (Ancestry): Jack Erwin Alford was born 11 Dec 1949 in San Diego Co., CA, mother’s maiden name Schriefer.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of John Alford & Lucy Bradley.
His lineage: Jack Erwin 1949 CA1, Jack Gordon 1929 CA2, Clell Erwin 1908 OK3, Gus Walden 1884 KY4, John Hardin 1841 KY5, Joseph 1812 KY6, Achilles 1772 VA or NC7, John before 1750 VA?8.
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JANE ELIZABETH BLANCHARD ALVORD ELLIS
Jane Elizabeth Blanchard Alvord Ellis
Jane Blanchard Alvord and her five children
L-R: Junietta Jane Alvord, Thaddeus Irwin Alvord, Edwin Alvord, (Mother) Jane Elizabeth Alvord, Aseph Leroy Alvord, Eunice Leonora Alvord
Photos from Jane’s great-great-grandson Dennis Owens’ owenslineagetree (Ancestry) - used with permission
Dennis Owens is the great-grandson of Eunice’s brother Edwin Theodore Alvord
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 22 July 1929
PIONEER WOMAN DIES AT HOME
JANE J. ELLIS PASSES AWAY AT-PLEASANT VIEW RESIDENCE
Jane E. Ellis, 84, wife of Edward Ellis, a Pleasant View farmer, died Sunday at the family home in Pleasant View.
In 1852 she crossed the plains, a girl of seven, as a member of an oxcart company. She resided in Pleasant View most of her life.
Mrs. Ellis was born in Hancock county, Ill., January 22, 1845. She was an active worker in the LD.S. church, directing most of her activities to the Sunday school and Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement association. For many years she was a community nurse.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Pleasant View chapel, under the direction of Bishop Henry Jensen. The body may be viewed Tuesday evening al the Lindquist & Sons chapel….
Interment will be in the North Ogden cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, two sons (by a former marriage), Edwin Alvord of Idaho and Irving Alvord of Ogden; two daughters, Mrs. Junietta Brown and Mrs. Leonora Bothwell, both of Pleasant View; nineteen grandchildren, fifty-three great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, John Troy Judkins
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her children Edwin Theodore Alvord, Eunice Leonora Alvord Deuel Bothwell, and Irvin Thaddeus Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her daughter Junietta Jane Alvord Brown Clark in Idaho Obituaries; and son Leroy Alvord in California Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 236:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her husband’s ALVORD lineage: Simeon Riley 1837 MO1, Thaddeus 1781 MA2, Joseph 1733 MA3, Joseph 1697 MA4, Ebenezer 1665 MA5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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JANE MENDENHALL PARKIN HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 27 August 2003
Jane Mendenhall Parkin Halford
We love you always Jane
Jane died Friday, August 22, 2003. She was born April 7, 1967 in Casper, Wyoming. She went to schools in the Salt Lake Valley. Married Gaylen Michael Parkin in August 1988; later divorced. Married Curtis Halford, June 1991.
Jane enjoyed writing and reading poems and loved her employment near Beatrice, Nebraska milking cows.
She is survived by her mother, Ruth Mendenhall of Salt Lake City, Utah; her father, Harry Mendenhall of Marysville, Kansas; her four children, Derek (16) and Austin (13) Parkin, Aubrey (11) Halford and Jade (5) Rowland, and friend, Ronald Rowland; brothers, David and Tom Mendenhall.
Services will be held Friday, Aug. 29th at 11 a.m. at Redwood Memorial Mortuary, 6500 S. Redwood Rd. Viewing will be held one hour prior to services. Services conducted by Marlon Halbakken and Errol MacDonald, Ministers of The Way.
Photos from Redwood Memorial Estates Cemetery, Taylorsville, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Burt
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
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JEANNE RUSSELL ALFORD BRANDON
Photo B9128 appears courtesy of the Provincial Archives of Alberta, Canada
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—10 June 1920
SALT LAKE ACTRESS IS TAKEN BY DEATH AT MOTHER’S HOME
Jeanne Russell Alford Brandon, well known in the theatrical world of Salt Lake, died Wednesday night at the home of her mother, Mrs. Margaret R. Alford, 302 Center street. She was the wife of Ray F. Brandon. Mrs. Brandon had been suffering for a year from a nervous breakdown.
Jeanne Russell, as Mrs. Brandon was known on the stage, was born in Salt Lake September 30, 1875. She was the daughter of the late John Alford and Margaret R. Alford. In her early teens she wrote “Traps,” a playlet, and in company with other amateurs presented it at the Nineteenth ward hall at a benefit entertainment. It was a big hit and the company traveled throughout the state. This was the beginning of Mrs. Brandon’s stage career. Later she was connected with the Willard Mack stock company. She was married in 1907 to Ray F. Brandon, and with him continued on the stage until last year.
Mrs. Brandon is survived by her husband, her mother and two brothers, John W. Alford and Robert G. Alford of Salt Lake, and one sister, Mrs. Helene R. Noble of Boston, Mass.
Funeral arrangements are held in abeyance, pending the arrival of the husband from Phoenix, Ariz.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, John Alford and Margaret Russell Anderson Alford; and siblings Fanny Mary Alford, John Waters Alford, and William George Alford in this compilation.
Two interesting online articles include information on the career of Jeanne Russell Alford. Reportedly Boris Karloff got his first professional acting job with the Jeanne Russell Company when they toured in western Canada:
Boris Karloff in British Columbia
By Greg Nesteroff
From British Columbia History, Vol. 39 No. 1
By Stephen Jacobs
First published in Alberta History, Vol. 55 No. 2
Corrections and additions in online version
Her lineage: Jeanne Russel 1875 UT1, John 1826 England2, William ???? England3.
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JEANINE K. HALFORD CARBONE
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 17 September 2002
Jeanine K. Halford Carbone, 62, passed away on September 15, 2002.
She was born on July 20, 1940 in Santa Barbara, California, to Evelyn Maureen Day and Delbert Halford.
Cremation was by Leavitt’s Crematory under the direction of Leavitt’s Mortuary.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Jeanine K. Carbone (SS# issued in CA), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
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JOHN ALFORD
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 12 April 1902
WELL KNOWN OLD RESIDENT DIES FROM INJURIES IN TWO FALLS.
From injuries received in two accidents last summer, John Alford, the venerable and popular dry goods salesman of Z.C.M.I., died at his home, 86 Center street, early yesterday morning. Eight months ago he fell from a moving street car and a short time later fell from the steps of a Saltair car at the depot. Complications ensued and together with infirmities of old age his constitution was so weakened that he was forced to give up the fight for life. His death was directly due to inflammation of the brain.
The funeral will be held on Sunday at the Nineteenth ward meeting house at 12 o’clock. The remains may be viewed at the family home from 10:30 till 11:30 tomorrow.
Mr. Alford was born at Bourton, Dorsetshire, England, July 3, 1826, making his age 75 years. At the age of 12 years he went to live with his uncle, who owned a large dry goods business at Chippingham, Wiltshire, and was reared there with the understanding that he would be made his uncle’s heir. When the then young man joined the Mormon church a coolness sprang up between the uncle and nephew, and at the old gentleman’s death, three years afterward, Mr. Alford found himself cut off with only $1,000.
Mr. Alford had unusually excellent educational opportunities in his youth and was reared amid aristocratic environments, and even until his demise he was famed for his Chesterfieldian manners. In 1863 Mr. Alford emigrated to Utah, and soon after entered the employ of the late George Goddard. For thirty years he was one of the head salesmen of Z.C.M.I.’s dry goods department. His reputation among his fellows was that he could sell goods which they could not dispose of. Thousands of strangers who have visited the big store on Main street knew him as their chaperon over this immense business institution.
He was a very devout churchman and a faithful and consistent Democrat. For fourteen years he was a home missionary, and at all times he was very much interested in Sunday school work. He was for many years assistant superintendent of the Sabbath school in his ward.
In 1872 Mr. Alford visited his native land, and in the following year he married the widow of Captain Robert Ripley of the East Indies. Five children were the result of the union, three of them surviving. The deceased’s oldest son is Captain John Waters Alford, now with the Aschheim Mercantile company, but formerly a resident of this city.
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SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—14 April 1902
NINETEENTH WARD MEETING HOUSE CROWDED DURING SERVICES.
The funeral of the late John Alford was held from the Nineteenth ward meeting house at noon yesterday. The house was filled to overflowing with friends and acquaintances of the deceased. A large body of the employes of the Z.C.M.I., where Mr. Alford work for so many years, were in attendance and occupied a portion of the meeting house. Mr. Alford was for a number of years assistant superintendent of the Nineteenth ward Sunday school and the members of that organization showed their respect and esteem for him and his labors by attending in large numbers.
The services were conducted by Bishop Isaac Barton of the ward and music was furnished by the ward choir. Addresses were made by a number of persons who had been associated with Mr. Alford in his business and religious life.
At the close of the services the remains were followed by a long cortege to their last resting place in City cemetery.
Photos from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Margaret Russell Anderson Alford; and children Fanny Mary Alford, Jeanne Russell Alford Brandon, John Waters Alford, and William George Alford in this compilation.
On the 1900 census, John Alford, age 73 born July 1826 in England, is living at 86 Centre St. with his wife Margaret, age 50 born Scotland, and his children Jeanne 24, John W. 26, and Goldsbrough 16, all b. in UT. John and Margaret were married 28 years, and Margaret had 7 children, 4 living.
Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory (Ancestry) lists John Alford, born 3 July 1826 in Dorsetshire, England, the son of William Alford and Miss Goldsbrough. He married “Margaret Russell Anderson (Hipley)” on 16 June 1872. He arrived in UT in the fall of 1865.
England & Wales Christening Records, 1530–1906 (Ancestry) lists John Alford, christened 30 July 1826 in Bourton, Dorset, England, the son of William and Jane Alford.
His lineage: John 1826 England1, William ???? England2.
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JOHN HALFORD
Photo from Pamela Haight Grant’s Grant-Haight-Reed-Tezak Combined Trees (Ancestry)
This small photo cannot be enlarged without loss of clarity.
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 26 October 1913
DIED
HALFORD—At the family residence, 1049 West North Temple street, October 25, 1913. John Halford, born August 8, 1841, in England. The body is at the funeral parlors of Joseph William Taylor, 25 South West Temple street. Notice of funeral later.
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 27 October 1913
HALFORD—The funeral services over the body of John Halford, aged 72 years, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from the funeral chapel of Joseph William Taylor, 21 South West Temple street. Friends are invited to attend. Interment in City cemetery.
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 29 October 1913
DEATHS
October 25, 1913—John Halford, 1049 West North Temple, 72 years; chronic nephritis.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Richard Hemsley
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Ellen Potter Hemsley Halford; his second wife, Martha Jane Johnston Abbott Halford; and children Dorcas Priscilla Halford Hokanson, Ellen Elizabeth Halford Burningham Handley, John Wilburn Bradford Halford, Robert Edward Halford, and Sarah Elizabeth Halford Reed.
John shares a gravestone with his two wives and his parents, Robert Halford and Elizabeth Bradford Halford.
From Warwickshire, England, Baptisms, 1813–1910 (Ancestry): John Halford, son of Robert and Elizabeth, was baptized on 5 Sept 1841 in Hillmorton (now Rugby), Warwickshire:
His HALFORD lineage: John 1841 England1, Robert 1811 England2.
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JOHN ALVIN HALFORD
From Walton Price Family Organization
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 12 April 1954
John Alvin Halford, 58, of 647 Grant Street, died at his home of a heart ailment.
Born Feb. 7, 1896, in Bountiful, son of John W.B. and Margaret J. Adcock Halford. Married Mabel R. Walton on April 14, 1916, in Salt Lake City.
Engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad for 35 years. Member of the U.P. Oldtimers Club No. 12 and Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers. Also member of Twenty-eighth Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Survivors: widow; two daughters, Mrs. A.R. (Helen) Nordgren, Bountiful, and Mrs. L.E. (Mildred) Gatterer, Castro Valley, Cal.; his mother, and one brother, Charles W. Halford, both of Salt Lake City, and four grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements from 36 E. 7th South.
Photo from Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT,—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, D.V.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Mabel Ray Walton Halford Green; his father, John Wilburn Bradford Halford; and his siblings Charles William Halford Sr. and Margaret Edith Halford Baxter in this compilation.
John Alvin Halford’s death certificate [FamilySearch.org] says he died 12 April 1954 in Salt Lake City and identifies his parents, John W.B. Halford and Margaret J. Adcock.
His HALFORD lineage: John Alvin 1896 UT1, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT2, John 1841 England3, Robert 1811 England4.
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JOHN LLOYD ALVORD
Photo from Lindquist Mortuaries
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Saturday, 30 August 2008
SOUTH OGDEN—John Lloyd Alvord returned to his Heavenly Father and loved ones on Monday, August 25, 2008, after struggling with illnesses.
John was born on August 18, 1948, in Ogden, UT. He lived in South Ogden, next to the Ogden Country Club where he developed a love of golf.
In 1967, he served an LDS mission to Ohio, followed by an education at Weber State in accounting. In 1971 he married Launa Weaver and began a career in the IRS. They lived in New York, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, but returned to Utah with their children: Chad, Jacob, Ben, and Mekinzie. John lived in North Ogden, but moved back to his childhood home in South Ogden in 2007.
John enjoyed sports (especially WSU basketball), the outdoors, art, good music, and chocolate. But most of all, John loved his family and was very proud of them. Likewise, his family loved him.
He is survived by many, including his mother Dorothea DeYoung.
Family and friends may visit at the Ogden 49th Ward, 4210 S 300 W, Riverdale, on Friday, August 29 from 6 to 8 pm. Memorial services will also be held at the Ward Chapel on Saturday, August 30 at 9 a.m. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Valley View Cemetery, 4335 W 4100 S, West Valley City.
May you be at rest, Dad.
Funeral Directors, Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary….
Photo from Valley View Memorial Park, West Valley City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Glenda Miller-Ryser
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of John Lloyd Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence UT.
See the obituary of his mother, Dorothea Lucille Maw Alvord DeYoung, in this compilation.
Wedding announcement:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Sunday, 11 July 1971
[The article continues with details about the wedding.]
John and Launa were divorced in 1991.
See an extensive biography with many photos, compiled by his son Jacob Alvord, at FamilySearch.org.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: John Lloyd 1948 UT1, Vern George 1912 UT2, George Iven 1891 UT3, Gideon Williams 1841 IA4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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JOHN WALSH HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 17 October 1991
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
BOUNTIFUL, Utah—John Walsh Halford beloved husband, father, brother and grandfather, died on October 15, 1991 at home after a courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
Born November 3, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Charles William and Lillian Honore Halford. John was their eighth child. During World War II he served his country from November, 1943 until May, 1946 as an Able Bodied Seaman in the United States Merchant Marines. John married Lorraine Layton on May 5, 1951; a union that was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He worked 30 years as a journeyman mechanic for Interstate Motor Lines.
Survived by his wife, Lorraine; their five children, Val John Halford, Bountiful; Connie Halford Plant, Pleasant Hill, Calif.; LuAnn Halford Baron, West Valley City; Susan Halford Evans, Rexburg, Idaho; Gill W. Halford, Salt Lake City; their spouses and six grandchildren; his brothers and sisters, Violet Jayne, Lucille Knight, Kenneth Halford, LeRoy Halford, David Halford, Dora Plant and Richard Halford.
Preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Lawrence Halford, Horace Halford, Charles Halford and one sister, Lillian Halford.
John will be remembered forever to those who knew him as a loving, generous and honorable man. He loved his family and was especially proud of his children. John was ordained a High Priest in the Bountiful 17th Ward, Bountiful East Stake. He served as a Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America and as a Little League Baseball Coach in the Bountiful National League.
Funeral services will be Saturday, October 19, 1991, 2 p.m. at Lindquist’s Bountiful Mortuary, 727 North 400 East, Bountiful. Friends may call one hour prior to the services. Interment, Bountiful City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Photo from Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Linette Smith
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of John W. Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his wife, Lorraine Layton Halford; parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of his brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: John Walsh 1925 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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JOHN WATERS ALFORD
Photo from Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday, 9 October 1943
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 8 October 1943
John W. Alford, 70, one of Salt Lake’s best known clothing men, died at the family residence, 871 Second avenue, Friday at 6 a.m. after several weeks’ illness.
A native of Salt Lake City, Mr. Alford was born July 2, 1873, a son of John and Margaret Anderson Alford, early day immigrants from Scotland and England. After receiving his elementary education in the public schools of Salt Lake City, he attended the University of Utah and was a member of the class of [18]92. Mr. Alford was a member of the Emeritus club of the Utah Alumni association.
In the 1890s he served as captain in the Utah national guard.
Mr. Alford began his business career as a cash boy for Z.C.M.I., and later became associated with J.P. Gardner in the clothing business. For many years he and his brother operated a clothing store known as the Alford Brothers. When the Arthur Frank store was established 23 years ago, Mr. Alford was employed as the first clothing salesman. He still was affiliated with that store at the time of his death.
Mr. Alford was known to two generations of neighborhood children as “Uncle Jack.”
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruby Venice Pike Alford; a son, Robert P. Alford, Cincinnati, Ohio; a brother, R.G. Alford, Denver, Colo.; a sister, Mrs. Helene Ripley Francillon, Salt Lake City, and two nieces whom he reared, Mrs. Walter C. Jennings, Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Jack Capps, Venice, Cal., and two grandchildren.
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SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 8 October 1943
Funeral services for John W. Alford, 70, well known Salt Lake clothing man, who died at his home Friday morning will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at 374 East First South street.
Friends may call at the place of the funeral Monday prior to services. Burial will be in the family plot in the Salt Lake City cemetery.
Mr. Alford, who began his career as a cash boy for Z C M I, had been with the Arthur Frank store in Salt Lake City as a salesman since it was established 23 years ago.
Photos from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, John Alford and Margaret Russell Anderson Alford; and siblings Fanny Mary Alford, Jeanne Russell Alford Brandon, and William George Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his wife, Ruby Venice Pike Alford, in California Obituaries.
His lineage: John Waters 1873 UT1, John 1826 England2, William ???? England3.
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JOHN WILBURN BRADFORD HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 10 January 1950
John Wilburn Bradford Halford, 82, 1153 W. 5th North, died Monday [January 9] at 12:15 p.m. at his residence of causes incident to age. Born Jan. 3, 1868, in East Mill Creek, he was a son of John and Ellen Hemsley Halford. He married Margrette Jane Adcock in Bountiful July 16, 1890.
From 1903 to 1927, Mr. Halford was associated with the Gallagher Machinery Co.
A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was a high priest in the Twenty-ninth ward.
Surviving are his widow: two sons, Charles W. and John A. Halford, all of Salt Lake City: 14 grandchildren, and 19 great-grandchildren.
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SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 12 January 1950
Funeral services for John W.B. Halford, 1153 W. 5th North, will be held Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the Twenty-ninth LDS ward chapel….
Friends may call at the mortuary, 255 2nd East, Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. and Friday at the ward chapel half an hour prior to services. Interment City cemetery under direction of the Kingdom mortuary.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Nan Weber
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his children Charles William Halford Sr., John Alvin Halford, and Margaret Edith Halford Baxter; parents, John Halford and Ellen Potter Hemsley Halford; and siblings Dorcas Priscilla Halford Hokanson, Ellen Elizabeth Halford Burningham Handley, Robert Edward Halford, and Sarah Elizabeth Halford Reed in this compilation.
His HALFORD lineage: John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT1, John 1841 England2, Robert 1811 England3.
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JOHN W. ALFORD
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 11 November 1919
John Alvord [sic], aged 73 years, died yesterday at the family residence, 2241 Washington avenue, of general debility.
He was born in England, September 10, 1846, and was a resident of this city for many years.
Three sons and a daughter survive the deceased—Orson Alvord of Pocatello. Walter Alvord of Ontario, Ore., Samuel Alvord, of this city, and Mrs. W.A. Brown of this city.
Funeral services will be held in the Kirkendall chapel tomorrow at 2 o’clock. Interment will be in Mountain View cemetery.
Photo from Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Ron
John has no gravestone. He is buried near his daughter and her husband.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his children Clara Jane Alford Sodergren Boss and Eliza Ann Alford Brown in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his children Mary Ellen Alford Cody Shuck, Samuel David Alford, and Walter Alford in Idaho Obituaries.
On his death certificate, he is John Alford, born 10 Sept 1846 in Nottingham, England, son of William Alford and _____ Fletcher.
In 1880, South Weber, Davis Co., UT: John W. Alford, age 31 born England; his wife Mary Jane 25 UT; and children, all born in UT: James Orson 7, Samuel D. 5, Mary E. 2, and Charles 4/12.
His lineage: John W. 1846 England1, William 1816 England2.
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JOSEPH BONAPARTE ALVORD
Maternal Grandfather of Velda Lee Greenwell Coffin, AAFA #0900
Photo from: Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, (Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), p. 185
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—11 January 1908
JOSEPH B. ALVORD ANSWERS LAST CALL
INDEFATIGABLE PIONEER OF WEBER AND NAUVOO VETERAN GOES TO HIS REST
OGDEN, Jan. 11—Joseph Bonapart Alvord has passed from mortality to a well-earned reward after a life of 77 years spent in usefulness and assisting to build up Weber county. He died Thursday evening, Jan. 9, at his home at West Weber, from general disability, after a brief illness.
Deceased was the son of Thaddeous and Salistina Briggs Alvord. He was born at Waterford, Michigan, Dec. 4, 1880. When eight years of age he was baptized into the Latter-day Saints’ Church and from that day to his death he was true and faithful to his religious convictions, always taking an active part in the advancement of the Church. He passed through all the privations and hardships experienced at Nauvoo, and other places. In 1849 with an ox team he came to Utah, arriving at Salt Lake City Oct. 17. The following year he removed to Weber county and has lived here ever since.
He made two trips across the plains to assist in bringing handcart companies over. Being one of the pioneers of this county he has been active in helping to build up industries and the country in general. He served on one of the county school boards for several years. He was a member of the high priests’ quorum of the Weber stake at the time of his death.
In 1880 he was married to Sarah E. Mower, who, with five children, 11 grandchildren and two brothers, survive him.
The funeral services will be held Monday, at 11 o’clock, at the West Weber ward meetinghouse. Bishop Robert McFarland will preside. Burial will be made at West Weber.
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OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—11 January 1908
Joseph B. Alvord, a pioneer of West Weber, died at his home Thursday morning at 10:55, of old age. Mr. Alvord was 77 years old, having been born at Waterford, Mich. December 4, 1830. He joined the Mormon church when but a boy and has always been a faithful member of the same. He passed through many of the hardships of early days and crossed the plains with an ox team in 1849, coming to Weber county in the year 1850, where he remained the rest of his life. Mr. Alvord made two trips back to Winter Quarters to assist hand cart companies across the plains. At the time of his death he was a member of the High Priest quorum of Weber Stake.
A wife, Sarah Mower Alvord, five children and eleven grandchildren survive him.
Funeral services will be held at the West Weber meeting house next Monday morning at 11 o’clock. The interment will take place in the ward cemetery.
Photo from West Weber Cemetery, West Weber, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Allen Sorensen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Leonora Hyet Berrett Alvord; second wife, Sarah Elizabeth Mower Alvord; daughter Susan Alvord Farr Hunter; father Thaddeus Alvord; brothers Benjamin Bromley Alvord and Gideon Williams Alvord; and half-sister Charlotte Alvord Curtis Elliott in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughters Amy Alvord Hadley, Delia Alvord Cazier, and Florence Alvord Greenwell in Idaho Obituaries; and of his son Joseph Leroy Alvord in California Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 234–235:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Joseph Bonaparte 1830 MI1, Thaddeus 1781 MA2, Joseph 1733 MA3, Joseph 1697 MA4, Ebenezer 1665 MA5, Alexander 1627 England6, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England7.
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JOSEPH LLOYD ALVORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 6 December 1941
The infant son of Lloyd I. and Zelma Thorpe Alvord of 1444 Twenty-sixth street, died at birth Friday in an Ogden hospital.
Surviving besides the parents are the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G.I. Alvord of North Ogden, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thorpe of Malad, Idaho.
Funeral arrangements will be made by Lindquist and Sons mortuary.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Lloyd Ivan Alvord and Zelma Thorpe Alvord, in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Joseph Lloyd 19411, Lloyd Ivan 1911 UT2, George Iven 1891 UT3, Gideon Williams 1841 IA4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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JOSEPH WILLARD HALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 15 March 1965
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his daughter Ethel Surilda Halford Hall; and siblings Edwin Hoskins Halford, George Warren Halford, Grace Victoria Halford John, Mary Lucinda Halford, Royal Alford, Theodore Melvin Halford, and William Oliver Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Theo Jane Halford Grooms Hardt Lofftus in California Obituaries; and of his brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries.
Birthday celebration:
THE LEADER
Tremonton, Box Elder Co., UT—Thursday, 21 March 1963
His HALFORD lineage: Joseph Willard 1871 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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KAIMANA ALEXANDER SPENCER HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Kaimana Alexander Spencer Halford
July 26 2013 ~ March 9, 2014
EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah—Heaven received a new little angel on Sunday, March 9th, when our sweet little Kai returned to the presence of our Heavenly Father. He was a fighter and fought a valiant battle against several ailments most of his life.
To know little Kai was to be smitten. His personality was magnetizing and his smile infectious. His dazzling deep blue eyes have stolen our hearts forever. He was very versatile...his Mommy’s cuddle bug one minute to her personal trainer laughing and “cheering” her through her workout routines the next. Kai adored Daddy’s voice and there was no keeping him asleep if ever he heard it! He had a love for music....his favorite pastime was watching Baby Einstein videos and his favorite lullaby was “A Child’s Prayer.” Always very animated, he loved playing with his toys while kicking and waving his arms in delight. He had four dogs, who he mesmerized with his spirit.
He is survived by his parents Spencer James Halford and Jessica Kunz Halford of Eagle Mountain, Utah, grandparents Blaine L. and Lora L. Halford of Burley, Idaho, Shari Crane also of Burley, Ronald E. and Raelynne Kunz of West Jordan, Utah, many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Thursday March 13, 2014 at 11:00 am at the Eagles Gate 2nd Ward chapel located at 3793 Rose Hearty Ln, Eagle Mountain, Utah. There will be a viewing at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley 1007 West South Jordan Parkway (10600 S) in South Jordan, Wednesday 6- 8 p.m….
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KAREN ALVORD HILL ALLRED
Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Homes & Cremation Center
South Jordan, Salt Lake Co., UT—_____ October 2018
…. I was born February 12, 1940 in Ogden, Utah, to Paul Edmond and Arlene Skeen Alvord. I was raised in North Ogden, Utah.
I passed from this mortal life on October 6, 2018 to return to my Heavenly Father.
I graduated from Weber High School and Seminary in 1958, attended USU, and graduated from Weber College and Institute in 1960. I enjoyed being involved in all kinds of school activities. While attending Weber College, I met Jack Emmett Hill. We married June 9, 1960 in the Salt Lake Temple for time and eternity. Jack was employed at Kennecott Copper so we made our home in Magna, Utah in 1961. We were blessed with two “almost perfect” children, Brian and Natalie. Jack passed away in 1998.
In 2001 I moved from Magna to Reunion Village, South Jordan, Utah, to be closer to my parents. It will be a joyous occasion as I reunite with my eternal companion, Jack, and my loved ones.
…. I’ve served in many church callings and was a Daughter of the Utah Pioneers. I loved serving as an ordinance worker in the Salt Lake Temple and phone operator in the Jordan River Temple.
I married Gary Dean Allred in 2002. We served a mission at the Pacific Island Area Office in Auckland, New Zealand as Family History Advisors to the Pacific Islands. I have always been a “people person” and have been blessed throughout my life with wonderful friends. Being a homemaker rated #1. I also served many years in PTA and was employed by Granite School District for 28 years.
I have had a wonderful life filled with joy and happiness. My greatest interests were my church, family, and friends…. My family is my dearest treasure. I loved nothing more than being with them. We looked forward to family dinners, vacations, cruises, holidays, outdoor adventures, and just being together. Cherish the memories we created together and continue to love each other.
My loved and adored family consists of son, Brian Jack (Karen) Hill, daughter, Natalie (Mark) Casper, six granddaughters, one grandson and their spouses, 3 great granddaughters, and one great grandson.
Survived by husband, Gary, his family, brothers, Scott (Jackie) and Ross (Shelley) Alvord.
I have a special love for my extended family. All my love until we meet again, Mom, “Shop till you drop” Grandma, Great Grandma, Sister, Auntie and Friend.
So her whole family could celebrate together, services have been scheduled for Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 11:00 am River Ridge 8th Ward, 1409 W. Shields Lane, South Jordan, Utah. Visitations will be held on Monday, October 15, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley, 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, Utah, and on Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 am at the church. Interment at Ben Lomond Cemetery at 3 pm.
Photos from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Russell Cragun
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of her parents, Paul Edmond Alvord and Arlene Skeen Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Karen 1940 UT1, Paul Edmond 1917 UT2, George Iven 1891 UT3, Gideon Williams 1841 IA4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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KAREN LAYN ALVORD NIELSEN
Richfield, Sevier Co., UT—_____December 2021
Karen Nielsen
Henderson, Nevada [?]
Karen Layn Alvord Nielsen, 81, died Friday, December 17, 2021 in Washington, Utah, after a short battle of Melanoma Cancer.
She was born on April 18, 1940 in Logan, Utah, the first child of Paul Allen and Bessie Martha Glauser Alvord, both from Logan, Utah. The oldest of 5 children, Karen developed leadership and organizational skills early in life. She attended school in Logan, until her junior year in which her family moved to Fresno, CA for a short time. She graduated from Bullard High School in 1958, but she always considered Logan High her own.
She put herself through college and graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Utah State University in Early Childhood Development in 1962. That same year she was off to Las Vegas to start her teaching career. There she met her sweetheart, Merrill Edward Nielsen and they were married on June 13, 1964 in Las Vegas, NV. Together they had 2 children: Sheri Lyn and Mark Edward. They were later sealed in the Las Vegas LDS Temple on February 1, 2003.
He preceded her in death on February 18, 2012.
Karen continued to teach school for the next 30 years, primarily 3rd and 4th grades. After retirement she went on to work for UNLV, mentoring and supervising student teachers for another 10 years.
She was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and held various callings and leadership positions. She was also an active member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority which was a big part of her life for 60 years.
Karen was a true and loyal friend. Most of her friendships lasted throughout her lifetime. From her childhood friends to her sorority sisters to her neighbors, she enjoyed a busy and active social life.
She loved books, travel, genealogy, scrapbooks, plays and musicals. She remained an avid country music fan her entire life. She made everything beautiful. She loved fashion and shopping, but most of all she loved her family. Her four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren were the light of her life.
Survived by her children: Sheri Lyn (Lonny) Snowden, Hurricane; Mark Edward (Holly) Nielsen, Logan; her grand and great-grandchildren; siblings: Sidney Allen (Gloria) Alvord, Logan; Rebecca Jane (Lynn) Affleck, Logan; JoAnne (Mark) Howard, Enoch.
Preceded in death by her husband, Merrill; parents; sister, Kathryn Marie Alvord.
Funeral services have been canceled due to COVID-19. Private family burial services will take place Thursday, December 30, 2021 in the Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Utah…. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti.
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HERALD JOURNAL
Logan, Cache Co., UT—Thursday, 23 December 2021
Karen Layn Alvord Nielsen, 81, died Friday, December 17, 2021 in Hurricane, Utah, after a short battle of Melanoma Cancer.
[Same text as funeral home obituary above omitted here.]
Preceded in death: her husband, Merrill Edward Nielsen, (Richfield, UT,); Parents, Paul and Bessie Alvord (Logan, UT); Sister, Kathryn Marie Alvord (Logan, UT).
Survived by: children, Sheri Lyn Snowden (Lonny) Hurricane, UT; Mark Edward Nielsen (Holly) Logan, UT; Siblings, Sidney Allen Alvord (Gloria) Logan, UT; Rebecca Jane Alvord Affleck (Lynn) Logan, UT; JoAnne Alvord Howard (Mark) Enoch, UT.
Funeral services will be held next Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at 12:00 Noon in the Fountains Ward 410 N Valle Verde Dr. Henderson, Nevada.
Burial will be on Thursday, December 30, 2021 in the Richfield City Cemetery at 2:00 p.m.
Photo from Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, David Mower
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituaries of her parents, Paul Allen Alvord and Bessie Martha Glauser Davis, in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Karen Layn 1940 UT1, Paul Allen 1906 UT2, Gideon Thaddeus 1863 UT3, Gideon Williams 1841 IA4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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LAWRENCE LORENZO HALFORD
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—26 December 1916
Lawrence L. Halford, 4-months-old son of Charles H. and Lillian L. Walsh Halford, died yesterday at the family home, 25 N. Ninth West street, of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Joseph W. Taylor mortuary chapel…. The body will be interred in the City cemetery.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of his brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: Lawrence Lorenzo 1916 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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LEOLA BECKSTEAD HALFORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—17 May 2012
Leola Beckstead Halford, beloved Sweetheart, Mother, Gammy, Sister, and Aunt, passed away due to natural causes in the peace of her home on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the age of 22 (for the past 63 years).
Leola was born to George W. Beckstead and Leona M. Lunnen-Beckstead on August 13, 1926 in Crescent [Salt Lake Co.], Utah. She lived in the Salt Lake area near family and friends, where she created her happiest memories.
During her life Leola loved traveling the world, enjoyed history, genealogy and antiques. After graduating from Jordan High School, she volunteered for the Red Cross, worked for the National Forest Service, worked in the Human Resource Dept. for the County Hospital, and sold real estate.
Leola married her sweetheart, Leroy E. Halford, in 1961 and became a mother and homemaker in 1965. Leola volunteered her time and talents to the Crescent Community and LDS church. Most importantly, Leola was a devoted mother, grandmother (gammy), daughter, sister and aunt. She loved her family dearly, enjoyed lunches with her cousins, family gatherings and outings with her nieces.
Leola Beckstead Halford is survived by her sweetheart of 51 years, Leroy Elmer Halford; her son, Roy Lee “Chip” and Lesa Halford; and her grandchildren, Shanel, Jessica, Collin, Brady, and Hailey Halford. Also, survived by the children and grandchildren of her sister, Beth and Mel Lancaster, who have been more like loving and supportive children than nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her stepchildren, Peggy Lee Hill and Kim Leroy Halford and their families.
The memories of Leola will fondly be cherished forever in the hearts of all who had the pleasure of knowing this exceptional, glamorous, kind, gracious and thoughtful woman.
Leola was preceded in death by her cherished Father and Mother; her brother, George Beckstead; sister, Beth Lancaster; and her niece, Laurie Dumas.
Funeral Services, in honor of Leola, will be held Saturday, May 19, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at the Bennion Heights 6th Ward, 5775 So. 2700 W., with a viewing from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Interment: Sandy City Cemetery….
Online condolences can be shared at www.jenkins-soffe.com.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Leola B. Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituary of her husband, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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LEONORA HYET BERRETT ALVORD
OGDEN EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—23 November 1912
Mrs. Leonora Berrett one of the pioneers of Weber County who came to Utah with one of the handcart companies that crossed the plains in 1849, died of pneumonia at her home in North Ogden yesterday morning at 9:30 after a lingering illness.
The deceased was born in Steeple-Ashton England, September 18, 1841. She came to Utah in 1849 and has made her home in North Ogden since the year of 1851.
She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Della Cazier, of Farnum, Idaho, seven great-grandchildren and two brothers, Richard Berrett of North Ogden and Samuel Berrett of Menan, Idaho.
The funeral services will be held at the North Ogden meeting house, Monday afternoon at 1 p.m…. The interment will be made in the North Ogden cemetery….
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Julee Judkins Hicks
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Joseph Bonaparte Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her daughter Delia J. Alvord Cazier in Idaho Obituaries.
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LEROY ELMER “ROY” HALFORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 27 February 2015
Leroy “Roy” Elmer Halford
1928 ~ 2015
RIVERTON, UT—Roy passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on the evening of Feb 23, 2015.
He was born May 8, 1928 in SLC UT to Charles and Lillian Halford. Roy attended West High School then left school to assist his father with the family business. Roy was drafted into the US Army Feb of 1955 and was honorably discharged in 1957. Roy worked for Utah Power & Light for 30 years and enjoyed his work as a heavy equipment operator.
Roy was married to Leola Beckstead on May 26, 1961 then sealed to his sweetheart in the Jordan River Temple in Sept of 1987. Roy was a man of simple pleasures. As long as his wife and family were happy, he was happy. He loved fishing, traveling, his cars and most of all his family, including his grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Survived by his son Roy “Chip” & daughter-in-law Lesa Halford, grandchildren, Shanel, Jessica, Collin, Brady & Hailey, daughter Peggy (Mike) Hill, grandchildren, Ami (Dan) Boone, Danielle Hill, son Kim (Bonnie) Halford, grandchildren Tara (Andrew) Hook & Taylor Halford. Also survived by sister Dora Plant, sister-in-law Judy Halford.
Preceded in death by his parents, his sweetheart Leola B Halford, 5 brothers and 2 sisters.
Funeral services will be held Monday March 2, 2015, 1:00 p.m. at Jenkins-Soffe South Valley, 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway (10600 S), South Jordan. Viewings will be held on Sunday evening from 5:00 - 7:00 pm and on Monday from 11:30 am -12:30 pm prior to the services. Interment Sandy City Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at www.jenkins-soffe.com.
Photo from Sandy City Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Wenda Martin
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Leola Beckstead Halford; parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of his brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: Leroy Elmer 1928 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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LILLIAN HONORE HALFORD
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—24 November 1915
Halford—At 25 North Ninth West, November 23, 1915, Lillian L., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Halford, aged 3 months and 9 days. Funeral services Saturday at 1 p.m. at the family residence. Friends are invited to attend. Interment in city cemetery.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of her brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
Her HALFORD lineage: Lillian Honore 1915 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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LILLIAN HONORE WALSH HALFORD
Photo from MapSmada’s Halford Family Tree (Ancestry) - used with permission
DAILY HERALD
Provo, Utah Co., UT—Monday, 16 April 1979
Lillian Hornore [sic] Walsh Halford, 83, died Saturday, funeral Wednesday, 11 A.m. Jenkins Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S. State.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Charles William Halford Sr., which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and children Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her daughter Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; of her son Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
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LINDA MAE ALFORD DALGLEISH
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 16 August 1999
Linda A. Dalgleish, 49 passed away August 14, 1999, in Salt Lake City, Utah
Born August 3, 1950, in Monroe, LA. The daughter of Willie Mae Alford, Hackberry [Cameron Parish, L] and the late Rev. Clarence Alford. Went to West Lake High, West Lake LA. 1970. Attended McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA.
Survived by her children, a son, John K. Dalgleish II; daughter, Patricia B. Dalgleish; mother, Willie Mae Alford; sisters, Kaye Desormeaux, Hackberry, LA. and Teresa Ginadry, Lafayette, LA; brothers, Wayne Alford, Sulpher, LA. Michael Alford, and Timothy Alford, both of Hackberry, LA.
Services will be held Tuesday, August 17, 1999 at 12 noon, St James Episcopal Church 7486 So. Union Park Avenue, Midvale, Utah. Interment will be in Sulphur, LA. Under the direction of Memorial Estates Mortuary.
Photo from Hackberry Cemetery, Hackberry, Cameron Parish, LA—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Melissa Daigle
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Linda A. Dalgleish (SS# issued in TX), last residence not listed.
We included the obituary of her mother, Willie Mae Talbot Alford, in Louisiana Obituaries.
Her full name was included in the obituary headline, and her middle name is included in her Find A Grave memorial.
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LLOYD IVAN ALVORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 27 September 2001
Lloyd I. Alvord of Sandy passed away Sept. 24, 2001 at the age of 89 in Sandy Utah.
He was born on October 5, 1911 in North Ogden, son of George and Sarah Luella Campbell. He married Zelma Thorpe, his college sweetheart who has been a source of joy for many years, on Nov. 25, 1937 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have been married 64 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Joseph Lloyd and brothers, Carl and Vern.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Dr. Lynn S. Alvord; a daughter-in-law, Bonnie M. Alvord; and grandchildren, David Jim, Katie and Rob; two brothers, Paul Alvord of South Jordan and Dr. Ray Alvord of Provo.
He is a graduate from Weber High School, Weber State University and Utah State University where he obtained his Masters degree in 1950 in school administration.
Serving for 40 years in education, Mr. Alvord will be remembered and loved as an educator and friend to young people, known mostly for his work in Polk Elementary where he served for 18 years as Principal. Other service was in Wasatch School, Far West School, and Plain City School. He worked as a teacher, coach and assistant principal at Central High School.
Other activities included being a member of both the Ogden and National Educational Associations, a member of the Ogden Lion’s Club, Ogden Chamber of Commerce, Elks Club and Ogden’s DDO Logistic.
In 1950 he was selected as a delegate to the World’s Teacher convention in Amsterdam, Holland, Another honor came in 1975 when he was listed in Who’s Who in the national listing of School Administrators.
As a youth, he was involved in high school and college drama productions, band and orchestra. Other activities included football and track at Weber High having won forth place in high jumping at the State competition. He played baseball for the North Ogden Farm Bureau League.
While in college, he was affiliated with the Alpha Delta Epsilon and Delta Phi fraternities and a member of the Weber Club and Pi Gamma Mu and Alpa Sigma Nu honoraria’s.
Other non-educational work included: federal food inspector and field man for the Royal Corporation and fruit buyers. His favorite hobby was gardening along with boating, traveling and enjoying his grandchildren.
He was active in the LDS church. He served a mission to the Eastern States where he was involved in the first two pageants of Hill Cumorah in Palmyra New York. He served in the Boy Scouts and was a member of the Bonneville scouting council, a teacher in the Aaronic Priesthood, and Sunday School, an officer in the M.I.A. and Superintendent of the Sunday School. His callings included home teacher and in service teacher for the Mount Ogden 33rd Ward.
Service will be held at Larkin Mortuary, 496 24th St., Saturday Sept. 29 at 1:00 p.m…. Interment is at the Ben Lomond Cemetery in North Ogden.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Katie Child
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Lloyd I. Alvord (SS# issued in UT).
See the obituaries of his wife, Zelma Thorpe Alvord; parents, George Iven Alvord (with family photo) and Sarah Luella Campbell Alvord; and brothers Paul Edmond Alford and Ray Warren Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Lloyd Ivan 1911 UT1, George Iven 1891 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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LONNIE ERWIN ALFORD, JR.
VERNAL EXPRESS
Vernal, Uintah Co., UT—17 May 2000
Lonnie Erwin Alford Jr., 68, husband, father and grandfather, passed away May 12, 2000 at the Ashley Valley Medical Center. He was born March 18, 1932, in Chandler, Okla., to Lon Alford and Louie Sallie Harris. He married Virginia Marcina on July 1, 1961 in Rock Springs, Wyo.
Lonnie was an oil field salesman for the Nation Supply Co., and retired after 31 years. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and was a member of the Masonic Ashley Lodge No. 28, F.&A.M. as a junior deacon.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Otis; two sisters, Aleta and Faye.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia; one son, Larry Alford, Vernal; two daughters, Judy (Sam) Arbgast, McCloud, Okla.; Lisa (Louis) Jackson, Seminole, Okla.; six grandchildren; and one sister, Lavonne, Chandler, Okla.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 19, 2000 at 11 a.m. in the Vernal Masonic Ashley Lodge No. 28, 166 South 100 West, Vernal.
Friends may call Thursday, May 18 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday, May 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary, 15 East 100 North, prior to services at the lodge.
Interment will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery with full military honors, under the direction of Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.
Photo from Maeser Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Uintah Co., UT Cemetery,—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Barb Aker
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Lonnie E. Alford Jr. (SS# issued in CA) was born 18 March 1932 but that he died 13 May 2000, last residence Vernal, Uintah Co., UT. His gravestone also says he died 13 May 2000.
See the obituary of his daughter-in-law, Patricia Pattison Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his wife, Virginia Marian Marcina Alford; and his father Lonnie Erwin Alford Sr. in Oklahoma Obituaries.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of John Alford & Lucy Bradley.
His lineage: Lonnie Erwin 1932 OK1, Lonnie Erwin 1890 KY2, John Hardin 1841 KY3, Joseph 1812 KY4, Achilles 1772 VA/NC5, John before 1750 VA6.
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LORRAINE LAYTON HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and dear friend, Lorraine Layton Halford, 79, passed away of natural causes due to age, Monday, January 4, 2010 in Bountiful, Utah.
Lorraine was born on April 14, 1930 in Kaysville, Utah, the daughter of Clarence Gill Layton and Cynthia Muriah Barton. She married John Walsh Halford on May 5, 1951, and their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple in 1963. For the past 48 years, Lorraine resided in Bountiful. She was a member of the Bountiful 21st Ward, and served in many different callings. Lorraine dedicated her life to her family, as a woman of great strength and love. Her grandchildren were the source of her greatest joy.
She is survived by her sons Val John and Gill William Halford (Christie); daughters Connie Plant (Gary), LuAnn Glines (Kenneth) and Susan Evans (Kelly); 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She is also survived by her sisters Mary Wright, Norma Vickers and Carol Browning.
She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, her brother Richard Layton, and sister Bernice Weeks.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Bountiful City Cemetery, 2224 S. 200 W. under the direction of Lindquist’s Bountiful Mortuary. Condolences may be shared at www.lindquistmortuary.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Lorraine Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence Bountiful, Davis Co., UT.
See the obituary of her husband, John Walsh Halford, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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LOUISE CAROLINA HAMELL MADARIS ALVORD
“Gideon William Alvord and his wife Caroline Louisa Hammel”
FamilySearch.org, posted by LMcCormick
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 7 January 1933
Following a two months’ illness, Mrs. Louise Carolina Hamell Alvord, 92, of North Ogden, widow of Gideon M. Alvord, died Friday at the home of her stepson, William M. Alvord, 2531 Harrison avenue.
She was born in Kaiser’s Lautern, Germany, on March 13, 1842, a daughter of Carl and Philbina Georgensin Hamell. She came to the United States with her parents in 1848, and resided in New York a number of years.
She was married to Charles Bonner Madaris in Indianapolis. He died many years ago.
She joined the L.D.S. church November 26, 1899, and for a number of years kept open house for the missionaries at her home in Dayton, Tenn. President Ben E. Rich appointed her housekeeper at the L.D.S. headquarters in Chattanooga, Tenn., and she served there several years, coming to Ogden in November, 1912.
She married Gideon W. Alvord on May 14, 1913. She was visiting at the home of her stepson at the time of her death.
Surviving are seven stepchildren: G.T. Alvord, Logan; Mrs. Mary Summers, Avon; Mrs. Ida Lane, Omaha, Neb.; E.R. and William M. Alvord, Ogden; Mrs. Stella Montgomery and George I. Alvord, North Ogden.
Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Larkin & Sons mortuary.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, Gideon Williams Alvord, in this compilation.
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LOWELL REUBEN ALVORD
Photo from Taylor Family Association—used with permission
BOX ELDER NEWS
Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—4 May 1923
LOWELL ALVORD DIES OF ACCIDENT
Lowell Alvord, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben E. Alvord, formerly of this city but now residing at Far West, died Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock at the Dee hospital in Ogden. The young man was run over by a gravel train at the Promontory point Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, and had both legs practically severed just above the knees. He was rushed to the hospital in Ogden, arriving there about six o’clock that evening. An operation was found necessary, and the left leg was amputated, but the amputation of the other leg was deferred on account of Mr. Alvord’s weakened condition.
The sad news of the young man’s terrible accident was a shock to his many friends in this city.
Mr. Alvord was born in this city about twenty-one years ago where he grew to young manhood. He was a graduate of the Box Elder high school and active in the social and religious affairs of the city. He removed with his parents to Far West about three years ago where he later married Miss Mable Martin.
Surviving are the widow and an 18-months old son, his parents and two sisters. Also many other relatives in this city.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Far West ward chapel. Interment will be made in the Ogden cemetery.
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STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 2 May 1923
Lowell Reuben Alvord, 21 years of age, who was injured by a train late yesterday at Promontory Point, where he was employed, died early this morning in a local hospital following amputation of his leg.
According to reports from Promontory, Alvord was employed by the railroad company as a car repairer. He was riding on a string of work cars which were being switched about the yards and is believed to have slipped and fallen. His leg was crushed by the car wheels.
The young man was rushed to Ogden in a special train. He was attended by Dr. J.R. Morrell.
Alvord was the son of Reuben Alvord who recently moved to Farr West from Brigham City. He is survived by his widow and one infant child, residing at Farr West.
The body was taken to the Larkin & Sons chapel. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Special permission has been given by Utahtombstonelady@hotmail.com
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, Reuben Emer Alvord and Nettie Maren Wilde Alvord; and son Rex Martin Alvord in this compilation.
Marriage announcement:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 5 September 1921
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Lowell Reuben 1902 UT1, Reuben Emer 1872 UT2, Benjamin Bromley 1834/1835 MI3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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LOWELL WILLIAM ALVORD
ENTERPRISE RECORD
Chico, Butte Co., CA—Tuesday, 25 May 1999
[Although Lowell died in California, we are also including his obituary here because he was born in Utah, his last residence was there, and he is buried there.]
OROVILLE [Butte Co.]—A funeral for Lowell William Alvord, 87, of Ogden [Weber Co.], Utah will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary in Ogden.
Alvord died Saturday, May 22, 1999, at an Oroville hospital.
He was born June 7, 1911, in Ogden, Utah, and served in the Army Air Corps and the U.S. Navy. He was stationed in Okinawa for a time.
Alvord was employed by the federal government as a supervisor in the Department of Defense Operations for 20 years.
He is survived by his children, Bob Alvord of Oroville and Irene Butler of Odgen, Utah; and 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be held from noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Scheer Memorial Chapel in Oroville.
Burial will be at North Ogden Cemetery, North Ogden.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Lowell W. Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his mother, Irene Elizabeth Dean Alvord; and brother Howard Dean Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his son Lowell Robert Alvord in California Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Lowell William 1911 UT1, William Mathias 1884 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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LUTHER JULIUS ALFORD
EAGLE LAKE HEADLIGHT
Eagle Lake, Colorado Co., TX—Thursday, 1 September 1983
Luther Julius Alford of Vernal, Utah, former resident of Rock Island, died suddenly August 19 at 5:29 p.m. in Ashley Valley Medical Hospital in Utah. Last rites were held August 23 with memorial services at 7 p.m. from Vernal Mortuary and cremation at LakeHill’s.
He was the brother of Mrs. Isam (Helen) Brisco of Sheridan.
On December 5, 1914 he was born in Texas to Julius Leslie Alford and Omie Runnels. On September 5, 1939 he married Zula Mary Thibodeaux in Orange, Texas.
Luther, an oil field driller, was a member of Falfurrias Masonic Lodge in Falfurrias.
Surviving are his widow. Zula Mary, of Vernal; a son, Luther J. Alford of Vernal, Utah; a daughter, Mary Lou Alford of Huffman, Texas; sisters, Mrs. Brisco; Mrs. Ted (Dorothy) Mahan of Lake Livingston; and Miss Tootsie Alford of Missouri.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Aug 1983) dates of Luther Alford (SS# issued in TX), last residence Rock Island, Colorado Co., TX.
We included the obituaries of his wife, Zula Mary Thibodeaux Alford; parents, Julius Leslie Alford and Omie Runnels Alford; and sister Tootsie Mae Alford Babb in Texas Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Luther Julius 1914 TX1, Julius Leslie 1895 LA2, Julius Isadore 1866 LA3, Joseph W. 1816 LA4, Jacob 1761 NC5, Julius 1717 VA6, James 1687 VA7, John 1645 VA8.
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MABEL RAY WALTON HALFORD GREEN
From Walton Price Family Organization
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 25 October 1973
Funeral services for Mabel Ray Walton Halford Green, 82, 744 Glendale St., who was killed in an auto accident Oct. 23, will be Saturday 1 p.m., 36 E. 7th South, where friends call Friday 5-8 p.m., Saturday prior to services. Burial, Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park.
Born Sept. 21, 1891, Salt Lake City, to Joseph W. and Mary C. McFarlane Walton. Married John Alvin Halford; he died 1954. Married Charles H. Green, 1956, Reno, Nev.
Survivors: husband; daughters, Mrs. Ardus (Helen) Nordgren, Bountiful; Mrs. Lawrence (Mildred) Galterer, San Leandro, Calif.; stepchildren, Ralph Green, Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Latsis, both Kearns; Glenn Green, Murray; Mrs. Ernest (Alice) Gilley, Mrs. Gomer (Ruth) Thomas, both Salt Lake City; Mrs. Guy (Barbara) Lindsey, Granger; 4 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; brothers, sisters, Owen, Salt Lake City; Calvin, Tahoe, Nev.; Lloyd, Mrs. Mamie Smith, both Sacramento, Calif.; Lon, Vista, Calif.; Mrs. Jessie (Eva) Hennessy, Escondido, Calif.
Photo from Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT,—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, D.V.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her first husband, John Alvin Halford, in this compilation.
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MARCELLA MAE THOMAS ALVORD KING
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Sunday, 3 June 2001
OGDEN—Marcella Mae Thomas Alvord King, 85, died Saturday, June 2, 2001 at the Ogden Regional Medical Center.
She was born Oct. 7, 1915, in Ogden, a daughter of Benjamin Thomas and Ethel Webber. She married Shirl T. Alvord in 1931. They were later divorced. She married Leon R. King in 1953. He preceded her in death in 1989.
She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary. She enjoyed reading traveling and spending time with her family.
Surviving are son Jerry (Carol) Alvord, Houston, TX; M. Kraig Alvord S. Ogden and Susan D. Coy, Salt Lake City; daughter Debra K. Budge Olson, Roy; one step-son Duane King, Las Vegas; one step-daughter Diane Empey, Roy. 10 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her son Benjamin F. Alvord, and a brother Gene Kennedy.
Funeral services will be held at the graveside in the Ogden City Cemetery, Monday, June 4, at 10:00 AM. Friends may call at the Larkin & Sons Mortuary 496 24th St., Ogden, Sunday, from 6 to 8 PM.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
We included the obituary of her first husband, Shirl Thomas Alvord, in California Obituaries.
From UT Marriages: Marcella Mae Thomas, age 18, daughter of Benj. Thomas and Ethel Weber, married Shirl Alvord, age 21, son of Frank Alvord and Ethel Walker, on 8 June 1932 in Cache Co., UT.
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MARGARET EDITH HALFORD BAXTER
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 21 May 1931
Funeral services for Margaret Edith Halford Baxter, wife of William F. Baxter, of 653 Grant street, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m., in the Twenty-eighth ward chapel…. Interment in Wasatch Lawn burial park.…
Photo from Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT,—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, D.V.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her father, John Wilburn Bradford Halford; and her brothers Charles William Halford Sr. and John Alvin Halford in this compilation.
From her death certificate [FamilySearch.org]: Margaret Edith Baxter, born 20 Aug 1900 in Salt Lake City, died 18 May 1931 in Salt Lake City. Her parents were John Halford and Margaret Adcock. Her name is spelled Margrette only on her gravestone.
Her HALFORD lineage: Margaret Edith 1900 UT1, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT2, John 1841 England3, Robert 1811 England4.
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MARGARET RUSSELL ANDERSON ALFORD
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—25 January 1938
Mrs. Margaret R. Alford, 87, resident of Utah since 1871, died Monday at 9 p.m. at her home, 304 Center street, after a long illness.
She was born at Leith, Edinborough, Scotland, May 26, 1850, and had resided in Salt Lake City since she came here in 1871. She was the widow of John Alford, for many years an employee of the Z.C.M.I., who died several years ago.
Surviving are two sons, John W. Alford of Salt Lake City and Robert G. Alford of Denver; a daughter, Mrs. M.A. Francillon of Salt Lake City; one grandson and one great-grandchild.
In another article:
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—26 January 1938
Funeral services for Margaret Russell Anderson Alford, who passed away January 24, will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the Drawing room of the Joseph William Taylor mortuary, 125 North Main street. Interment in City cemetery.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Shane Symes
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, John Alford; and children Fanny Mary Alford, Jeanne Russell Alford Brandon, John Waters Alford, and William George Alford in this compilation.
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MARGUARITE LUCILLE HALFORD RIGGS KNIGHT
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 6 April 1999
Marguarite “Lucille” Halford Riggs Knight
Lucille passed way on April 4, 1999 at the age of 77.
She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on August 16, 1921 to Charles William and Lillian Walsh Halford. Married Spencer Melvin Riggs on July 11, 1942, he passed away July 16, 1948. Married Austin “Carl” Knight, Nov. 29, 1952, he passed away on Jan. 27, 1999. She was a loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
She enjoyed traveling and spending time with family and friends.
Survived by two sons, one daughter, Spencer (Jean) Riggs, Pleasant Grove, Craig (Amber) Knight, Sandy and Janet (Lee) Thompson, West Jordan. Grandchildren, Derek, Kirk, Faye, Kris, Rick, Brandon, Adrienne, Ashley, Shawna, Bryan, Becky, Rick, Julie and Jennifer. 11 great grandchildren. Four brothers and two sisters, Kenneth, Roy, David and Richard Halford, Violet Jaynes and Dora Plant.
Preceded in death by parents, four brothers and one sister.
Funeral services Thursday April 8, 1999 at 11 a.m. at the Winder 5th Ward, 1361 East 4000 South. Friends may call Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm at the Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 South Sate St. and Thursday at the church one hour prior to service. Interment Murray City Cemetery.
Photo from Murray City Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Tim Allen
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Lucille Knight (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, and Richard Michael Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of her brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
Her HALFORD lineage: Marguarite Lucille 1921 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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MARJORIE RHODES ALVORD BIGELOW
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Saturday, 10 April 2010
Marjorie Rhodes Alvord Bigelow, 84, of Ogden, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at McKay-Dee Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 13, at the Waterfall-Canyon Ward (Forty-First Ward), 3254 Polk Ave. Friends may call at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday at the Ward Chapel from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. Interment, Liberty Cemetery. Send condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com.
In another article:
Lindquist Mortuaries/Cemeteries
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—_____ April 2010
Marjorie Rhodes Alvord Bigelow, 84, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at McKay-Dee Hospital with loved ones by her side.
She was born November 6, 1925 in Liberty, Utah to Charles and Ruth Peterson Rhodes.
Marjorie married Dr. Rex Martin Alvord on September 27, 1944 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He preceded her in death May 14, 1994. She later married David Lynn Bigelow on September 7, 2002.
She was a lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held many positions throughout the years, including teaching Primary and was a past Primary President.
Marjorie was Assistant to the Dean of Research at Stanford University, while her husband attended the Stanford University School of Medicine, in 1944.
She was active in various organizations and clubs for many years. She was a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, the Coronet Club, Child Culture Club and the Junior League of Ogden. She initiated the Health Career Days at Weber State University, and held many chairmanships as a member of the Weber County Medical Auxiliary. Marjorie was an avid doll collector, who loved showing her collection to local school children and various clubs. She loved nature. Her hobbies included photography, skiing, especially cross-country skiing at her ranch. She loved hiking with her grandchildren, her travels throughout the world with her family, especially her trips to the Hawaiian Islands. One of her greatest loves was reading to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are one son, Dr. Rex M. Jr. (Elizabeth) Alvord, Gig Harbor, WA; four daughters, Karyl K. Hoeptner (Dr. Wolf Hemsing), Austria; Diana Alvord (Joseph) Marchione, Liberty, UT; Julianne Alvord (David) Salazar, North Ogden; Amy A. (T.H.) Steele, Italy; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers, C. Ronald Rhodes, Powell (Rocky) Gordon Rhodes, and Dan DeVere Rhodes.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Dr. Rex M. Alvord, twin sister Marcia (at birth) and her childhood sister, Carol.
Marjorie was a kind, compassionate and giving woman, who was loved by all those who knew her. She will be dearly missed by all.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to all the wonderful doctors, nurses and caregivers, for providing loving care for Marjorie.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday April 13 at 11:00 a.m. at the Waterfall-Canyon Ward (Forty-First Ward), 3254 Polk Ave.
Friends may call Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Tuesday at the Ward Chapel from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Interment, Liberty Cemetery.
Send condolences to the family at: www.lindquistmortuary.com.
Photo from Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Max Turpin
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Marjorie Rhodes Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituary of her first husband, Rex Martin Alvord, in this compilation.
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MARK RANDALL ALFORD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—_____ June 2009
Our father passed away peacefully on June 12th, 2009.
Mark was born on February 22nd, 1956 in Anderson, Indiana to Elizabeth Louise Riske and Harold Levelle Alford.
He enjoyed many things in his life including reading, music, the outdoors, comic books, and most of all cooking. Although he lived a challenging life he always remained happy. Mark always had a good sense of humor and loved to laugh. He will be deeply missed and will always be in our hearts.
He is survived by his daughters Misty (Charles) Francis, Jennifer Alford; father Harold Alford; mother Elizabeth Umhoefer; brother Greg (Valerie) Alford; sister Tammi (Wayne) Klein; grandchildren Austin and Tyson Francis; and many aunts, uncles, extended family and friends.
Preceded in death by his step-mother Alice Alford.
Private services will be held on Friday, June 19th for the family.
We will all remember what a huge football fan he was. Go 49ers!!!
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Mark Randall Alford (SS# issued in CA), last residence Utah.
See the obituaries of his father, Harold Levelle Alford; and his stepmother, Alice Miller Alford in this compilation.
From UT Marriages: Mark Randall Alford married Janet Ruth Ridinger on 19 Nov 1982 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
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MARTHA JANE ALVORD
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 29 June 1892
Photos from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord; and siblings Charlotte Albina Alvord, George Iven Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Ira John Alvord, Mary Catherine Alvord Summers, and Stella Alvord Montgomery in this compilation.
Her Find A Grave memorial says her fiancé was Abiathar Richard C. Smith, who erected her grave monument.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Martha Jane 1865 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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MARTHA JANE JOHNSTON ABBOTT HALFORD
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 14 February 1914
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jane Halford, who died at the home of her son, H.L. [Henry Louis] Abbott, 19 North Ninth West street, Tuesday, will be held Sunday afternoon, 1 o’clock, from the Qualtrough-Allcott funeral parlors, 644 South Main street.
The funeral services for Martha Jane Halford, who died at the home of her son, H.L. Abbott, 19 North Ninth West street, Tuesday, January 10 [sic—February 10], in her fifty-seventh year, will be held Sunday afternoon, January 16 [sic—February 15], at 1 o’clock, from the Qualtrough-Alcott funeral parlors, 644 South Main street. Interment in city cemetery.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Richard Hemsley
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, John Halford, in this compilation.
These two obituaries appeared exactly as shown, in the same column separated by a line.
Martha shares a gravestone with her second husband, John Halford, his parents, Robert Halford and Elizabeth Bradford Halford, and John’s first wife, Ellen Potter Hemsley Halford.
Martha’s death certificate [FamilySearch.org] says she was born in TN, the daughter of James Johnston, and was a widow at the time of her death.
Martha was the second wife of John Halford (1841–1913), born England. Her first husband was Lycurgus L. Abbott; H.L. Abbott in the obituary is Henry Louis Abbott, who is also buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery.
In 1910 Martha, widow age 55 born TN, is listed with Henry’s family in Salt Lake City. Martha had 5 children, 4 living. John Halford, widowed age 69 born England, is living in Bountiful, Davis Co., UT, with his son Robert.
In 1900, Martha is living with her husband John Halford in North Point, Salt Lake Co., UT. They were married 3 years. Henry and two of Martha’s daughters are also living in the household. Martha had 5 children, 5 living.
Martha’s first husband was Lycurgus L. Abbott (1849–1894). In 1880 they are living in Waco, McLennan Co., TX, with 4 children.
Her second husband’s HALFORD lineage: John 1841 England1, Robert 1811 England2.
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MARTHA SARAH REESE ALFRED
PARK RECORD
Park City, Summit Co., UT—Saturday, 7 October 1905
Mrs. Martha Alford, wife of Chas Alford, died at her home near the ball park Tuesday [October 3] at 1 o clock, she having been stricken with paralysis the day before. Mrs. Alford had been attacked in a like manner once before and this weakened her somewhat so that the second shock proved fatal.
The funeral was held Wednesday, it being necessary owing to the nature of the disease to have the body interred as quickly as possible. Mrs. Olivia Anson and John Rees, sister and brother of Mrs. Alford, came up from the city to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Alford had resided in this city a number of years having been married here nineteen years ago. She was 43 years of age and left no family. Mrs. Alferd had many friends in this city and to her sorrowing husband, their sincere sympathy is extended.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Charles H. Alfred, in this compilation.
The obituary spells her last name Alford in all instances except the last, where it is Alferd.
From her death certificate [FamilySearch.org]: Martha Sarah Alferd [sic], born 18 July 1863 in London, England, died 2 Oct 1905 in Park City, Summit Co. Her parents were John Reese and Sarah Snook. The informant’s name appears to be Chas. H. Alferd.
According to her death certificate, Martha is buried in Park City Cemetery, Park City, Summit Co., UT, but the cemetery has no record of her burial.
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MARTHA SUSAN ALFORD LEE BARTLETT
[Martha was born, died, and is buried in Texas, but we are also including her obituary here because she lived in Utah.]
Photo posted to her Find A Grave memorial by Tim Schaeffer – used with permission
Tim’s wife is descended from Martha and her first husband, Taylor Lee
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—17 August 1932
SALT LAKER DIES ON TEXAS VISIT
Mrs. Martha Susan Lee Bartlett, 72, of 132 West North Temple street, temple worker of the L.D.S. church and active in church genealogical work, died in Kelsey, Texas, of heart trouble Saturday while visiting relatives, according to word received here Wednesday.
Mrs. Bartlett was born in New Boston, Texas, and had lived in Salt Lake for the past 16 years. With her when she died was her son, Robert E. Lee, also of Salt Lake.
Surviving besides her husband, William J. Bartlett, are three daughters, Rosa C. Lee and Mrs. Verzilla Nichols of Salt Lake, and Mrs. Lora McKnight of Seattle; three sons, Robert and Cator N. Lee of Salt Lake, and W.L. Lee of Aberdeen, Idaho; a brother, John Alford of New Boston, Texas, and a sister, Mrs. Janie Bonham of Redwater, Texas. Twenty-eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services and burial were in her native city.
Photo from Kelsey Cemetery, Kelsey, Upshur Co., TX—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Esther Linton
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of her parents, Leroy R. Alford and Martha Ann White Alford, in Texas Obituaries.
From her death certificate [FamilySearch.org]: Martha S. Lee Bartlett died 13 Aug 1932 in Upshur Co., TX. Her date of birth was unknown by the informant, Robert E. Lee [her son]. Her father was Leroy Alford, and her mother’s maiden name was White. She was buried in Upshur Co., TX.
In 1860 Martha S. Alford, age 6 months b. TX, is living with her parents and siblings in Boston, Bowie Co., TX.
In 1870 Martha S. Alford, age 9 b. TX, is living with her parents and siblings in Boston, Bowie Co., TX. This was the only Alford family in Bowie Co.
Martha’s gravestone says she was born 23 Oct 1859. Also posted to her Find A Grave memorial by Mike White:
She married 1st to Taylor Lee, on Nov 28, 1877, in Old Boston, Bowie County TX. Taylor died in Salt Lake City UT in 1919. She then married a William Joseph Bartlett, on Sep 20, 1922, in Salt Lake City UT. He was the son of Joseph & Sarah [Castle] Bartlett. They had no children, he had 9 children from his 1st marriage, and he had a 2nd marriage, with no known children. Joseph is buried at Ogden Cemetery in Weber Co UT. Taylor & Martha had 11 known children.
Her lineage: Martha Susan 1859 TX1, Leroy 1826 LA2.
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MARY ANN FRANKLIN WALLACE ALVORD
Photo from her Find A Grave memorial
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—18 October 1912
Photo from Clinton City Cemetery, Clinton, Davis Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Allen Sorensen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her (second?) husband, Gideon Williams Alvord, in this compilation.
Mary Ann is buried near her first husband, Ulysses Buckner Wallace (1851–1911).
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MARY CATHERINE ALVORD SUMMERS
Photo from BarbaraSummers70’s Summers Family Tree (Ancestry) – used with permission
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 1 March 1954
AVON, Cache County—Mrs. Mary C. Alvard [sic]Summers, 84, native of North Ogden, died yesterday at her home in Avon after a year’s illness.
Mrs. Summers was born Aug. 28, 1869, in North Ogden, a daughter of Gideon W. and Sarah Ann Shoupe Alvard.
On Oct. 15, 1889, she was married to George W. Summers in North Ogden. In March, 1891, the marriage was solemnized in the LDS Logan Temple.
Surviving are one son: Ivan A. Summers, Avon; two daughters: Mrs. George C. (Myrtle) Nuhn and Mrs. Leon J. (Estella) Orton, Avon; 18 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, one sister: Mrs. Lewis Schley, Omaha, Neb., and three brothers: Edmund R., William M. and George I. Alvard, Ogden.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Paradise School auditorium…. Burial will be in North Ogden cemetery, directed by the Thompson Funeral Home in Hyrum.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Rohwedder
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord; and siblings Charlotte Albina Alvord, George Iven Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Ira John Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, and Stella Alvord Montgomery in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 436:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Mary Catherine 1869 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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MARY LUCINDA HALFORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—10 November 1886
At West Portage, on Thursday, October 21st, 1886, of inflammation of the bowels, Mary Lucinda, daughter of Joseph and Emma Halford, aged 11 years and 11 days. She was a young person of exemplary habits and a faithful member in the Primary Association. Her remains were followed to the grave by a number of sorrowing relatives and friends. Peace to her ashes.
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her siblings Edwin Hoskins Halford, George Warren Halford, Grace Victoria Halford John, Joseph Willard Halford, Royal Halford, Theodore Melvin Halford, and William Oliver Alford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries.
Her parents, Joseph Henry Halford and Emma Eliza Hoskins Halford, are also buried in Portage Cemetery in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
Her HALFORD lineage: Mary Lucinda 1875 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803/1805 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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MARY MARGARET HALFORD IPSON JENNINGS
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—16 January 2021
October 21, 1946 – January 12, 2021
Mary Margaret Halford Jenkins, 74 of Riverdale Utah passed away peacefully in her home Tuesday January 12th 2021.
Mary was born in Ogden Ut, to Kenneth and Helen Halford (Carver) on October 21 1946. Mary attended Minnetonka High School in Minnesota. She graduated June 5, 1964.
Mary was married to James K. Ipson in 1966. They had two sons together. They later divorced and she married J. Dennis Jenkins and they had two sons.
Mary enjoyed arts and crafts, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Connie Sexton.
She is survived by her 4 sons Shaun Ipson, Mathew Ipson, Anthony Jenkins and Nicholas Jenkins. She is also survived by her Sister Susan Carver, brothers William Carver and Lewis Carver. Mary has 10 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021 from 12 pm to 2 pm at Provident Funeral Home, 3800 S. Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah 84403.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituary of her mother, Helen Claire Berrett Halford Carver, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her father, Kennith Bradford Halford, in Minnesota Obituaries.
Her HALFORD lineage: Mary Margaret 1946 UT1, Kennith Bradford 1923 UT2, Charles William 1891 UT3, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT4, John 1841 England5, Robert 1811 England6.
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MATTIE HIGLEY ALVORD
Photo from her Find A Grave memorial
BOX ELDER NEWS
Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—Thursday, 9 September 1915
YOUNG MOTHER VICTIM OF TYPHOID
The angel of death entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Higley last Saturday morning and called their daughter, Mrs. Mattie Alvord who had been suffering three weeks with typhoid which followed a premature child birth. Mrs. Alvord was brought in from her home at Black Pines where her husband has a ranch, was confined and then the fever developed. Her weakened condition following the birth of her baby, made it impossible for her system to fight off the fever and she passed away as stated above.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Higley and was born in this city on April 25th, 1887. She grew to young womanhood here and in making trips to her father’s ranch at Black Pines, she became acquainted with Friend L. Alvord of Ogden who was also a land holder out there and they were married about four years ago. A little girl three years of age and the baby boy, recently born with their father are left to mourn the loss of mother and wife.
Mrs. Alvord was well known among the middle aged people of this city where she had a host of friends. She possessed a very sunny disposition and endeared herself to all with whom she became acquainted.
Funeral services were held in the Fourth ward chapel on Tuesday of this week, Bishop Brigham Wright in charge. There was a wealth of flowers and big attendance of sypmpathizing friends. The speakers were O.G. Bargeron, Dr. D.W. Henderson, Patriarch Denmark Jensen, John E. Baird and Bishop Wright, all of whom testified of the noble traits of character possessed by the deceased and spoke words of consolation to those bereaved….
Photo from Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sharon Stott
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of her husband, Friend Leroy Alvord; and son Darrell Friend “Duke” Alvord in Idaho Obituaries.
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MEARL P. ALVORD
From his Find A Grave memorial, posted by Lynn Fischer
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Mearl Alvord 1920 ~ 2006
Our dearly loved father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away May 21, 2006, with his daughter by his side in Salt Lake City.
He was born Oct. 15, 1920, to Earl Edwin and Ida Mae Alvord. He married the love of his life, Thelma Griffiths, Jan 19, 1943. She passed away just 8 weeks ago on March 25, after 63 years of marriage. Now they are again dancing to all their favorite songs.
Mearl served his country in the US Navy during World War II. He retired from Interstate Motor Lines where he loved seeing the country as a long-haul truck driver. He will be remembered for his generous spirit and sense of humor and will be missed by all who knew him.
Survived by his daughter, Sharlene Alvord, seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, sister, Florence Oxborrow, and brothers, Lloyd and Norman.
Preceded in death by a son, Farrell, great-grandson, Michael Tyler Alvord, brothers, Kenneth and Dean and sister, Thelma Williams.
Services will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 12:00 noon at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South, Sandy, UT….
Photo from Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Esther Kinder
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Mearl P. Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Thelma Griffiths Alvord; son Farrell William Alvord; parents, Edwin Earl Alvord and Mae Perrenoud Alvord; and siblings Edwin Dean Alvord, Florence Mae Alvord Oxborrow, Norman Eugene Alvord, and Thelma Jane Alvord Vincent Williams in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Lloyd Emile Alvord in California Obituaries.
From SSACI: Mearl Pernod Alvord was born 15 Oct 1920 in Sugar City, ID, son of Edwin E. Alvord and Ida M. Penrod [sic].
On his undated WWII Draft Registration Card (Ancestry), he is listed as “Mearl (P. initial only) Alvord” and signed his name Mearl P. Alvord. He is age 21, born 15 Oct 1920 in Sugar City, ID.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Mearl P. 1920 ID1, Edwin Earl 1893 UT2, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT3, Simeon Riley 1837 MO4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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MELVIN LEROY HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 8 January 1926
OGDEN, Jan. 7‑Funeral services for Melvin LeRoy Halford, 7-year-old son of Melvin H. and Chloe Orgil Halford, who died early this morning, will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Larkin & Sons’ chapel, with Bishop S.T. Durrant of the Tenth ward presiding.
Surviving the boy are the parents, two sisters and a brother.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Coleen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his father, Theodore Melvin Halford; and sister Verna Halford Young; in this compilation.
His HALFORD lineage: Melvin LeRoy 1918 UT1, Theodore Melvin 1898 UT2, Joseph Henry 1842 IL3, Joseph 1803/1805 England4, Joseph 1766 England5.
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MICHAEL FREDERICK ALFORD
Nephew of Richard Melville Alford, AAFA #0633
[He died in Michigan, but we are including his obituary here because Utah was his home.]
Senior photo, The Lock, 1969 yearbook, Lockport Township High School, Lockport, Will Co., IL
HERALD NEWS
Joliet, Will Co., IL—Sunday, 4 February 2018
Michael Frederick Alford, 66, born in Waukegan, IL October 16, 1951. Raised in Lockport, IL and most recently residing in St George, Utah, passed into the arms of Jesus on January 29, 2018 at about 7 pm EST, in Rochester, Michigan. Mike finished his course on this earth after dealing with metastatic liver cancer for over two years.
Mike had been pastor of The Lighthouse, A Jesus’ Name Church in St George, Utah since June 1997. Mike attended Ludwig elementary school and Lockport Central high school in Lockport, IL, and also attended Utah State University at Logan, UT. He served 2 years in the United States Army, 1971-1973, with one year served in Stuttgart, Germany. He was employed as an electrician for over 19 years by American Pacific Corporation/Wecco, near Cedar City, UT, and was a member of the IBEW for over 40 years, locals #176 and #354.
Mike’s loves were God, his family, his church family, and people everywhere. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working on cars. He will truly be most remembered for his consistent faithfulness in every aspect of his life. He had a humble attitude, a smile, and a compassion for others and often visited those in need, even while his own body was weakened by his illness. His spirit remained strong and steady and is surely rejoicing this moment.
Mike is survived by his wife of 43 years, Candace “Candy” Alford (nee Watkins); daughter, Lora Neto of Rochester, MI, (spouse, Steve); and sons, Michael (spouse, Mysti) of Royal Oak, MI, and Joshua and Brandon Alford of St George, UT; four granddaughters, Melaina, Brookelyn, Mclaren, and Brielle; two grandsons, Marques and Jackson; his parents, Harold and Eda Alford of Mountain Home, Arkansas; sister, Paula Cates; brother, Kurt Alford; and sister, Diana Locy, all of northern Illinois; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Mike was preceded in death by his older brother, Alan, who passed away in 1961.
Mike leaves behind him a legacy of faithfulness and far-reaching positive influence which will only be revealed in eternity.
Memorial services are scheduled for Saturday, Feb 10, 10:00 AM at Life Church of Rock Run, 714 Bethel Drive, Joliet, IL 60435 and Saturday, Feb 17, 1:00 PM in St George, UT.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
We included the obituary of his father, Harold Charles Alford, in Arkansas Obituaries.
Marriage announcement:
INDIANAPOLIS STAR
Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN—Sunday, 26 January 1975
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Benedict Alford and Joan Newton.
His lineage: Michael Frederick1 1951 IL, Harold Charles 1926 IL2, Fred Eugene 1890 IL3, Ernest Cutler 1861 IA4, Wyllis Duane 1829 NY5, Orison 1806 NY6, Abner 1767 MA7, Elijah 1732 CT8, Josiah 1696 CT9, Josias 1649 CT10, Benedict 1619 England11, Thomas 1598 England12.
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MICHAEL TYLER ALVORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 16 October 1992
Michael Tyler Alvord, infant son of Michael William and Sherrie Brown Alvord, died October 13, 1992 in West Valley City, Utah.
Survived by parents; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Alvord, West Jordan; Sherry Walton, Magna; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lowe, West Valley; great-grandparents, Mearl and Thelma Alvord, West Valley; Norma Vance, Magna; brothers, Brandon John Lowe and Kacee James Johnson, West Valley.
Funeral services Saturday, 2 p.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 So. Redwood Rd where friends may call from 1-2 p.m.
Interment, Valley View Memorial Park.
Photo from Valley View Memorial Park, West Valley City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Dane Knudsen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his grandfather Farrell William Alvord; and great-grandfather Mearl P. Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Michael Tyler 1992 UT1, Farrell William 1945 UT2, Mearl P. 1920 ID3, Edwin Earl 1893 UT4, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT5, Simeon Riley 1837 MO6, Thaddeus 1781 MA7, Joseph 1733 MA8, Joseph 1697 MA9, Ebenezer 1665 MA10, Alexander 1627 England11, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England12.
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NETTIE MAREN WILDE ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Friday, 10 January 1964
FARR WEST—Mrs. Nettie Wilde Alvord, 86, of 1265 W. Harrisville Road, died Thursday at the Dee Hospital.
Mrs. Alvord was born Aug. 3, 1877, in Brigham City, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Jensen Wilde. She was married to Reuben E. Alvord on July 15, 1896, in the Logan Temple. Mr. Alvord died in 1949.
She was active in the Farr West Ward Relief Society. She had lived in Farr West the past 35 years.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Dale E. (Naomi) Altman, Ogden; Mrs. Leon (Norma) Aubry, Los Gatos, Calif,; seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, one brother, Wilford Wilde, Ogden; one sister, Mrs. Enna Nelson, Sequim, Wash.; two nieces whom she reared, Mrs. Elwood (Marie) Richardson, Burbank, Calif., and Mrs. Gale (Beth) Bailey, North Hollywood, Calif.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn with Bishop A. Groberg of the Farr West Ward conducting…. Burial in Ogden City Cemetery.
In another article:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Friday, 10 January 1964
Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Wilde Alvord, widow of Reuben E. Alvord, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn with Bishop Charles A. Groberg of the Farr West Ward conducting…. Interment in the Ogden City Cemetery, directed by Larkin and Sons Mortuary.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Jan 1964) dates of Nettie Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Utah.
See the obituaries of her husband, Reuben Emer Alvord, which includes photos of them and their shared gravestone; son Lowell Reuben Alvord; and grandson Rex Martin Alvord in this compilation.
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NONA RENAE MALAN GINEZ ALFORD LUNAK
Photo from 1971 Akela, John Burroughs High School yearbook, Burbank, CA—senior year
DAILY SPECTRUM
St. George, Washington Co., UT—Friday, 31 May 1991
PAYSON—Nona ReNae Malan Ginez Alford Lunak, 38, of Springlake, died May 16, 1991, at Mountain View Hospital of injuries received in an automobile accident.
She was born Jan. 13, 1953, at Ogden, the daughter of Floyd and Ina Bybee Malan. She married Edward Ginez; they were later divorced. She married Darrell Alford; they were also later divorced. She married Randall Jerome Lunak, May 5, 1989 at Springlake. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple.
She was named student of the year at Utah Valley Community College while attending school as a single mother of seven children.
She is survived by her husband of Springlake; five sons and three daughters: Tian Elizabeth Ginez; Nathan Scott Ginez; Cody James Alford; Kirsten Elis Alford; Travis Logan Alford; Garrett David Alford; Brianne Alyssa Alford; and Porter Westwood Lunak, all of Springlake; her parents in Littlefield, Ariz; two brothers and three sisters: Ron Malan, Orem; Johny LaFonta, Arizona; Mimmie Pacheco and Toni Hill both of California; and Michelle Malan of Genola.
Funeral services were held May 20 in the Springlake First LDS Ward Chapel. Inerment was in the Payson City Cemetery.
Photo from Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Robyn Burt
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
We included the obituary of her second husband, Darrell William Alford, in Idaho Obituaries.
From California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 (Ancestry): Nona R. Malan, age 22, married Edward S. Ginez, age 29, on 1 Apr 1975 in Los Angeles Co., CA.
From California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984 (Ancestry): Edward S. and Nona R. Ginez were divorced in Los Angeles Co., CA, on 13 July 1978.
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NORMAN EUGENE “MICKEY” ALVORD
Photo from his Find A Grave memorial
Photo from Russon Mortuary
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 18 December 2016
SALT LAKE CITY—Norman Eugene (Mickey) Alvord passed away December 15, 2016 surrounded by his loving family.
Mickey was born March 23, 1933 in Salt Lake City, to Edwin Earl and Ida Mae Perrenoud Alvord. He was the youngest of seven children. As a young boy he was often found sitting in the middle of my brothers’ marble ring learning to play at an early age. In 1947 he won the State Marble Championship Tournament, National, and World Marble Championship. Growing up, Mickey loved athletics and played football, and baseball, playing catcher on the All-State Baseball teams. During high school years he played for West High and also semi-pro for the city of Midvale. He graduated from West High and was drafted into the U.S. Army in October 1953, during the Korean War and was assigned to the Air Force Combat Engineers. Here he played baseball for the 822 Combat Engineers in Korea and Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, traveling throughout the Pacific. After returning home Mickey signed a professional baseball contract with the New York Yankees, but following spring training in Modesto, California, he was sent home because they brought two other catchers down from the big leagues.
Mickey went into Beneficial Life Ins. to make a payment and met a former classmate, Patsy Steele and soon after started dating. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on June 28, 1957. They have four children, nine grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
He graduated from Salt Lake Community College, and worked for Eimco, Sperry-Univac, and Chevron Oil. Mickey served in many positions in the LDS Church, including Young Men President, Stake Missionary (twice), Seventies President, Stake Mission Presidency, Bishop’s counselor, Branch President, High Priest group leader and ordinance worker in the Salt Lake Temple, but his favorite was Home Teacher.
He is survived by his wife Pat, children; Michael (Libby), Judith (Michael) Meldrum, Mark (Jill), and Michelle (Dennis-dec.) Rodgers. Nine grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren, loving each one dearly.
We would like to thank his wonderful doctors, Wasatch Dialysis, Promise Hospital, friends, and family for their love and support, especially daughter Judy, grandson Evan and great-granddaughter Alyssa who came and lived with us.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday December 21, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Salt Lake 33rd Ward 435 S. 1100 East. Friends may call on Tuesday at Russon Brothers Salt Lake Mortuary, 255 S 200 E from 6-8 p.m. and prior to services at the ward Wednesday, from 9:30 to 10:30.
Burial will follow in Valley View Memorial Park, 4200 W 4100 S., West Valley City….
Photo from Valley View Memorial Park, West Valley City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Sarahsworld2000
Photo posted in 2017
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituaries of his wife, Patsy Carol Steele Alvord; parents, Edwin Earl Alvord and Mae Perrenoud Alvord; and siblings Edwin Dean Alvord, Florence Mae Alvord Oxborrow, Mearl P. Alvord, and Thelma Jane Alvord Vincent Williams in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Lloyd Emile Alvord in California Obituaries.
His funeral home memorial includes numerous photos.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Norman Eugene 1933 UT1, Edwin Earl 1893 UT2, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT3, Simeon Riley 1837 MO4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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PATRICIA PATTISON ALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 16 January 1996
Patricia P. Alford, 37, our beautiful, loving wife, mother and wonderful friend, passed away peacefully on January 13, 1996 in Salt Lake City, due to complications from surgery.
She was born on May 16, 1958 in Provo, Utah to Pat Pattison and Farrell Higgins Pattison Terrel. She married Larry Alford November 21, 1986 in Springville, Utah and had our beautiful daughter, Heather Elaine, whom Patty treasured and loved so much.
Patty worked many years in banking, mostly with American Savings, spreading that gorgeous smile and wonderful, loving personality, and currently worked for IHC with the beautiful people in the accounting dept. She was loved by everyone.
Patty is survived by her husband, Larry; her daughter, Heather Elaine; her mother, Farrell.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 18th, at 1 p.m. at the Community Congregational Church, 175 North University Ave, Provo. Friends may call at Berg Mortuary, 185 East Center, Provo, Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. or at the church one hour prior to services. Interment will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery [incorrect].
Photo from Maeser Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Uintah Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jennifer Walker
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Patricia P. Alford (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituary of her father-in-law, Lonnie Erwin Alford, in this compilation.
Patricia is actually buried next to her husband’s parents in Maeser Fairview Cemetery, Vernal, Uintah Co., UT.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of John Alford & Lucy Bradley.
Her husband’s lineage: Larry ???? ??1, Lonnie Erwin 1932 OK2, Lonnie Erwin 1890 KY3, John Hardin 1841 KY4, Joseph 1812 KY5, Achilles 1772 VA/NC6, John before 1750 VA7.
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PATSY CAROL STEELE ALVORD
Photo from Russon Mortuary
Photo from her Find A Grave memorial
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 9 January 2019
Patsy (Pat) Carol Steele Alvord
March 26, 1936 - January 5, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT
Mom passed away at home after a valiant battle with cancer surrounded by her loved ones on January 5, 2019.
Pat was born March 26, 1936 in Salt Lake City to William Alfred Steele and Sarah Leona Brown. She was the youngest of 8. Her brother Max died of cancer before she was born. She was 16 months old when her father passed away in a car accident. She was a caregiver her whole life moving around with her mother to help with her other siblings. She took care of her mother even moving her in when she got married and cared for her the rest of her life. She moved frequently and attended 9 different schools.
She attended West High and that is where she met her future husband Mickey in a science class. After high school they met again when he came into Beneficial Life to make a payment. They were sealed in the Salt Lake temple on June 28, 1957.
She served in many church callings her favorite ones being a stake missionary and temple worker. She was very active in PTA and Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She was very talented and creative with her paintings and crafts using them to work for Utah Craft. She was always supportive of her husband in everything he did becoming his primary caregiver for the majority of his life until his passing in 2016….
They had four children Mike (Libby), Judy (Mike) Meldrum, Mark (Jill) and Michelle (Dennis - deceased) Rodgers. Also survived by 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren loving each one dearly.
…. Funeral services will be held Friday January 11, 2019 at 11:00 in the Salt Lake 33rd Ward 453 South 1100 East. Friends may call on Thursday at Russon Mortuary Salt Lake, 255 South 200 East from 7-9 pm and 9:30-10:30 prior to the services at the Ward. Burial will follow at Valley View Memorial Park 4200 W. 4100 S., West Valley City….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, Norman Eugene “Mickey” Alvord, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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PAUL ALLEN ALVORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 21 May 1966
Photos from Logan City Cemetery, Logan, Cache Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, tracy
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ May 1966) dates of Paul Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his wife, Bessie Martha Glauser Davis; daughter Karen Layn Alvord Nielsen; parents, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord and Bessie Rose Stevens Alvord; and sister Bessie Dale Alvord Griffin in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Paul Allen 1906 UT1, Gideon Thaddeus 1863 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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PAUL EDMOND ALVORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 10 April 2003
Beloved by his family, Paul E. Alvord, age 85, passed away April 6, 2003.
He was born June 1, 1917, in North Ogden, Utah, to George Ivan Alvord and Sarah Luella Campbell. Paul married Arlene Skeen on November 24, 1937 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and was blessed with three children. He raised his family on a dairy farm where he taught them the importance of responsibility and hard work. Paul was a veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force in Europe and Russia during World War II and later for the Federal Government at Hill AFB, also serving in Vietnam. On Okinawa, he served as the head of Logistics in the 313th Air Division, and later at Robins AFB, Georgia. He blessed his family with a love of the outdoors where they spent many vacations camping, fishing, boating, hunting and snowmobiling. His family will fondly remember the endless trips to Yellowstone. Paul served in many positions in the LDS Church including Bishop of the Warner Robins Ward in the Macon Georgia Stake.
Survived by his spouse Arlene Alvord, three children; Karen Hill Allred (Gary), Scott Alvord (Jackie), and Ross Alvord (Shelley); nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; and his brother Ray Alvord (Bonnie). Paul was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Lloyd, Vern, and Carl.
The family wishes to extend their deep gratitude to Sandy Regional Care Center for the loving care they provided during the past 16 months.
Funeral services will be held 11a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2003 at Lindquist’s North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 North Washington Blvd…. Interment at the North Ogden Ben Lomond Cemetery….
Photos from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Linda O’Driscoll.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Paul E. Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence South Jordan, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Arlene Skeen Alvord; daughter Karen Alvord Hill Allred; parents, George Iven Alvord (with family photo) and Sarah Luella Campbell Alvord; and brothers Lloyd Ivan Alvord and Ray Warren Alvord; in this compilation.
Utah Military Records, 1861–1970, lists Paul Edmond Alvord, born Fort Douglas, UT, father George Ivan Alvord and mother Luella Campbell Alford. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on 18 June 1943 in Salt Lake City. He was age 26, married to Arlene Skeen Alvord.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Paul Edmond 1917 UT1, George Iven 1891 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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PHEBE A. ADCOCK HALFORD
DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER
Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—22 July 1938
Phebe Adcock Halford, 60, wife of Robert Halford, died Saturday July 9, after a long illness. She was taken sick last November while visiting California where they had spent the last eight winters.
She was born in Bountiful, Aug. 21, 1877, daughter of Charles and Hannah Johnson Adcock. She was married to Mr. Halford, March 10, 1877 [sic—1897].
Mrs. Halford has spent much time in genealogical and temple work, both in the Salt Lake and St. George temples and has been an active worker in the Relief society for many years.
Surviving are her husband, Robert Halford, Bountiful and a sister Mrs. Margaret Halford, Salt Lake City.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday of last week in the Bountiful Second ward chapel and interment took place in the Bountiful cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Robert Edward Halford, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
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RAY WARREN ALVORD
Provo, Utah Co., UT—_____ December 2017
Ray Warren Alvord, loving husband, father, father-in law, grandpa, son, and friend, passed away at home December 17, 2017, with his loving wife and family by his side.
Ray was born in North Ogden, Utah, September 13, 1924 to George I. Alvord and Sarah Luella Campbell Alvord. He was the youngest of five boys. His brothers, Lloyd, Vern, Carl, Paul, and their spouses are all deceased. Ray married Bonnie Lou Irwin in San Bernardino, California, August 28, 1949, and this began their 68 years together.
Ray was once described as a “Man of Many Careers”. From a humble beginning on a North Ogden dairy farm, he became a military leader, PhD research Psychologist, writer, dean of a graduate management program, university administrator, professor, international advisor and business executive. Ray served as a USAF officer from 1950 to 1972, in the US and abroad, retiring as a Colonel. During those years he served in many capacities in England, Japan, and various cities throughout the US. During those years he received a Master’s Degree, and then later, a PhD in Psychological Studies from Stanford University.
There were many other intermingled life experiences and community service opportunities that Ray enjoyed. These included service with Utah State Office of Child Care, Provo Senior Citizen’s Center, and Provo’s Cable Board. Ray was a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and has served in many leadership and teaching positions.
Ray loved his wife, children, and grandchildren and left them with many wise and humorous “nuggets” of wisdom that they fondly repeat often.
Ray is survived by his beloved spouse, Bonnie Lou, and three of their four children: Christy Rae Harper (Randy) of St. George, Utah; Kirk Warren Alvord (Jennifer) of Alpine, Utah; and Alyson Plowman (Jeff) of Dallas, Texas; as well as 14 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Ray will be met on the other side by his eldest son, Gregg Irwin Alvord (Bonnie Merrill), who preceded him in death 29 years ago from an automobile accident.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017 in the Pleasant View 4th Ward Chapel, 350 East 2950 North, Provo, Utah…. Interment will be in the Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Utah at 3:30 p.m. the same day….
Photos from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Amy S
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituaries of his wife, Bonnie Lou Irwin Alvord; son Gregg Irwin Alvord; parents, George Iven Alvord (with family photo) and Sarah Luella Campbell Alvord; and brothers Lloyd Ivan Alvord and Paul Edmond Alvord in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Ray Warren 1924 UT1, George Iven 1891 UT2, Gideon Williams 1841 IA3, Thaddeus 1781 MA4, Joseph 1733 MA5, Joseph 1697 MA6, Ebenezer 1665 MA7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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REUBEN EMER ALVORD
Nettie and Reuben Alvord
Photo from Taylor Family Association—used with permission
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 21 December 1949
Funeral services for Reuben E. Alvord, prominent farmer of Farr West, will be held Friday [23 Dec 1949] at 1 o’clock at Larkin and Sons chapel conducted by Bishop Theo Thompson of the Farr West ward. Friends may call at the family residence at Farr West Thursday afternoon and evening and at Larkin and Sons drawing room Friday from 10 to time of service. Interment Ogden City cemetery. Family requests no flowers.
In another article:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 20 December 1949
Bitter cold spread across the mountain states today with low temperatures of near zero predicted for most of the region tonight. The extreme cold followed a storm which scattered snow over both Utah and Idaho, making highway conditions throughout the area hazardous….
Two men died as a result of the storm…. Reuben E. Alvord, 77, suffered a fatal heart attack while shoveling snow….
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Special permission has been given by Utahtombstonelady@hotmail.com
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his wife, Nettie Maren Wilde Alvord; son Lowell Reuben Alvord; father, Benjamin Bromley Alvord; and brother Benjamin Thaddeus Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his sister Jennie Alvord Boothe Spencer in California Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 433–434:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Reuben Emer 1872 UT1, Benjamin Bromley 1834/1835 MI2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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REX MARTIN ALVORD
Photo from Stanford Quad, Stanford University Yearbook, 1949
Graduate Medicine
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 18 May 1994
Included in AAFA ACTION, Fall 1998
Dr. Rex Martin Alvord, 70, passed away May 14, 1994.
His life centered around helping people, and the appreciation and preservation of nature. He will be missed.
He was born in Ogden on December 27, 1923, the son of Lowell Rueben and Mable Martin Alvord. He married Marjorie Rhodes on September 27, 1944 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple; they were divorced in 1993. He graduated from Box Elder High, Weber State College, Stanford University and received his M.D. degree from Stanford University School of Medicine, followed by a research fellowship for the United States Public Health Services. He was appointed director of the Medical Investigation Department, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Grounds. Dr. Alvord also served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in San Francisco, as Director of Chest Diseases during the Korean War. He had a private practice in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology in Ogden for over 40 years. He was a member of the LDS Church, of Phi Rho Sigma Medical Fraternity, Weber County Medical Society, Utah State Medical Society and the American Medical Society. Dr. Alvord was a council member on the Ogden City Council for two years, served as Assistant Mayor of Ogden from 1963 to 1965.
Surviving are four daughters and one son, Karyl (Dietfried) Hoeptner of Lubeck, Germany; Diana (Joe) Marchione of Kitty Hawk, N.C.; Julianne Alvord of Perry; Amy (Tom) Christopulos of Centerville, and Major Rex M. Alvord, Jr., M.D., of El Paso, Texas; also surviving are seven grandchildren; and a cousin, Marie Richardson of Brigham City; close friend, Betty Probst, Salt Lake City.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Lowell Harlin Alvord; his parents and stepfather, James A. Ward.
Memorial services will be held at Larkin Mortuary in Ogden, on Thursday, May 19, at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Photos from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Special permission has been given by Utahtombstonelady@hotmail.com
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Rex Martin Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Eden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Marjorie Rhodes Alvord Bigelow; and father, Lowell Reuben Alvord, in this compilation.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Rex Martin 1923 UT1, Lowell Reuben 1902 UT2, Reuben Emer 1872 UT3, Benjamin Bromley 1834/1835 MI4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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RICHARD HENRY ALVORD
AAFA #0926
American Fork, Utah Co., UT—_____ October 2022
Richard Henry Alvord, loving husband, father, brother and friend passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on October 10, 2022 in American Fork, Utah. He was 82 years old.
Richard was born on May 14, 1940 in Los Angeles, California at White Memorial Hospital. He was very proud of his “Born in LA” heritage. He was born to Ralph Jensen Alvord and Roma Chamberlain.
Richard spent his childhood in and around Los Angeles. He moved to San Bernardino County when he was a teenager. He attended Chaffey High School and Chaffey Junior College and got his BS at Cal Poly Pomona College.
He served a mission in the Central British Mission from 1960-1962, serving in England and Wales. He later served a mission with his wife, Loretta in Madrid Spain from 2007-2008.
He served in the California Army National Guard from 1963-1969. The only action he saw was the Los Angeles Watts Riot. He served as the headquarters Radio Operator.
He met his sweetheart Loretta Wilkins at a M-Men and Gleaner (LDS young adult group) activity in the fall of 1963. They were married April 18, 1964 in the Los Angeles Temple. He inherited a sweet baby boy with their marriage. They later had 2 more boys and 2 girls. They lived in Ontario, California and moved to Simi Valley, California in 1974. Upon retirement he and Loretta moved to American Fork, Utah in 2004.
He worked as an industrial engineer. His fascination with all things mechanical led to a long and varied career in the aerospace industry. Some of the fondest memories of his children and grandchildren were of building and creating along side Grandpa.
He was a loving father who enjoyed his boys and adored his red headed girls. The time he spent with his family laughing, playing, telling stories and doing service left a lasting legacy. His passion for family history instilled a desire in his children to find and connect with their past.
Richard is preceded in death by his parents and his older brother, Michael. He is survived by his wife, Loretta and his children Timothy (Midori), Tamarah Cummings (Jack), James (Mandi), Laura and Ben. He is also survived in death by 12 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren and his brother Jon, his sister Valana Durham (Dick) and his sister Debi Werner (Ben).
Memorial Services will be held on October 22, 2022 at 11 AM at the LDS chapel at 1320 W 3540 N, Pleasant Grove, Utah….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituary of his mother, Roma Chamberlain Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of his father, Ralph Jensen Alvord, in Arizona Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Richard Henry 1940 CA1, Ralph Jensen 1914 UT2, Benjamin Thaddeus 1871 UT3, Benjamin Bromley 1834/1835 MI4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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RICHARD MICHAEL HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 19 April 2012
Richard Michael Halford, passed away April 17, 2012, in Sandy, Utah.
Born April 9, 1935 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Charles and Lillian Halford, and was the youngest of twelve children. He attended West High School. Married to Karen Nelson they later divorced. He married Kathleen Anne Halford on May 17, 1980. Richard retired after 41 years from United Electric Supply Company. He started a second career with his wife Kathleen working together in their Bridal Shop, “The Brides’ Shop”.
Richard is survived by his beloved wife Kathleen Halford, father in Albert grossi, children: Jill and Jerome Stam, Wendy Halford and Cullen McCarty, Christy and James Runyan, Melissa Laurel and Craig Oborn, Anthony and Robyn Pinto; two siblings: Leroy and Leola Halford and Dora and Joseph Plant, sister-in-law Judy Halford, nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by parents, step-daughter, Michelle Lynn Pinto; siblings: Charles, Lillian, Lawrence, Horace, Violet, Lucille, Kenneth, John, and David.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City….
He loved his family and he will be loved and missed….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list his death.
See the obituaries of his parents, Charles William Halford Sr. and Lillian Honore Walsh Halford; and siblings Charles William Halford Jr., David Edmund Halford, Dora Jane Halford Plant, John Walsh Halford, Lawrence Lorenzo Halford, Leroy Elmer “Roy” Halford, Lillian Honore Halford, and Marguarite Lucille Halford Riggs Knight in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his sister Violet Viola Halford Jayne in California Obituaries; and of his brother Kennith Bradford Halford in Minnesota Obituaries.
His memorial at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary includes nearly 100 photos.
His HALFORD lineage: Richard Michael 1935 UT1, Charles William 1891 UT2, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT3, John 1841 England4, Robert 1811 England5.
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ROBERT EDWARD HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 19 June 1949
BOUNTIFUL—Robert Halford, 78, Bountiful, died In a Salt Lake hospital Saturday at 8:10 a.m. of causes incident to age.
He was born in Mill Creek, Salt Lake county, Aug. 14, 1870, a son of John and Ellen Hensley [sic] Halford. Most of his life he had resided in Bountiful where he was a farmer by occupation.
He married Phoebe Ann Hancock and she died in July of 1938. On May 17, 1939, he married Annie H. Spears Hatch in the Salt Lake temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
From 1900 to 1903 he had served with the Utah National Guard. At the time of his death he was a high priest in the Bountiful Fourth LDS ward.
Surviving are his widow, Bountiful, and a brother, John Halford, Salt Lake City.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Union mortuary chapel, Bountiful, by R.V. Ord. bishop of the Bountiful Fourth LDS ward….
Burial will be in Bountiful city cemetery.
Photo from Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Peters
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Phebe A. Adcock Halford; his second wife, Annie Elizabeth Spiers Hatch Halford; parents, John Halford and Ellen Potter Hemsley Halford; and siblings Dorcas Priscilla Halford Hokanson, Ellen Elizabeth Halford Burningham Handley, John Wilburn Bradford Halford, and Sarah Elizabeth Halford Reed in this compilation.
His HALFORD lineage: Robert Edward 1870 UT1, John 1841 England2, Robert 1811 England3.
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ROMA CHAMBERLAIN ALVORD
Mother of Richard Henry Alvord, AAFA #0926
Photos from her son Richard Henry Alvord
ARGUS OBSERVER
Ontario, Malheur Co., OR—3 May 2009
Roma C. Alvord, 91, passed away quietly Friday, April 24, 2009, at Kolob Care Center in St. George, Utah.
Roma was born on Aug. 3, 1917, in Pleasant View, Utah, to Susan May Jensen and Henry Ernest Chamberlain.
Roma married Ralph Jensen Alvord on Aug. 18, 1938. She graduated from Ogden’s School of Beauty in 1936 and received a certificate of completion of a cake-decorating course at Chino Adult School in 1956.
The family remembers all the wedding and birthday cakes that she lovingly baked and decorated and the beautiful Easter eggs she made.
Roma was a member of the LDS church and spent many years in service to the church, her family and her friends. She lived in Utah, California, Arizona and spent about 28 years in Nyssa, Ore.
Roma is survived by five children, Michael, Richard, Jon, Valana (Durham) and Deborah (Werner); 21 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
Roma was preceded in death by her eternal companion, Ralph; her parents; four sisters; and one brother.
Roma was buried Friday, May 1, 2009, at the Hurricane City Cemetery, Hurricane, Utah.
Photo from Hurricane City Cemetery, Hurricane, Washington Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Max Turpin
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the death date of Roma Alvord (SS# issued in UT) but list her birth date as 13 Aug 1917, last residence Hurricane, Washington Co., UT.
See the obituary of her son Richard Henry Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of her husband, Ralph Jensen Alvord, in Arizona Obituaries.
The Western States Marriage Index incorrectly says Ralph Jensen Alvord married Beverly Jean Wilson on 18 Aug 1938 in Bonneville Co., ID. Ralph and Roma’s son Richard Alvord obtained their marriage record from Bonneville Co., ID:
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ROYAL HALFORD
Photo from 50th Wedding Anniversary article, below
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 25 March 1964
PORTAGE—Royal Halford, 78, of Portage, died Monday night [March 23] of a heart attack in the Oneida Hospital in Malad.
Mr. Halford was born March 16, 1886, in Portage, a son of Joseph H. and Emma Hoskins Halford. He was married to Erma Conley on Oct. 30, 1907, in Malad. They later received endowments in the Logan Temple.
He was an active member of the LDS Church and was a counselor in the Portage Ward bishopric, past president of the MIA and Elders Quorum, and served two years on a Malad stake mission.
Surviving are his widow, of Portage; six sons and two daughters, Glen H. Halford, Francisco; N. Woodrow Halford, Faun D. Halford, Sacramento. Calif.; Victor C. Halford, Preston, Idaho; R. Eugene [sic: Royal Euvene] Halford, Mrs. Wendell (Fern) Hall, Mrs. Harold (Roxie) Jenkins, all of Portage; 16 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters, Melvin T. Halford, Ogden; Mrs. Lizzie H. Hale, Pocatello; Joseph W. Halford, Mrs. Roy (Pearl) Hawks, Mrs. Grace H. John, all of Portage.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Portage Ward Chapel…. Burial in Portage Cemetery, directed by Benson Funeral Home in Malad.
Photo from Portage Cemetery, Portage, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, RRRW
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ March 1964) dates of Roy Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his wife, Erma Evelyn Conley Halford; children Fern Artella Halford Hall, Franklin Odell Halford, and Woodrow Norman Halford; and siblings Edwin Hoskins Halford, George Warren Halford, Grace Victoria Halford John, Joseph Willard Halford, Mary Lucinda Halford, Theodore Melvin Halford, and William Oliver Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his son Faun Delors Halford in California Obituaries; and of his brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries.
His parents, Joseph Henry Halford and Emma Eliza Hoskins Halford, are also buried in Portage Cemetery in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
Anniversary announcement:
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Friday, 25 October 1957
PORTAGE COUPLE TO OBSERVE GOLD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
PORTAGE, Box Elder County—Mr. and Mrs. Royal Halford, lifetime residents of this community will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at an open house Sunday at their home between 2 and 6 p.m.
Mr. Halford was born in Portage, the son of Joseph and Emma Halford. Mrs. Halford is the former Erma Conley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Conley.
Active workers in LDS Church and civic affairs, Mr. Halford has been a member of the Portage Ward bishopric for 12 years and is serving in that capacity at the present time. He has been a teacher in other church organizations.
Mrs. Halford has taught in auxiliary organizations of the LDS Church and is at the present time a teacher in the Primary and a Relief Society visiting teacher.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Halford have served as Malad-Stake missionaries.
The couple was married Oct. 30, 1907, in Malad, Idaho. Later their marriage was solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple.
They are parents of 10 sons and daughters, seven of whom are living: Mrs. Wendell (Fern) Hall, Mrs. Herald (Roxie) Jenkins and Euvene Halford, Portage; Glen Halford, San Francisco, Calif.; Woodrow Halford, Magna; Faun Halford, San Diego, Calif., and Victor Halford, Smithfield.
They invite all friends and-relatives to call during the afternoon, but request no gifts.
His HALFORD lineage: Royal 1886 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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RYAN DAVID HALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 19 October 2016
“Papa Bear” passed away on October 14th, 2016 at the young age of 58 after a hard-fought battle with advanced lung cancer.
Ryan was born December 13th, 1957 to Dorene and David Halford in Salt Lake City, UT.
He leaves behind his amazing wife of 33 years, LuAnn Halford. Ryan has two sons, Zachery (Brook) and Jaron (Whitney) and one daughter, Sara Halford. He was blessed with two families; his mother Dorene and siblings Lisa (Darrell), Eric (Chris) and Curtis; and his step-mother Judy and siblings Darren (Rachel), Shawna (Roger), Jolene (Richard) and Charlie.
Ryan attended Granger High School where he enjoyed track and field, football, and making new friends. He entered active duty in the U.S. Army soon after high school and was proud to have been part of the 2% who served this country in uniform.
Ryan and LuAnn began their grand adventure together in June of 1983. Ryan would often say, “All I wanted to be was Dad” - an adage that defined him over the years. He cherished every dad moment and eventually every grandpa moment as well. He became “Papa Bear” to three grandchildren - Elijah, Justus and Belle. He eagerly awaited the arrival of his fourth grandchild.
“Papa Bear” was a loving, generous, and gregarious man who many joyfully called friend and brother. He was never without a story, anecdote or joke. He served as the Broken Wing Society President and Mr. Fix-it for all who knew him. He will be dearly missed.
Please join us for a memorial service in his honor this Saturday, October 22nd at 11:00 a.m. at Oasis Vineyard Church (1750 W 4160 S) and a celebration of life afterwards at Chris and Eric’s house.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituaries of his parents, David Edmund Halford and Dorene Sara Huber Halford, in this compilation.
His HALFORD lineage: Ryan David 1957 UT1, David Edmund 1930 UT2, Charles William 1891 UT3, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT4, John 1841 England5, Robert 1811 England6.
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SAMUEL RICHARD HALFORD
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 27 August 1925
DIED
Samuel Halford, native of Pittsburg, Pa., died Wednesday [August 26] at a local hospital. He is survived by one son and a daughter.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Laurie Edmunds Reeve
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of his daughter-in-law Patricia Kathleen Conroy Halford in Oregon Obituaries.
Samuel’s wife was Mary/Maria Elswyke.
His HALFORD lineage: Samuel Richard1867 PA1, John Henry 1815 England2.
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SARAH ANN SHUPE ALVORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—26 November 1907
BIOGRAPHY OF A NOBLE WOMAN
In the death, Nov. 8, of Sister Sarah Ann Alvord there was lost to the community, to a husband and dear children, a loving companion, an affectionate mother and a highly respected neighbor.
She was born in Adams county, Illinois, April 2, 1845, a daughter of John W. Shupe and Martha Ann Thomas, with whom in her youth she emigrated to Utah and was baptised in Centerville, Davis county, in 1858, by Elder John Leaman, and the next year came to North Ogden, where, Sept. 16, 1860, she was married to Gideon W. Alvord. She has resided in North Ogden ever since except two years in Salt Lake City.
Eleven children have been born to them, four having preceded the mother into the great beyond, three of whom died of diphtheria in one week. All of those living were present at her death except William M., absent on a mission in Australia. She left 21 grandchildren.
She was always of a loving, cheerful disposition and made pleasant the society she mingled in; was an ardent and faithful worker in the Relief society, and was always ready to contribute to the needs of the less fortunate.
Her funeral services were held Nov. 11, and interment was in the North Ogden cemetery.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Rohwedder
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Gideon Williams Alvord; and children Charlotte Albina Alvord, George Iven Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Ida “Ada” Alvord Penrod Hayes Lane Schlie, Ira John Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, Mary Catherine Alvord Summers, and Stella Alvord Montgomery in this compilation.
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SARAH ELIZABETH HALFORD REED
Photo from artpam1’s Grant-Haight-Reed-Tezak Combined Trees (Ancestry)
This small photo cannot be enlarged without loss of clarity.
SALT LAKE TELEGRAM
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 31 March 1919
Sarah Elizabeth Reed, aged 53, died last night at the home, 1615 Edison street. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 1 o’clock at the Eber W. Hall chapel. Interment will be in City cemetery.
In another article:
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Tuesday, 1 April 1919
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Reed, 53, wife of Levi Albert Reed, died Sunday at the family residence, 1615 Edison street. Funeral services will be held today at 1 p.m. in the Eber W. Hall funeral chapel.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Daniel Kane
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, John Halford and Ellen Potter Hemsley Halford; and siblings Dorcas Priscilla Halford Hokanson, Ellen Elizabeth Halford Burningham Handley, John Wilburn Bradford Halford, and Robert Edward Halford in this compilation.
Her HALFORD lineage: Sarah Elizabeth 1864 UT1, John 1841 England2, Robert 1811 England3.
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SARAH ELIZABETH MOWER ALVORD
Maternal Grandmother of Velda Lee Greenwell Coffin, AAFA #0900
Photo from her Find A Grave memorial
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—26 February 1923
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Alvord, wife of the late Joseph B. Alvord, died this morning at 7:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Barnard E. Farr at Taylor, of general debility.
She was born in Salt Lake, October 10, 1851, the daughter of Henry and Susan Strong Mower. She had been a resident of West Weber and Taylor for the past 41 years.
She was an active worker in the Relief society, serving as a counselor in the presidency of the West Weber ward, also an active worker of the Sunday school. Mrs. Alvord devoted years to care of the sick and afflicted.
She is survived by the following sons and daughters: Mrs. Susan Farr of Taylor, J.L. Alvord of Los Angeles, Mrs. Amy Hadley of Rockland, Idaho; Mrs. Florence Greenwell of Paul, Idaho; Bertha Alvord, Ogden.
The children were with their mother at the time of her death.
The following brothers and sisters survive her; Henry Mower, John Mower, Sidney Mower, Charles Mower, Mrs. Lydia Bills and Mrs. Lulu McMillian, and 22 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 o’clock in the Taylor ward meetinghouse. Bishop William Jardine will conduct the services.
The body may be viewed at the home of Mrs. Farr in Taylor, tomorrow afternoon and evening and Wednesday until time of funeral. Interment will be in the West Weber cemetery. Flowers may be left at Larkin and Sons.
Photo from West Weber Cemetery, West Weber, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Allen Sorensen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Joseph Bonaparte Alvord; and daughter Susan Alvord Farr Hunter in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her son Joseph Leroy Alvord in California Obituaries; and of her daughters Amy Alvord Hadley and Florence Alvord Greenwell in Idaho Obituaries.
Life and Testimony of Sarah Elizabeth Mower Alvord, told by her daughter Amy Alvord Hadley, is a brief biography of Sarah:
Sarah was born after the Saints had arrived in Salt Lake City to Henry Mower Jr. and Susan Strong Mower, after their joining the church with their separate families, meeting and marrying in Nauvoo, and coming across the plains. She was their third child, the second one to live. She was born 10 October, 1851. Her father was employed as a hotel manager and also sold provisions to California gold seekers on his own.
For a time, they moved to Springville to be nearer his parents, but then came back to Union Fort near Salt Lake City because of Susan, her mother’s, failing health. Susan died 17 July 1856, leaving Sarah Elizabeth motherless at the age of five.
Because of his daughter’s very young age, Henry decided it best to let his parents raise her. So she was raised by her aged grandparents, which meant she was left to do a lot on her own.
She also went through the lean years when the grasshoppers and crickets devoured their crops, and she later told many an interesting story of their hard luck—and happy times.
Sarah had to help herd cattle toward the mountains. One day an Indian came and picked her up and put her behind him on the back of the horse. She had a serviceberry stick which she beat him with until he finally turned her loose. She said he used to come back occasionally to see his dark-eyed girl. Sarah’s eyes were black and very sparkling.
Though life was often hard, never once did she murmur or complain. She married Joseph Bonaparte Alvord, and afterwards, they lived in a log house, though they eventually lived in a brick house. In addition to his being a teamster, they had a farm with milk cows and grew crops.
While she had the skills to be a hat maker, her main efforts were to her family. Her daughter, Amy, remembers her ironing fresh dresses with an old heavy flat iron heated on the coal stove, and then hanging them on wooden pegs in the corner of the old house.
She worked in the Relief Society from early adulthood until her death. And when Amy married, she said, “You must join the Relief Society.”
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SARAH LUELLA CAMPBELL ALVORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Thursday, 8 January 1970
NORTH OGDEN‑Mrs. Sarah Luella Campbell Alvord, 77, of 2550 N. 200 E., died Wednesday afternoon at her home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Alvord was born Aug. 28, 1892, in Liberty, a daughter of Warren and Mary White Campbell.
She was married to George I. Alvord on Nov. 23, 1910, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
She had resided in North Ogden since 1906.
She had taught in the Primary, was a member of the Relief Society and chairman of the quilt committee in the North Ogden LDS Ward. She was a Relief Society visiting teacher, served with her husband on the ward old folks committee, and was an active temple worker in the Canadian Arizona Temples.
Surviving are her husband, five sons, Lloyd I. Alvord, Ogden; Vern G. Alvord, Salt Lake City; Carl I. Alvord, Paradise Valley, Ariz.; Paul E. Alvord, Okinawa; Dr. Ray W. Alvord, Fairborn, Ohio; 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Bessie Randall Hugi, Logan; Mrs. Ray (Vera) Woodfield, Donald I. Campbell, both of North Ogden; Coral Campbell, Mesa, Ariz.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in the North Ogden 2nd-4th Ward Chapel….
Friends may call at the Larkin Mortuary Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the ward chapel Monday after 12 noon. Burial in the North Ogden City Cemetery.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituaries of her husband, George Iven Alvord, which includes a family photo and a photo of their shared gravestone; and sons Lloyd Ivan Alvord, Paul Edmond Alvord, and Ray Warren Alvord in this compilation.
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SARAH “SADY” ALFORD
OGDEN STANDARD
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 15 August 1910
The funeral services of little Sarah Alford, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James O. Alford of Wall avenue, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Lindquist funeral chapel. The interment will be in the city cemetery.
The deceased child was the victim of the accident of Friday afternoon in which, while lighting a fire in the family cook stove, her clothing caught fire, causing her death a few hours later at the hospital.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Special permission has been given by Utahtombstonelady@hotmail.com
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her mother, Elsie E. Snell Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of her sister Nina Mae “Minnie” Alford Driscoll in California Obituaries; and of her brother Elmer Ray Alford in Idaho Obituaries.
Her lineage: Sarah 1901 UT1, Orson James 1873 UT2, John W. 1846 England3, William 1816 England4.
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SHAWN MICHAEL HALFORD
DAVIS COUNTY CLIPPER
Bountiful, Davis Co., UT—6 March 1970
Shawn Michael Halford, 4 year old son of Ernest and Karla Kieffer Halford of 282 West 1000 North, Bountiful died Tuesday, March 3, of an accidental drowning.
Born on June 15, 1965 in Bountiful, Utah.
He is survived by his parents and sister, Brenda, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Halford, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kieffer, great grandfather, Ernest A. Hayes all of Bountiful; great grandparents, Mrs. Lillian Halford, Salt Lake City and Marion Englestead of Paragonah, Utah.
Parents are members of the Bountiful 22nd LDS Ward Church.
Funeral services will be held today, March 6, at 12 noon in the Bountiful 25th LDS Ward Chapel….
Family prayer at the Bountiful Lindquist Mortuary will be offered by Charles W. Halford. Prelude and postlude music at services will be played by Ruth Christenson; opening prayer by Steve K. Halford; musical selections entitled, “I Am A Child of God,” and “I Love The Mountain,” will be sung by the Bountiful 22nd LDS Ward Laurels, they will be accompanied by Melba Hansen….
Interment will be in the Lakeview Memorial Gardens with dedication of the grave by Bishop Alvin Kieffer.
In another article:
DAILY HERALD
Provo, Utah Co., UT—Wednesday, 4 March 1970
BOUNTIFUL CHILD DROWNS
BOUNTIFUL—Shawn Michael Halford, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Halford of Bountiful, died Tuesday afternoon when he apparently fell into a neighbor’s swimming pool and drowned.
Bountiful Police say the youngster fell into the pool’s murky water about 4 p.m. after he and his 3-year-old sister, Brenda, climbed the neighbor’s fence. The pool belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Theral W. Sessions, who were not at home.
Officer Vernlie L. Hess was the first on the scene and dived into the pool locating the boy.
Photo from Layton Hill Cemetery, Layton, Davis Co. UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chris Calcut
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his paternal grandparents, Charles William Halford Jr.and Eva Louise Hayes Halford Arrington, in this compilation.
His HALFORD lineage: Shawn Michael 1965 UT1, Ernest Charles ???? UT2, Charles William 1914 UT3, Charles William 1891 UT4, John Wilburn Bradford 1868 UT5, John 1841 England6, Robert 1811 England7.
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SHEILA KATHLEEN MARNER SORENSON ALVORD
Photo from Magleby Mortuary
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Wednesday, 28 March 2012
KANAB, UTAH—Sheila Kathleen Marner Sorenson Alvord, 86, passed away March 24, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Mayfield. She was born July 10, 1925 in Laurier, Manitoba, Canada to English immigrant parents, George and Clara Hibbert Marner.
Sheila served in the Canadian Armed Forces during World War II as a bookkeeper in Halifax Harbor. At war’s end, during a U.S. sight-seeing tour she met her soon to be husband, Maynard Sorenson in Salt Lake City. They married October 20, 1949 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and moved to Salt Lake City. They lived there for a short time before moving to Axtell, where they raised their family and operated Axtell Hereford Ranch for 34 years. They raised registered Herefords, showing and selling their cattle all over the Western States. Mom gained U.S. Citizenship while raising her young family in Axtell.
Sheila and Maynard were active in the community. They supported the building and growth of the Gunnison Hospital in fund raising endeavors. They were honorary members of Gunnison Valley Future Farmers of America, and members of the Gunnison Valley Lions Club. Mom was a 4 H club leader to many of the youth of the Gunnison Valley area. She worked in the local P.T.A. She was a advisor to the Gunnison Valley Young Homemakers of America. She judged county fairs in many Central Utah counties. She served on the Sanpete County Library Board, being instrumental in bringing Bookmobile services to the county. She also served on the Six County Public Health Board. She was the president of the Utah Cowbelles, and sat on the Board for the National Beef Council Cook Off. A special highlight of Mom’s life was serving on the South Sanpete School Board for many years.
Maynard preceded her in death on March 13, 1981.
She married Don Alvord in 1986, and moved to Kanab. He passed away in 1996.
While living in Kanab, Mom was very active in the community. She served on the Kanab Planning Commission as well as the Kanab Hospital Auxiliary, and Library Board. She enjoyed being a land steward for the geologists who protected and worked the Anasazi sites in Southern Utah Northern Arizona. Mom served as a mentor for the Sterling Scholar Program in the local high school.
Mom was a very talented quilter. She leaves a legacy of many beautiful quilts made while a member of the Canyon Country and Utah Valley Quilt Guilds. Mom was recently voted the first honorary member of the newly organized Raising Kane Quilt Guild. Charitable donations in her name may be made to the Raising Kane Quilt Guild Humanitarian Fund, care of President Ilene Ott, 968 South Powell, Kanab, Utah 84741. Mom will be remembered by her family for her service to others, and to her community, as a wonderful homemaker and beautiful gardener. Mom was well respected and never afraid to express her thoughts, which were always backed up by a wealth of knowledge, and above all, good common sense. She touched all of our lives in such a positive way and will be greatly missed.
She is survived by five children: Donnell (Lavon) Sorenson, Palos Verdes, California; Marnie (Bill) Clawson, Leawood, Kansas; Bill (Debbie) Sorenson, Jerome, Idaho; Laurel (Ray) Christensen, Mayfield; Robyn (Hal) Hendrickson, Gunnison. Sheila’s family includes 18 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren with four more on the way.
She was preceded in death by husbands Maynard and Don; her parents; brother, Eric Marner; sisters: Eileen Gray and Patsy Avery.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 30, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. in the Kanab Kaibab Stake Center 1435 South McAllister. Friends may call at the stake center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial will be Saturday March 31 at 1:00 p.m. in the Gunnison Cemetery 550 North Cemetery Road East Highway 89. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com.
Photo from Gunnison Cemetery, Gunnison, Sanpete Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, David Mower
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her second husband, Donald Clayton Alvord, in this compilation.
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SONDRA JO HOGGATT HALFORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 16 May 2014
Sondra Jo Halford
1941 – 2014
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Sondra, 73, formerly of Alton, IL, passed away peacefully at the Huntsman Cancer Hospital on May 15, 2014 surrounded by her family after a short battle with Leukemia.
She was born on March 31, 1941 to Fred and Florence Hoggatt in Roxana, IL. She married Richard Halford on August 14, 1959 whom she spent 54 wonderful years with raising her family. Sondra retired from Salt Lake County Youth Services in 2001. Her final years working were spent at the Christmas Box House as their cook. She loved spending time with the children that were housed there. She served in many different capacities at her church over the years. She was a Sunday School Teacher, Awana Director, Choir Member and Nursery Coordinator. She was currently a member at First Southern Baptist Church of Bountiful.
Sondra is preceded in death by her parents, brother Gary Hoggatt Sr., sister Sheridan Newman, and son-in-law Trent Wilson.
Survived by her husband, Richard Halford, daughters Tammy (Mike) Dykeman, Kaye (Joel) Crow, Sara Wilson, Rae (Chad) Gleeson, 15 grand children, six great-grand children and sister Betty Herrmann.
Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Mt View Memorial Estates, 3115 East 7800 South, Cottonwood Heights, UT. Family and friends may call two hours prior to services.
Interment will be at Mt View Estates….
Photos from Mountain View Memorial Estates Cemetery, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lynn Fischer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
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STELLA ALVORD MONTGOMERY
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Friday, 4 December 1953
Mrs. Stella Alvord Montgomery, 72, lifelong resident of North Ogden, died last night [December 3] in the Dee Hospital after a two-month illness.
Mrs. Montgomery was formerly a member of the presidency of the LDS North Ogden Ward Primary and for 17 years was a member of the Ogden Stake Primary Board. She was a teacher and work director in the Relief Society and a member of the old folks committee of the North Ogden Ward for many years. She was also a member of the Three Square Dance Club.
At one time she received national recognition for planting flowers along Sardine Canyon highway.
She was born April 12, 1881 [different than gravestone], in North Ogden, a daughter of Gideon W. and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord. She was married to Hyrum S. Montgomery.
Surviving are her husband, North Ogden; the following daughters: Mrs. John (Leah) Hovey Mrs. Henry J. (Wanda) DeHaan, Mrs. Lloyd (Stella Mae) Stephens, Mrs. Clyde S. (Dolores) Hunter, Ogden; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, the following brothers and sisters: E.R Alvord, W.M. Alvord, Odgen; George I. Alvord, North Ogden; Mrs. May Summers, Paradise, Utah; Mrs. Ida Schlie, Omaha, Neb.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. in the LDS North Ogden Second Ward Chapel….
Friends may call at the Larkin Mortuary, 24th Street and Adams Avenue, Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 12 noon. Interment will be in North Ogden cemetery.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, MS1958
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents Gideon Williams Alvord and Sarah Ann Shupe Alvord; and siblings Charlotte Albina Alvord, George Iven Alvord, Gideon Thaddeus Alvord, Ira John Alvord, Martha Jane Alvord, and Mary Catherine Alvord Summers in this compilation.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 46–437:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Stella 1881 UT1, Gideon Williams 1841 IA2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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SUSAN ALVORD FARR HUNTER
Aunt of Velda Lee Greenwell Coffin, AAFA #0900
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—19 September 1961
Mrs. Susan Alvord Farr Hunter, 80, 1009 21st, died Monday night at the Dee Hospital.
Mrs. Hunter was born Aug 5, 1881, in North Ogden, a daughter of Joseph B. and Sarah E. Mower Alvord. She lived in West Weber and Taylor prior to coming to Ogden 15 years ago.
On Oct 9, 1901 she was married to Barnard E. Farr in the Salt Lake Temple. He died Feb 4, 1925, in Ogden. She was married to James F. Hunter on Feb 26, 1935, in the Salt Lake Temple. He died July 23, 1957, in Ogden.
She was a member of the Thirty-first Ward. She served as president of the Taylor Ward Primary and had been active in Relief Society work. She was a member of Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Camp 41. She had been a practical nurse and helped organize public health immunization clinics in Taylor.
Surviving are two sons, Barnard Floyd Farr, San Jose, Calif., Kenneth A. Farr, Nyssa, Ore., three daughters, Mrs. Clyde M. (Mable) Decker, Ogden; Mrs. Lawrence (LaVon) Hadley, Boise, Idaho; Mrs. John W. (Nelda) Chawick, Murray; a stepson and stepdaughter, James Hunter, Reno, Nev., and Mrs. William (Edna) Demorest, Ogden; 21 grandchildren 41 great - grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Lee (Floss) Greenwell, Paul, Idaho.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in Lindquist and Sons Colonial Chapel with Bishop Warren N. Shurtleff of the Thirty- First Ward conduction. Friends may call at the mortuary Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday prior to services. Interment in West Weber Cemetery.
Photo from West Weber Cemetery, West Weber, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Nancie Moyes
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her parents, Joseph Bonaparte Alvord and Sarah Elizabeth Mower Alvord, in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her brother Joseph Leroy Alvord in California Obituaries; and of her sisters Amy Alvord Hadley and Florence Alvord Greenwell; and half-sister Delia J. Alvord Cazier in Idaho Obituaries.
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), p. 433:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Susan 1881 UT1, Joseph Bonaparte 1830 MI2, Thaddeus 1781 MA3, Joseph 1733 MA4, Joseph 1697 MA5, Ebenezer 1665 MA6, Alexander 1627 England7, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England8.
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SUSANNA B. HALFORD
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—21 December 1903
DIED
Halford—In this city, Dec. 20, 1903, Susanna Halford, wife of Charles Halford.
Born in the parish of St. John’s, England, Jan. 1, 1825. The deceased came to Utah in 1852.
Funeral Tuesday, at 11 a.m., at Mill Creek ward meeting house. Friends invited.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Shane Symes
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her husband, Charles Halford, in this compilation.
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SYLVIA AMARETTA MECHAM HOUSEKEEPER ALVORD
Photo from her Find A Grave memorial
OGDEN JUNCTION
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 16 July 1873
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of her second husband, Gideon Williams Alvord, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone, where her death date “July 2, 1873” is different than her obituary.
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SYLVIA STONE ALVORD SCOTT
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 7 December 1925
MRS SYLVIA SCOTT EXPIRES
SERVICES TUESDAY FOR MEMBER OF PIONEER FAMILY
Mrs. Sylvia Stone Scott, wife of Winford Sardis Scott, died at 4:45 a.m. on Sunday at the family home, 450 Thirtieth street, after an illness of nearly one year.
She was the daughter of Amos Pease and Minerva Leantine Jones Stone, pioneers to Utah. 1850.
She was born on July 11, 1859, in Ogden, where she resided until about 1890, when she moved to Pleasant View, returning to Ogden in 1909, where she had since lived, except the last two and a half years passed at Kosmo, Utah.
Her parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in New -Haven, Conn., in 1844, and went to Council Bluffs, arriving there on July 15, 1846. In 1850 they came to Utah, arriving at Salt Lake on September 30. They settled in North Kanyon ward at Salt Lake, which later became Sessions settlement, then Bountiful.
Mr. Stone to Ogden in 1856, and established himself in the blacksmith trade. His shop was-on the tabernacle square west of the tabernacle. In 1857 he moved his family to Ogden, living with his wife’s parents while he built a log house, on the southeast corner of W’shin’ton avenue and Twentieth streets, moving his family into this new home the same year. It was in this home that Mrs. Scott was born.
STUDIES NURSING
Sylvia grew up under pioneer conditions which developed in her resourcefulness .in a high degree. She could turn her hand to any kind of work an’ could meet any situation with remarkable self-control. She had a strong character and was not easily swerved from a decided purpose. Her education was such as could be gained in the public schools of Ogden at that time.
When a child, her natural inclinations led her into the sick room. Her human sympathy and aptitude for nursing soon became manifest. Her father, who was skilled in the care of the sick, often took her with him to watch his patients while passing through the critical stages of disease. This natural tendency grew as she-became older. She studied, and a few years ago took a course in nursing in Salt Lake under Dr. Ellis R. Shipp. She had in her library many medical works which she recently contributed to the Weber college library. Aside from the care of her .family, her life work has been the. relief of suffering.’”
CHURCH CAREER
Mrs. Scott was an active member of the L.D.S. church. She was baptized on. August 5, 1869, in the Mound Fort ward of Ogden; was a charter member of the Relief society, which was organized on January 29, 1874, being then only 15 years of age; was a member of the Sunday school; at the .organization of the primary association in that ward she was sustained as second counselor to President Ann M. Bailey Taylor, January 7, 1882, serving until June 15, 1884. She-was also an active member of the Young Ladies’ Mutual Improvement association as long as she lived in the ward. In-Pleasant View she was also active, and also in the Ninth ward of Ogden, where she served as visiting teacher in the Relief society.
Surviving Mrs. Scott are her husband and the following children: Irving Valentine Alvord of Ogden; Friend Leroy Alvord of Denver, Colo; Archiells Allison Alvord of Ogden; Mrs. Sylvia Luella Alvord Baker of San Francisco, and Mrs. Mabel Minerva Alvord Brady of Ogden. Also the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Emil A. Tuttle .of. Bountiful; Mrs. Olive A. Parry, Mrs. Minerva P. Shaw, Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, Lewis P. Stone, Mrs. Vincy E. Barker, Mrs. Laura J. Tribe and Bernard. S. Stone, all of Ogden.
FUNERAL SET
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 12:30 o’clock in the Seventh ward chapel on Thirteenth street. Friends may call at the Lindquist chapel this afternoon and evening…. Interment will be in Ogden City cemetery.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, P. Sanders
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her first husband, Irvin Thaddeus Alvord; and son, Archie Allison Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her daughter Sylvia Luella Alvord Baker in New York Obituaries; of her son Friend Leroy Alvord in Idaho Obituaries; and of her children Irving Valentine “Bert” Alvord and Mabel Minerva Alvord Brady Silvera in California Obituaries.
Sylvia and Irvin Thaddeus Alvord were divorced in 1907.
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TERRY LEE ALFORD
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Friday, 6 December 1991
Terry Lee Alford, age 33, passed away December 2, 1991 in Price, Utah.
Born February 13, 1958 in Salt Lake City to Gerald Allen and Shirley Curtis Alford. Graduated from Kearns High in 1976. Served an LDS Mission in Lansing, Michigan. Worked for UP&L for 8 1/2 years in and around Price. He enjoyed the outdoors, particularly camping with his son, Cody. A loving father, son and brother.
Survivors, son, Cody Allen Alford, three brothers, Sunny Lee Alford, Dennis Leon Alford, Gerald Boyd Alford, mother, Shirley Qualls; ex-wife, Kayla Lynn Haggard, nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by his father.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, 1991, 11 a.m., at the Kearns 3rd Ward, 4731 South 4300 West. Interment: MacKay Lake Hills Memorial Park.
Photo from Lake Hills Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Wenda Martin
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Dec 1991) dates of T.L. Alford (SS# issued in UT), last residence not listed.
See the obituaries of his father, Gerald Allen Alford; and brother Gerald Boyd Alford in this compilation.
For more information on this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of James Lodwick Alford (1749–1820).
His lineage: Terry Lee 1958 UT1, Gerald Allen 1930 WY2, Howard Cornelius 1904 TX3, James Walter 1878 TX4, Andrew Jackson 1850 GA5, Peyton 1788 NC6, James Lodwick 1749 NC7.
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THADDEUS ALVORD
Photo from: Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, (Salt Lake City, UT: Utah Pioneers Book Publishing Company, 1913), p. 184
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—4 March 1874
Died, at North Ogden, Utah, Feb. 18th, 1874, of old age, Thaddeus Alvord, aged 93 years.
Deceased was born in the town of Bernardston, Hampshire county, Massachusetts, Oct. 28, 1781. When ten years of age he emigrated with his father’s family to the State of New York, and settled in Hamilton, Madison Co. In Jan, 1800, he married [1] Martha Bromley, and moved to near Lewiston, Niagara Co., New York. His wife died in 1809, leaving him with seven children, all girls.
He served in the war of 1812. In 1814 he married [2] Sally Wellington. In 1822 he emigrated to Waterford, Oakland Co., Michigan. His wife died in 1824, leaving one daughter.
In 1828, while on a visit in the State of New York, he married [3] Sally S. Briggs. In Sept., 1834, he received the Gospel, and was baptized by Elder Samuel Bent, the Prophet Joseph Smith being present at the time. He sold his property at Waterford, and in Sept., 1835, emigrated to Missouri, stopping a short time in Clay Co., and subsequently settled in Caldwell Co., and opened up a farm.
He shared in the drivings and persecutions that the Saints suffered at the hands of mobs in the State of Missouri, and was among those who delivered up their arms to Gens. Clark and Lucas, and were left in a defenseless condition at the mercy of lawless mobs and wicked men in April, 1839.
He left the State of Missouri and went to Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846. He went up to winter quarters (now Florence) and remained there a short time, and then went down into the State of Missouri, to work for means to enable him to emigrate with the Saints to the Rocky Mountains. In 1849, he crossed the plains with his family, and arrived in Salt Lake Valley in Sept., 1849. He lived in the Old Fort, 6th Ward, some two years.
On the 5th Feb., 1851, his wife died, leaving five sons and one daughter. He afterwards moved into the 19th Ward.
In the Fall of 1853, he married [4] Betsey Cosset [sic: Betsie Corset on gravestones] and in June, 1866, he moved to North Ogden. On the 17th of May, 1873, he was ordained a Patriarch, under the hands of Prests. [Presidents] Young and Wells, and five of the Twelve Apostles.
His mind was bright and active, and his memory was good. His general health also remained good up to within a short time of his death—and lived to see the fifth generation of his children—and when he passed away it seemed like he was only falling asleep. He remained firm in the faith of the Gospel during the 42 years of his experience and journeyings with the Church, and died in the full assurance of a glorious resurrection with the just.
His ancestors came from Somersetshire, England, sometime about the year 1640, and settled in Connecticut in 1660. They moved to Northampton, Massachusetts, where they resided for several generations, performing an active part in the service of their country, up to the close of the revolutionary war.—Ogden Junction, Feb. 23.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jason O’Driscoll.
Photo from Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Bob Rohwedder
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his children Benjamin Bromley Alvord, Charlotte Alvord Curtis Elliott, Gideon Williams Alvord, and Joseph Bonaparte Alvord in this compilation.
The death date on his gravestone is “Feb. 19, 1874”, which differs from the date in his obituary, “Feb. 18th 1872.”
From Samuel Morgan Alvord, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord An Early Settler of Windsor, Conn. and Northampton, Mass. (Webster, NY: A.D. Andrews, Printer, 1908), pp. 129–131:
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Thaddeus 1781 MA1, Joseph 1733 MA2, Joseph 1697 MA3, Ebenezer 1665 MA4, Alexander 1627 England5, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England6.
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THELMA GRIFFITHS ALVORD
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Monday, 27 March 2006
Thelma G. Alvord 1923 ~ 2006
Thelma Griffiths Alvord passed away peacefully March 25, 2006. She was born January 18, 1923 to Alfred William and Clara Perry Griffiths. She married “the love of her life” Mearl Alvord January 19, 1943, Salt Lake City, Utah. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Thelma is survived by her devoted husband of 63 years; daughter, Sharlene Alvord; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her son, Farrell Alvord; and great-grandson, Michael Tyler Alvord; brothers, Marvin and Perry Griffiths.
Funeral services Tuesday, March 28th, 2 p.m., Larkin Sunset Gardens Mortuary, 1950 E. 10600 So., in Sandy, where friends and family may call one hour prior to the services. Interment, Larkin Sunset Gardens.…
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Thelma G. Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her husband, Mearl P. Alvord, which includes a photo of their shared gravestone; and son Farrell William Alvord in this compilation.
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THELMA JANE ALVORD VINCENT WILLIAMS
From her Find A Grave memorial, posted by Lynn Fischer
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Sunday, 20 March 2005
Thelma Jane Williams passed away March 18, 2005 in South Jordan, Utah.
Born October 22, 1924 [sic] to Earl Edwin and Ida Mae Alvord. Married Thomas Evan Williams, September 20, 1947, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Thelma was active in church and neighborhood activities and retired from the Kearns Tribune. She was a beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She touched many lives in an everlasting way. She was a beautiful, strong, courageous, thoughtful and giving person; thinking not of herself but others. She was loved and cherished by many and will be missed by many more! Gone are the days of struggle as she was welcomed home by those who have preceded her in death. What a glorious day!
Survived by son, Lee (Phyllis) Vincent and daughter, Patricia Smart (Mike) Rogers; eight grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren; sister, Florence Oxborrow and brothers, Lloyd, Mearl and Norman Alvord.
Preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Vonda Jane Herbert; brothers, Kenneth and Dean Alvord.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 24, 2005 at 12 noon in the Riverview Ward, 1325 West 5550 South. Friends may call Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 East 10600 South, Sandy and Thursday one hour prior to services at the ward. Interment, Larkin Sunset Gardens.
Photo from Larkin Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Sandy, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Lynn Fischer
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records show that Thelma J. Williams (SS# issued in CA) was born 22 Oct 1924 [incorrect], last residence South Jordan, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her parents, Edwin Earl Alvord and Mae Perrenoud Alvord; and siblings Edwin Dean Alvord, Florence Mae Alvord Oxborrow, Mearl P. Alvord, and Norman Eugene Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituary of her brother Lloyd Emile Alvord in California Obituaries.
From SSACI: Thelma Jane Alvord Vincent Williams was born 22 Oct 1923 [incorrect] in Ogden, UT, daughter of Edwin E. Alvord and Ida M. Perrenoud. She is listed as:
1942 Thelma Jane Vincent
1948 Thelma Jane Williams
2005 Thelma J. Williams
From UT Marriages: Thelma Jane Alvord married Houston Samuel Vincent on 25 March 1941 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
From UT Marriages: Thelma Jane Vincent married Thomas Evan Williams on 20 Sept 1947 in Salt Lake Co., UT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Thelma Jane 1925 UT1, Edwin Earl 1893 UT2, Edwin Theodore 1871 UT3, Simeon Riley 1837 MO4, Thaddeus 1781 MA5, Joseph 1733 MA6, Joseph 1697 MA7, Ebenezer 1665 MA8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
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THELMA MAY BLACK SLAUGHTER ALVORD
Photo from Leavitt’s Mortuary
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Saturday, 13 December 2008
Thelma Alvord
1917–2008
Our Beloved Thelma May Black Alvord waltzed back to her family in Heaven on Dec. 10, 2008 in Salt Lake City, UT, after facing off diabetes for nearly 50 years.
She was born Nov 23, 1917, the daughter of Lorenzo D. Black and Jane Mae Ellison in Howe, Idaho. In 1933 she married Max L. Slaughter in Ogden, Utah, with whom she had four children. In 1956 Thelma married Shirl T. Alvord, the love of her life. After raising her family, she worked at Mother’s Favorite Cookies and retired from Cream of Weber Dairy.
Always living her life as it came, Thelma expected waltzing and Wendover sprinkled with tribulation. She looked forward to exercising with her condo friends and chit-chat and tea with nine grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren.
Surviving are her daughter Darlene Blotter Applegate (Bert) of Scenic, Az and four sons Raymond J. Slaughter (Doris) and Darwin L. Slaughter (Beverly) SLC, Ut, Jerry Alvord (Carol) of Tx, and Craig Alvord of Ogden. Also surviving are two sisters: LaReta Gillman (Sam Neslen), Grace B. Mc Neil and one brother Donald R. Black (Nadine) of Salt Lake City; five nieces and five nephews. Everyone she knew felt she loved and cherished them.
Thelma was preceded in death by three brothers: Lawrence L. Black, George A Black, and Kenneth D. Black plus one son Ben Alvord and one daughter Marie Beth Slaughter.
We have enormous gratitude and adoration for the many years of tender loving care and support given to Thelma by her dear sister Grace. We also want to thank Doctor Michael Adjei-Poku for allowing us 10 additional years of loving her, Sweet nurse Heidi and Alpine Home health, plus Brighton Gardens and Highland Care Center for their gentle care before she left us.
Services will be held Mon Dec. 15, 2 p.m. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary 3401 So. Highland Drive. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday and also one hour prior to the services on Mon. at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
Interment will be held at Leavitt’s Aultorest Memorial Park.
The Family asks that you hug your loved ones more than usual instead of grieving and that you donate to the American Diabetes Association rather than sending flowers. Arrangements under the direction of Leavitt’s Mortuary….
Photo from Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Steven Hunter
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Thelma Alvord (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
We included the obituary of her second husband, Shirl Thomas Alvord, in California Obituaries.
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THEODORE MELVIN HALFORD
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 28 May 1969
T. Melvin Halford, 71, of 786 37th, died Tuesday evening in a local nursing home.
Mr. Halford was born March 14, 1898, in Portage, Utah, a son of Joseph and Emma Hoskins Halford. He was married to Chloe Orgill. She died in 1953.
He had resided in Ogden the past 50 years and had been employed as a miller for General Mills prior to retiring. He was a member of the General Mills Quarter Century Club and the 14th LDS Ward.
Surviving are one son, Donald F. Halford, Weiser, Idaho; two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Tuft, San Bernardino, Calif.; Mrs. Carl J. (Verna) Young, Ogden; eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Pearl) Hawkes, Mrs. Grace Johns, both of Portage.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Larkin Chapel of the Dawn…. Burial in Ogden City Cemetery.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Coleen
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ May 1969) dates of Theodore Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his children Melvin LeRoy Halford and Verna Halford Young; and siblings Edwin Hoskins Halford, George Warren Halford, Grace Victoria Halford John, Joseph Willard Halford, Mary Lucinda Halford, Royal Halford, and William Oliver Halford in this compilation. We included the obituary of his brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries.
His parents, Joseph Henry Halford and Emma Eliza Hoskins Halford, are also buried in Portage Cemetery in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
His HALFORD lineage: Theodore Melvin 1898 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803/1805 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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VALANA JENSEN ALVORD
Grandmother of Richard Henry Alvord, AAFA #0926
Photo from her Find A Grave memorial
Posted by contributor Kylie—used with permission
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 4 February 1947
BRIGHAM CITY—Mrs. Valana Jensen Alvord, 75, of 378 North Fifth East, died today at eight-fifteen a.m. at Cooley memorial hospital of causes incident to age.
Mrs. Alvord was born Jan. 23, 1872, in Brigham City, a daughter of Mads Christian and Maren Hansen Jensen. She was reared and educated in Brigham City. She was married to Benjamin Thaddeus Alvord, Jan. 13, 1897, in the L.D.S. Salt Lake temple. She was a member of the L.D.S. church, serving as president of the Brigham L.D.S. Fourth ward Relief society, president of the Young Ladies M.I.A. and also served on the Primary stake board. She was a charter member of the Deseret camp, Daughters of Utah Pioneers.
Survivors include one son, Ralph Jensen Alvord, Pacoma, Calif.; two daughters, Alice Alvord, Olive View, Calif., and Mrs. Anna A. Tingey, Brigham City; seven grandchildren; also two brothers and one sister, Hyrum S. Jensen and Mrs. Emma J. Rasmussen.
The body is at the Harold B. Felt funeral home.
Photo from Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Jamie R. Larsen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her husband, Benjamin Thaddeus Alvord; daughter Anna Alvord Tingey; and daughter-in-law Roma Chamberlain Alvord in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her daughter Alice Maren Alvord in California Obituaries; and son Ralph Jensen Alvord in Arizona Obituaries.
From her death certificate [FamilySearch.org]: Her parents, named as in the obituary, were both born in Denmark.
In 1940, Orange, Orange Co., CA, Lana Alvord widow age 68, is living with her son Ralph Alvord, laborer, married age 26; Ralph’s son Michael age 1, and her daughter Alice Alvord, nurse, single age 27. All were born in UT.
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WESLEY HAMILTON ALFORD, JR.
Photo from Lindquist Layton Mortuary
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Sunday, 22 January 2017
CLEARFIELD/LAYTON—Wesley Hamilton Alford, Jr., passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017, in Layton, Utah.
He was born July 8, 1947, in Wake Forest, North Carolina to Wesley Hamilton and Vira Tart Alford. Wes attended the University of North Carolina until enlisting in the Air Force on January 3, 1968. He served in Korea, Vietnam and Thailand. He served three tours of duty during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on June 14, 1977. Wes met and married Diana G. Larkin on March 11, 1978 in Morgan, Utah.
Wes was a member of the American Legion, VFW, NRA, and the Swan Lakes men’s twilight association. He was an avid golfer and weapons enthusiast. Wes loved and honored his country and was the hero of his family. He was well loved and will be greatly missed.
Wes is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Diana; his sons: Wesley H. Alford, III, West Haven, William Nick Larkin, Clearfield; his daughter, Kimberly K. Larkin, Layton; his grandchildren: Georgia Larkin, Dallas Larkin, Kiani Alford, grandniece, Angelica Torres and his sister, Dolores (Glen) Scarboro of Rolesville, North Carolina.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Rd….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
We included the obituaries of his parents, Wesley Hamilton Alford Sr. and Vira Tart Alford Williams Smith, in North Carolina Obituaries.
His funeral home memorial includes numerous photos.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Wesley Hamilton 1947 NC1, Wesley Hamilton 1921 NC2, Rufus Wesley 1902 NC3, Julius Wesley 1868 NC4, Hines Berry 1827 NC5, Thomas 1795 GA6, John 1747 NC7, Julius 1717 VA8, James 1687 VA9, John 1645 VA10.
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VERNA HALFORD YOUNG
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Tuesday, 17 August 2004
Verna Halford Young, 83, died on Friday, Aug 13, 2004, from causes incident to age. She was born on December 4, 1921, in Ogden, Utah, to Theodore Melvin Halford and Chloe Orgill Halford.
She was reared in Ogden, Utah. She graduated from Ogden High School.
Verna married the love of her life, Carl John Young, on October 26, 1940, in Peterson, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan L.D.S. Temple.
Verna was a member of the South Ogden 14th Ward and 2nd Ward of the L.D.S. Church, and held various positions in the Sunday School and Relief Society. She also served a Utah L.D.S. Mission. She was honored to serve her Heavenly Father.
Verna is survived by three daughters, Carol Ann Young (William G.) Francis, Joan Young Hugues, and Sandra Young (Albert C.) Cheney. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, two brothers, and one sister....
Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, August 17, 2004, at 11:00 a.m., at Leavitts Aultorest Memorial Park, 836 36th Street, Ogden, Utah....
Photo from Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Ron
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the death date of Verna H. Young (SS# issued in UT) but list her birth date as 6 Dec 1921, the same as her gravestone, last residence Ogden, Weber Co., UT.
See the obituaries of her father, Theodore Melvin Halford; and brother Melvin LeRoy Halford in this compilation.
Her HALFORD lineage: Verna 1921 UT1, Theodore Melvin 1898 UT2, Joseph Henry 1842 IL3, Joseph 1803/1805 England4, Joseph 1766 England5.
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WILLIAM GEORGE ALFORD
SALT LAKE HERALD
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—14 May 1887
DIED
Alford—On May 13th, in the Nineteenth Ward of this city, of heart disease, William George, son of John and Margaret A. Alford.
Born December 28th, 1880.
Funeral from residence, 86 Centre street, on Sunday morning, the 15th inst., at 11 o’clock. Friends of the family invited.
Photo from Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Chestnut/Behunin Descendant
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his parents, John Alford and Margaret Russell Anderson Alford; and siblings Fanny Mary Alford, Jeanne Russell Alford Brandon, John Waters Alford, and in this compilation.
His lineage: William George 1880 UT1, John 1826 England2, William ???? England3.
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WILLIAM OLIVER HALFORD
Photo from jessikaann1’s Our Family Tree (Ancestry)—used with permission
Many more photos here
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Wednesday, 5 October 1949
Funeral services for William O. Halford, 76, husband of Delores Jespersen Halford, 235 36th St., will be conducted Thursday at 1 p.m. at Myers and Foulger Rose chapel 533 26th St….
Interment Ogden City cemetery directed by Myers and Foulger mortuary.
Photo from Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Coleen
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of his first wife, Eliza Ann Ward Halford; and siblings Edwin Hoskins Halford, George Warren Halford, Grace Victoria Halford John, Joseph Willard Halford, Mary Lucinda Halford, Royal Halford, and Theodore Melvin Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Bertha Gwendolyn Halford Brooks; and brother Levi Halford in Idaho Obituaries; of his daughter Edna Eliza Halford Colman Smith in California Obituaries; and of this daughter Betty Jean Halford Olsen in Oregon Obituaries.
William and his first wife were divorced. See her obituary for additional details.
His parents, Joseph Henry Halford and Emma Eliza Hoskins Halford, are also buried in Portage Cemetery in Portage, Box Elder Co., UT.
His HALFORD lineage: William Oliver 1873 UT1, Joseph Henry 1842 IL2, Joseph 1803/1805 England3, Joseph 1766 England4.
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WOODROW NORMAN HALFORD
Photo from Arrington88’s Arrington Family Tree (Ancestry) - used with permission
DESERET NEWS
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT—Thursday, 13 November 2003
Woodrow Norman Halford, beloved husband, and father, passed away Monday November 10, 2003, in Salt Lake City of natural causes.
Born February 5, 1919 in Portage, Utah to Royal and Erma Evelyn Halford. Married Ada C Baird, September 29, 1955 in the Logan LDS Temple. Served his Heavenly Father faithfully in many church callings. Worked for and retired from Kenncott Copper Corp.
Survived by wife, Ada, and children, Gayla (John) Nielsen, Julianne Halford, James W Halford who he loves with all his heart. They love him and will miss him dearly.
Services will be Friday November 14, 2003 at Noon, Russon Brothers Mortuary, 255 S. 200 E. Salt Lake City, Utah....
Interment in the Camp Williams Cemetery, 17111 So. Camp Williams Road, Riverton, UT.
Photo from Utah State Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Salt Lake Co., UT—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer: © Michael V. Drachman 2014
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates Woodrow N. Halford (SS# issued in UT), last residence Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT.
See the obituaries of his wife, Ada Condie Baird Halford; parents, Royal Alford and Erma Evelyn Conley Halford; and siblings Fern Artella Halford Hall and Franklin Odell Halford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his daughter Gayla Halford Nielsen; and of his brother Faun Delors Halford in California Obituaries.
His HALFORD lineage: Woodrow Norman 1919 UT1, Royal 1886 UT2, Joseph Henry 1842 IL3, Joseph 1803 England4, Joseph 1766 England5.
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ZELMA THORPE ALVORD
Photo from Jenkins-Soffe Funeral Chapels and Cremation Center
STANDARD-EXAMINER
Ogden, Weber Co., UT—Monday, 21 April 2014
Zelma Thorpe Alvord, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away at home of natural causes, March 22, 2014, having been a shining example of womanhood who will be greatly missed by her family.
Zelma was born in Malad, Idaho to Joseph and Lucy Thorpe. She was the eldest of five sisters, and was preceded in death by a son, Joseph, her husband, Lloyd I. Alvord, her parents, and sisters; Lucile, who died as a child, Evelyn Broschinsky and Helen Grimm.
Zelma spent her summers on the family wheat farm in nearby Ireland Canyon. There they lived a “Little House on the Prairie” lifestyle on the self-sustainable farm with their crops, cattle and cousins next door, growing all their own food and making their clothes.
Zelma was a granddaughter of the early pioneer settlers of the Malad area, many of whom knew Zelma as a child. Surnames of her immediate ancestors are Thorpe, Mason, Davis and Wight. Zelma inherited the values and attitudes of these people, which she carried throughout her life.
Those who knew Zelma were uplifted by her personal qualities, including pleasantness, lack of worry, optimism and selflessness. She especially enjoyed being around her family, who will try to emulate her example.
Zelma served in several LDS church callings among children and youth. She was a skilled seamstress, making beautiful dresses for her nieces, women’s suits and even coats. She was noted for her skills as a homemaker, where organization and cleanliness were her hallmarks. She performed many acts of service.
She is survived by her sister, Glenna Jo Cutler, son Lynn, daughter-in-law, Bonnie Malone Alvord, four grandchildren, David Alvord, James (Jim) Alvord, Katie (Alvord) Parry, and Robert M. Alvord. She has 12 great-grandchildren.
Interment is at the Ben Lomond Cemetery in North Ogden, 526 E. 2850 N.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not list her death.
See the obituary of her husband, Lloyd Ivan Alvord, in this compilation. It includes a photo of their shared gravestone.
