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Wyoming Obituaries
WYOMING 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: 17 DECEMBER 2022
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The families of some of the subjects of these Wyoming 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. Known Descendants of Benedict Alford and Joan Newton (DNA Group 4) and Thomas Alford b. about 1598 England (DNA Group Four)
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Frequently cited sources are these databases at Ancestry.com:
SSDI: Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014
SSACI: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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ALICE JUNE WAGNER ALFORD SUCHTA
NORTHERN WYOMING DAILY NEWS
Worland, Washakie Co., WY—Friday, 5 December 2008
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Alice J. Suchta (SS# issued in WY), last residence Worland, Washakie Co., WY.
See the obituary of her son Robert Ray Alford in this compilation.
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CLARISSA BLANCHE ALFORD BURD
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Tuesday, 5 June 2007
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Clarissa B. Burd (SS# issued in WY), last residence Lake Havasu City, Mohave Co., AZ [?].
See the obituary of her mother, Clarissa Fannie Myers Alford Manly; and brother Harold Marvin Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her brother Howard Cornelius “Bud” Alford Jr. in California Obituaries; and of her brother Gerald Allen Alford in Utah Obituaries.
From Wyoming, Marriage Records (Ancestry): Clarissa Blanche Burd married Henry Charles Burd on 19 Dec 1943 in Casper, Natrona Co., WY.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of James Lodwick Alford (1749–1820).
Her lineage: Clarissa Blanche 1925 WY1, Howard Cornelius 1904 TX2, James Walter 1878 TX3, Andrew Jackson 1850 GA4, Peyton 1788 NC5, James Lodwick 1749 NC6.
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CLARISSA FANNIE MYERS ALFORD MANLY
David Manly and Clarissa
Photos from buddyqualls’ Qualls Curtis Family Tree (Ancestry)
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Monday, 13 July 1998
Photo from Glenrock Cemetery, Glenrock, Converse Co., WY—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Betty Alberts
AAFA NOTES: See the obituaries of her children Clarissa Blanche Alford Burd and Harold Marvin Alford in this compilation. We included the obituaries of her son Howard Cornelius “Bud” Alford Jr. in California Obituaries; and of her son Gerald Allen Alford in Utah Obituaries.
From Wyoming, Marriage Records (Ancestry): Howard C. Alford, age22, married Clarissa F. Myers in Natrona Co., WY, on 10 Nov 1924. Both were residents of Converse Co., WY.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of James Lodwick Alford (1749–1820).
Her first husband’s lineage: Howard Cornelius 1904 TX1, James Walter 1878 TX2, Andrew Jackson 1850 GA3, Peyton 1788 NC4, James Lodwick 1749 NC5.
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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE ALVORD HAMILTON
SHERIDAN POST-ENTERPRISE
Sheridan, Sheridan Co., WY—21 January 1927
BIG HORN WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY WHILE VISITING
HEART FAILURE IS CAUSE OF DEATH OF MRS. M.A. HAMILTON
Death, sombre and sudden crept over Mrs. Milo A. Hamilton of Big Horn as she sat in the ranch home of Richard Parker a neighbor where she had stopped a few minutes for an afternoon call, Friday afternoon.
“She hesitated in her conversation and said that she had a severe pain in the region of her heart. I went to open the door for fresh air, and she was soon gone,” said Mrs. Parker, in giving the details of the sudden and unexpected death of Mrs. Hamilton. Saturday, Mrs. Florence N. Hamilton, 69 years old, had lived with her husband on their ranch on Piney Creek for 30 years when they retired and moved to Big Horn two years ago.
She was born June 21, 1857. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Harry H. Culver, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Miss Margaret Hamilton, Washington, D.C. and three sons, Hugh N. Hamilton, Mason, Mich., S.M. Hamilton, Boston, Mass., and R.A. Hamilton, Orofino, Idaho.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Photo from Mount Hope Cemetery, Big Horn, Sheridan Co., WY—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Marsha Hanson Dillon
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of her brother William Nelson Alvord in Washington Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Florence Nightingale 1857 IL1, Nelson 1813 NY2, Joel 1779 CT3, Bela 1741 CT4, Aaron 1713 MA5, Thomas 1683 MA6, Thomas 1653 CT7, Alexander 1627 England8, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England9.
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GERALENE MAE “GERRY” ALVORD HERRUD
Source unknown (included with her Find A Grave memorial)
Carbon Co., WY—_____ November 1994
RAWLINS—Rawlins resident Gerry Herrud died Nov. 11 at Memorial Hospital of Carbon County following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Wilken officiating.
She was born Oct. 24, 1931 in Chappell, Neb., the daughter of Ellis and Anna Alvord. She grew up in Chappell and married George Herrud there. She had worked as a dental assistant in Casper before moving to Rawlins in 1973. She was active in the Soroptimists and Job’s Daughters Bethel #45 and also served on the advisory board at First Wyoming Bank.
She is survived by her husband, George, of Rawlins; her children, Debra Hamblin of St. George, Utah, James Herrud of Boise, Idaho, Jeffrey Herrud of Rawlins and Lori Morrow of Newcastle; six grandchildren; two sisters, Delores DeWitt of Colorado Springs, Colo., Shirley Allison of Woodward, Okla., and one brother LaVern Alvord of Colorado Springs.
Friends may call Sunday from 1-8 p.m. at Rostad Mortuary.
The family has requested that donations be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children at Fairfax, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 or the First United Methodist Church Memorial Plaque Fund.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a nephew, Donald DeWitt.
Pallbearers will be: Ed Christensen, Bob Ross, Doug Schmidt, Chuck Ross, Randy Irene and Bill Chandler.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Gerry M. Herrud (SS# issued in NE), last residence Rawlins, Carbon Co., WY.
We included the obituaries of her mother, Anna Alberta Garrelts Alvord; and brother Lavern Leroy Alvord in Colorado Obituaries.
Her granddaughter posted her memorial at Find A Grave and a family tree at Ancestry. Gerry’s parents were Ellis Leroy Alvord and Anna Alberta Garrelts.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Geralene Mae 1931 NE1, Ellis Leroy 1904 NE2, Bertram Clarence 1875 IL3, Leroy Parkman 1849 IL4, Joel William 1827 NY5, Joel 1779 CT6, Bela 1741 CT7, Aaron 1713 MA8, Thomas 1683 MA9, Thomas 1653 CT10, Alexander 1627 England11, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England12.
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GLADYS GRACE WILSON ALFORD
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Thursday, 4 October 1984
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Oct 1984) dates of Gladys Alford (SS# issued in NE), last residence Casper, Natrona Co., WY.
See the obituary of her daughter Inez Lucille Alford Smith in this compilation.
From Iowa, Select Marriages Index (Ancestry): Robert Leroy Alford, son of Charles F. Alford and Helen V. Rice, born in Clay Co., NE, married Gladys Grace Wilson, age 20, born Abingdon, Jefferson Co., IA, daughter of James Leonard Wilson and Allievene Smith, on 21 Dec 1911 in Batavia, Jefferson Co., IA
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Charles Alford, 1790 NC – 1858 IL.
Her husband’s lineage: Robert Leroy 1891 NE1, Charles F. 1850 TN2, Meshack Tipton 1828 TN3, Charles 1790 NC4.
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HAROLD MARVIN ALFORD
CASPER TRIBUNE-HERALD
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Thursday, 26 January 1939
Photo from Glenrock Cemetery, Glenrock, Converse Co., WY—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Chris
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his mother, Clarissa Fannie Myers Alford Manly; and sister Clarissa Blanche Alford Burd in this compilation. We included the obituaries of his brother Howard Cornelius “Bud” Alford Jr. in California Obituaries; and of his brother Gerald Allen Alford in Utah Obituaries.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy,
Known Descendants of James Lodwick Alford (1749–1820).
His lineage: Harold Marvin 1933 WY1, Howard Cornelius 1904 TX2, James Walter 1878 TX3, Andrew Jackson 1850 GA4, Peyton 1788 NC5, James Lodwick 1749 NC6.
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HARRY R. ALFORD
[He died in Colorado, but we are including his obituary here because his residence was Wyoming.]
BILLINGS GAZETTE
Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT—Saturday, 30 October 2021
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
From California Birth Index (Ancestry): Harry R. Alford was born 8 May 1956 in Contra Costa Co., CA, mother’s maiden name Myers.
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HULDA HEUER ALFORD
Photo from Mary Heuer Edson’s Heuer Family Tree (Ancestry) - used with permission
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Tuesday, 16 March 1982
Photo from Natrona Memorial Gardens, Casper, Natrona Co., WY—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Barb McIntosh -Kumpula
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ March 1982) dates of Hulda Alford (SS# issued in CO), last residence Casper, Natrona Co., WY. Hulda died on her birthday.
See the obituaries of her sons Thomas James Alford Jr. and Wallace Henry “Wally” Alford in this compilation.
Her mother’s obituary:
DENVER POST
Denver, CO—Wednesday, 21 March 1928
Hulda’s husband’s father disappeared from Denver. From:
DAILY NEWS
Denver, CO—Wednesday, 7 December 1904
From:
DENVER POST
Denver, CO—Thursday, 20 January 1910
Her husband’s lineage: Thomas James 1895 CO1, Thomas James 1856 MS2.
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INEZ LUCILLE ALFORD MCCREARY SMITH
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Sunday, 14 July 2002
Photo from Highland Cemetery, Casper, Natrona Co., WY—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Barb McIntosh –Kumpula
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Inez L. Smith (SS# issued in CO), last residence Casper, Natrona Co., WY.
See the obituary of her mother, Gladys Grace Wilson Alford, in this compilation.
From SSACI: Inez Lucille Alford Smith was born 29 Dec 1912 in Clay Center, NE, daughter of Robert L. Alford and Gladys G. Wilson.
From Colorado, County Marriage Records and State Index (Ancestry): Inez L. Alford, age 24, married John B. McCreary, age 34, on 17 Jan 1938 in Morrison, Arapahoe Co., CO.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Known Descendants of Charles Alford, 1790 NC – 1858 IL.
Her lineage: Inez Lucille 1912 NE1, Robert Leroy 1891 NE2, Charles F. 1850 TN3, Meshack Tipton 1828 TN4, Charles 1790 NC5.
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LARRY HOMER ALFORD
Uncle of Clayton Dennis Alford, AAFA #1457
Photo from Schrader Funeral Home
WYOMING TRIBUNE-EAGLE
Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY—Thursday, 29 January 2015
Larry H. Alford, 77, of Wheatland died Jan. 24 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne.
Mr. Alford was born Nov. 26, 1937, in Ault, Colo., to the late Homer and Ruth (Schoonover) Alford.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He worked as a mechanic for Lock Trucking. Following his retirement, he worked for five years for I-25 Liquor Store. He also enjoyed his time as a square dance caller for more than 40 years.
Mr. Alford is survived by his wife, Sandra K. (Poppert) Alford of Wheatland; four [step-]children, Bonnie Swayze of Cheyenne, Connie Sedam of Minden, Neb., Gary Clark of Wapakoneta, Ohio, and Chris Hayes of Cheyenne; a brother, Pat Alford of Jacksonville, N.C.; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Darrel Alford; and one grandson.
Services will be private. Cremation is under the direction of Schrader Funeral Home.
Friends may contribute in Mr. Alford’s memory to the United Service Organization, a.k.a. the USO….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituary of his second wife, Sandra Kay Poppert Clark Alford, in this compilation. We included the obituary of his mother, Lulu Ruth Schoonover Alford Casseday in Colorado Obituaries; and of his brother Charles Dennis “Denny” Alford in Maryland Obituaries.
Wedding, first wife—some text about attire, etc., omitted:
DAILY TRIBUNE
Greeley, Weld Co., CO—Wednesday, 22 January 1958
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
His lineage: Larry Homer 1937 CO1, John Homer 1915 CO2, Charles Albert 1886 CO3, William Arnold 1843 IL4, William Beebe 1815 NY5, Arnold 1780 CT6, Eliphalet 1752 CT7, Job 1708 CT8, Jeremiah 1655 CT9, Benedict 1619 England10, Thomas 1598 England11.
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LEILA ESTELLA ALVORD ARTER
From her Find A Grave memorial
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Friday, 11 October 1985
Photo from Hartland Central Cemetery, Hartland, Niagara Co., NY—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographers, Leta & Gerald Knauss
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ Oct 1985) dates of Leila Alvord (SS# issued in MT), last residence Casper, Natrona Co., WY.
From her Find A Grave memorial: Leila was the daughter of Edward Marion Alvord and Estella Victoria Robison. She married Wilbur Andrew Arter.
In 1920 Lockport, Niagara Co., NY, Leila Alvord, age 17 single, is living in the household of her sister Cynthia, and her husband Clarence Bowman.
On the 1925 NY State Census, Leila and her son Merwin Alvord, age 3, are still living in her sister’s household in Lockport.
From New York, County Marriage Records (Ancestry): Leila Estella Alvord, age 26, daughter of Edward Alvord and Estella Robinson, married Wilbur Arter, age 20, son of Lafayete Arter and Annie Troupe, on 1 Apr 1929 in Niagara Co., NY.
In 1930, still in Lockport, Leila and her husband, Wilbur Arter, age 56, are still in the household of Cynthia Bowman, age 44 widowed.
In 1930 Hartland, Niagara Co., NY, Merwin Alvord is in the household of his maternal grandparents, Edward and Stella Alvord.
From Montana, Divorce Records (Ancestry): Leila Estella Arter, age 60, and Wilbur Andrew Arter, married 4 March 1929 in Niagara Co., NY, were divorced on 23 Dec 1963 in Columbus, Stillwater Co., MT.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
Her ALVORD lineage: Leila Estella 1903 NY1, Edward Marion 1857 NY2, Valett 1825 NY3, Zelotes 1790 VT4, Phineas 1763 VT5, Phineas 1737 VT6, Thomas 1710 MA7, Thomas 1683 MA8, Thomas 1653 CT9, Alexander 1627 England10, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England11.
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MARY AMANDA ALFORD NASH
CASPER TRIBUNE-HERALD
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Thursday, 8 November 1945
Photo from Lyons Municipal Cemetery, Lyons, Rice Co., KS—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Judy Mayfield
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituary of her brother William John Alford in California Obituaries.
Her middle name is from her Find A Grave memorial.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #2.
Her lineage: Mary Amanda 1854 OH1, Charles 1812 CT2, Jonas 1775 CT3, Pelatiah 1739 CT4, Josiah 1696 CT5, Josiah 1649 CT6, Benedict 1619 England7, Thomas 1598 England8.
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MARY BETH WILLIS ALFORD
WYOMING TRIBUNE-EAGLE
Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY—Monday, 11 March 2002
Mary Beth Alford, 76, of Cheyenne died March 9 at United Medical Center West.
She was born Oct 10, 1925, in Topeka, Kan., and had lived in Cheyenne for five years.
Mrs. Alford was a foster grandmother for the Foster Grandparent Program at numerous elementary schools in Cheyenne.
She was a member of Northwoods Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Alford is survived by four sons, David Alford of Ona, W.Va., Barry Alford of Lancaster, Texas, and Michael Alford and Richard Alford Jr., both of Cheyenne; two daughters, Priscilla Alford and Joy McCabe, both of Cheyenne; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Alford Sr., on March 21, 1995; parents, Basil and Udah Willis; and a daughter, Lisa Alford.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes.... Interment will be in West Virginia....
Photo taken at Lunsford Cemetery, Mason Co., WV
Permission granted by the photographer, Bryan Conley (Find A Grave contributor #46881896)
As of 2013, Mary Beth’s death date had not been engraved on the gravestone.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death dates of Mary Beth Alford (SS# issued in CO), last residence Gallup, McKinley Co., NM [same as her husband’s last residence in 1995].
We included the obituary of her husband’s father, Early Wine Alford, in West Virginia Obituaries.
Her husband Richard is listed in SSDI records (SS# issued in OH) as Richard H. Alford, b. 3 March 1924 and d. 20 March 1995. His last residence was Gallup, McKinley Co., NM.
Lunsford Cemetery in Mason Co., WV, is on the border of Cabell Co. and Mason Co., with most of the people buried there having lived in Cabell Co., according to the cemetery website. A number of Alfords are buried there, including Richard and Mary Beth, Richard’s parents, and some of his siblings. Richard and Mary Beth share a gravestone. The following inscription is noted but does not seem to appear on the gravestone:
RICHARD H. ALFORD
CPL US MARINE CORPS
WORLD WAR II
MAR 3 1924 – MAR 20 1995
Richard Hallie Alford, a hydrology engineer, was b. in Mason Co., WV, the son of Early Wine Alford and Missouri Ann Edmonds.
Early Wine Alford was b. 8 Jan 1895 in Lincoln Co., WV, the son of Milton Eli Alford and Emma Hager. They had 14 children. Early d. 11 Nov 1976 in Huntington, Cabell Co., WV, and is buried in Lunsford Cemetery.
Milton Eli Alford was born 30 Dec 1860 in Cabell Co., WV, the son of James Alford and Mary Jane Wilkinson. He married Emma Hager. They had 2 children. Milton died in 1932 and is buried in the Alford Cemetery in Milton, Cabell Co., WV.
James Alford was b. 30 Nov 1825 in Cabell Co., VA (now WV). He was the son of James Alford and Mary Hatfield. On the 1850 census, District 10, Cabell Co., VA, James Alford, constable age 24 b. VA, is living with the family of Isaiah Burns, age 28. Two houses away is Mary Alford, age 76 b. VA, living with the family of James Burns, age 53.
For more information about this family, see AAFA’s published genealogy, Descendants of ‘Irish’ John Alford.
Her husband Richard’s lineage: Richard Hallie 1924 WV1, Early Wine 1895 WV2, Milton Eli 1860 WV3, James 1825 VA4, James 1795 VA5, George 1763 Ireland6, John 1735 Ireland7.
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ROBERT RAY ALFORD
Worland, Washakie Co., WY—_____ April 2021
Robert Ray Alford
May 26, 1944 - April 5, 2021
Robert Ray Alford, born in May 1944 to Raymond and Alice (Wagoner) Alford was destined to live life full throttle. In his very early years, he was modifying and racing bicycles, and winning! Very early on he realized he was a poor boy competing in a rich man’s world. He modified his meager bicycle with a God-given mechanical gift and bike parts from the junk yard. His junk yard modified bike whooped the butts of the rich boys’ bikes. Early on he was taking their money in races, that scenario continued throughout his life. His GOD-given ability to take something and make it better on little or nothing was applied to whatever he touched. He spent his life modifying and improving on what brilliant engineers had made. His GOD-given gift to know just what a vehicle needed to go faster and better was complimented with his GOD-given gift of driving. Robert was able to become one with a vehicle, knowing instinctively exactly what it needed at any moment. That gift enabled him to be a force to contend with even against the very best with unlimited funds. He worked very hard and very long hours to save every dollar to contribute to his passion. People around this area and beyond know and call him a legend. He dominated the streets, the hill climb, the racetrack, leaving many in his tracks.
He was a handsome man of great stature, observed and commented on, even in his very last days. He was a born leader, who carried with him an authority and presence that was recognizable wherever he went. This enabled him to go places and do things that would have stopped most. Yet in this powerful presence, he wore with ease, was a gentleness and a kindness that would continually cause him to attract and welcome the broken and hurting along his way and encourage them to rise up and reach higher. His handsome and commanding presence naturally caused him to be, as they say, “a woman magnet”. Many came and many went but only one stayed by his side. Her name was Vickey and through thick and thin she remained. Loving and supporting him for 47 plus years. Together they touched many lives and were “one” in a way that only a very, very few achieve.
In Robert’s final years he finally found that which he had always searched for, that which he was created for, and that Being he came to know and love...his Creator. With even a greater passion than his love for cars he ran the race to know the ONE Who had made him. The Presence of GOD in him made him totally complete for the first time in his life. He spent his last days running the most important race of his life at full throttle just like he did every race. Nothing could turn him aside from it, he was determined to “win the prize” as the Apostle Paul said. And so this great man’s story ends here on earth and yet is carried on in the legacy he made. Now his story continues on in Eternity as he joins the “Great Cloud of Witness” cheering on those he left behind to run their race at full throttle as well….
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list his death.
See the obituary of his mother, Alice June Wagner Alford Suchta, in this compilation.
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SANDRA KAY POPPERT CLARK ALFORD
Photo from Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel
WYOMING TRIBUNE-EAGLE
Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY—Thursday, 2 June 2016
Sandra ‘Sandy’ Kay Alford, 68, of Cheyenne, left her place on earth May 31 to attend a reunion with family and friends whom she has missed for so long. She will now be able to dance, play with her grandson and pets, and grow her flower gardens to her heart’s content, with a body that is no longer tired and ill.
Sandy was born Aug. 31, 1947, in Holdrege, Neb. to Orvylle and Fern (Parker) Poppert. She married Dennis Clark, with whom she had three children. Later, she was married to Larry Alford for 22 yrs, residing in Wheatland.
Larry died in January of 2015. She was also preceded by her parents; her brother, Orvylle Leroy Poppert; and grandson, Blake Edward Swayze.
She is survived by three children, Bonnie Swayze of Cheyenne, Connie Sedam of Minden, Neb., and Gary Clark of Ohio; a sister, Althea Hill of Cozad, Neb.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.
Sandy’s wish was to be cremated. Cremation will take place at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. Private family services will occur at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records do not yet list her death.
See the obituary of her second husband, Larry Homer Alford, in this compilation.
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THOMAS JAMES ALFORD
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Monday, 16 June 1975
In another article:
SUNDAY STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Sunday, 15 June 1975
Photo from Natrona Memorial Gardens, Casper, Natrona Co., WY—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Barb McIntosh –Kumpula
Thomas is buried next to his paternal grandmother.
AAFA NOTES: See the obituary of his father, Wallace Henry “Wally” Alford, in this compilation.
Four articles pertaining to the arrest and trial of Alan Scott Johnson, who said he accidentally shot Thomas, are posted to Thomas’s Find A Grave memorial.
His lineage: Thomas James 1957 WY1, Wallace Henry 1923 CO2, Thomas James 1895 CO3, Thomas James 1856 MS4.
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THOMAS JAMES ALFORD, JR.
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Sunday, 13 March 1977
Photo from Natrona Memorial Gardens, Casper, Natrona Co., WY—www.findagrave.com
Taken by Find A Grave contributor Darren Fiscalini
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth and death (_____ March 1977) dates of Thomas Alford (SS# issued in CO), last benefit Casper, Natrona Co., WY.
See the obituaries of his mother, Hulda Heuer Alford; and brother Wallace Henry “Wally” Alford in this compilation.
His lineage: Thomas James 1920 CO1, Thomas James 1895 CO2, Thomas James 1856 MS3.
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WALLACE HENRY “WALLY” ALFORD
CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE
Casper, Natrona Co., WY—Saturday, 24 July 2004
CASPER—At his request, no services will be held for Casper resident Wallace “Wally” Henry Alford, 80, who died July 18, 2004, at his home.
Born Oct. 12, 1923, in Denver, he was the son of Thomas and Hulda (Huer) Alford.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was stationed in the Aleutian Islands.
In 1987, he retired from the Natrona County Sheriff’s Department.
He was a master Mason and member of Pathfinder Lodge No. 42, A.F. & A.M.; 32nd-degree Scottish Rite Mason of Wyoming Consistory No. 1 in Cheyenne; a member of Korein Shrine Center in Rawlins; and a member and past president of the Casper Shrine Club.
Survivors include his daughter, Linda Hubbell, and grandson, Nicholas Hubbell, of Colorado Springs, Colo.
AAFA NOTES: SSDI records confirm the birth date of Wallace H. Alford (SS# issued in CO), but his death date is listed as 20 July 2004.
See the obituaries of his son Thomas James Alford; mother, Hulda Heuer Alford; and brother Thomas James Alford Jr. in this compilation.
From SSACI: Wallace Henry Alford was born 12 Oct 1922 [different than SSDI and obituary] in Denver, CO, son of Thomas J. Alford and Hulda Hoyer.
On the 1930 census Wallace is listed with his family in Denver (District 50), Denver Co., CO, dwelling #7 on p. 16A: Thomas J. Alford, carpenter in electric shop, age 34 b. CO, age 25 at first marriage; his wife Hulda 30 CO (parents b. Germany), age 21 at first marriage; and sons: Thomas Jr. 10 CO, and Wallace H. 6 CO.
In 1920 they are living with Hulda’s mother, still in Denver (District 101), dwelling #367: Hulda Heuer, widow age 55 b. Germany, immigrated [looks like] 1874, naturalized 1913; daughter Agnes 19 CO, picker at cracker company; son Silvester 11 CO; daughter Hulda Alfords 20 CO; and son-in-law Tomas Alfords 25 CO (father b. France!, mother b. U.S.), cabinet maker for railroad.
On Thos. James Alford’s 1917 WWI Draft Registration Card [online at Ancestry.com], he is age 22, a single unemployed cabinet maker living in Denver, Denver Co., CO. He was b. 27 May 1895 in Denver and is responsible for the support of his mother and nephew.
SSDI records show that Thomas Alford (SS# issued in CO) was born 27 May 1895 and d. _____ Oct 1973, last residence Denver, Jefferson Co., CO.
In 1910: Denver Ward 15 (District 189), Denver Co., CO, dwelling #225: Rose A. Alford, widow age 50 b. MS, 7 children, 7 living; and children: Wallace 23 MS, Florence 21 MS; Thomas 15 CO, and Aletheia 13 CO.
In 1900: Denver (District 116), Arapahoe Co., CO, dwelling #7: Thomas J. Alford, policeman age 43 b. Nov 1856 in MS (parents b. GA and MS), m. 19 years; his wife Rose 42 b. Aug 1857 in CO, 5 children, 5 living; and children: Juanita 17 b. Apr 1883 in CO; Florence 12 b. March 1888 in CO; Rose 9 b. Sept 1890 in OH [?]; and Thomas 5 b. May 1895 in PA [?].
His lineage: Wallace Henry 1923 CO1, Thomas James 1895 CO2, Thomas James 1856 MS3.
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WELLS DEED ALVORD
PAYETTE INDEPENDENT
Payette, Payette Co., ID—Friday, 9 October 1903
RECEIVED SAD NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. John McGlinchey received the sad news Monday afternoon from Evanston, Wyo., of the death of their little grandson, Wells Alvord, aged one year and eleven months, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Alvord of that place. The little one passed away at 1:45 o’clock p.m., on that day as the result of an attack of typhoid fever. Mr. McGlinchey departed on the train Monday night for Evanston to bring the body to this city for interment in Riverside cemetery. He is expected to arrive in Payette tonight.
In another article:
PAYETTE INDEPENDENT
Payette, Payette Co., ID—Friday, 16 October 1903
AT REST IN RIVERSIDE CEMETERY
John McGlinchey, who went to Evanston, Wyo., the first part of last week to bring to Payette for burial the body of his little grandson Wells Alvord, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Alvord of that place, who died on Monday, Oct. 12, returned Saturday night and the remains were tenderly laid to rest in Riverside cemetery on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Alvord have the deepest sympathy of their many friends in Payette on account of their sad bereavement. From the Wyoming Press at Evanston is taken the following:
Little Wells Deed Alvord has gone to join the angels’ band above. He had lingered with typhoid fever until death came to relieve his sufferings, and his spirit took flight on Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock. For twenty-two months this lovely child has been the joy of the Alvord household, and his early death is a trying ordeal to the grief-stricken parents. It is hard to part with a flower so fair, but although he is dead to them in this life he will bloom still brighter in spheres of eternity. No one knew the little fellow but to love him, and the community condoles with the broken-hearted parents in this their great bereavement. Funeral services were conducted at the family home on Thursday afternoon, Rev. Y.C. Evans officiating, and the remains forwarded yesterday to Payette, Idaho, for burial. The child’s grandfather, John McGlinchey, accompanied the body to its destination. Yesterday afternoon a fine baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvord. This little one will add brightness to the home which has been darkened.
Photo from Riverside Cemetery, Payette, Payette Co., ID—www.findagrave.com
Permission granted by the photographer, Cheryl Hanson
AAFA NOTES: We included the obituaries of his parents, David Diocletian Alvord Sr. and Statira M. Wells Alvord; and brothers David Diocletian Alvord Jr. and Norman Brumley Alvord in Idaho Obituaries; and of his sister May Ellen Alvord in Oregon Obituaries.
*See AAFA’s Published Genealogies, #1.
His ALVORD lineage: Wells Deed 1901 WY1, David Diocletian 1873 ID2, James Hervey 1824 NY3, Dioclesian 1776 CT4, Thomas Gould 1742 CT5, Asahel 1720 MA6, Thomas 1683 MA7, Thomas 1653 CT8, Alexander 1627 England9, Thomas [ALFORD] 1598 England10.
