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Gus L. Alford

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Gus L. Alford

Birth
Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
3 Mar 1952 (aged 42)
Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
unmarked grave
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Funeral services for Gus L. Alford, age 43, of Columbia, who passed away at the Caldwell hospital as the result of burns received from gas explosion in his home in Lakeside addition, were held on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Columbia Baptist church with the Rev. Cline D. Ellis in charge, assisted by Rev. Donald Farrow of Columbia, Rev. J. D. Kitchingham of the Eastside, and Rev. G. F. Steinbaugh of Delhi.

Interment was made in the Columbia Hill cemetery under the direction of the Riser Funeral Home of Columbia.

Alford was burned early Monday morning while attempting to put out a fire that swept his home following an explosion. He died in the local hospital at 7:20 Monday evening... The cause of the explosion has not been definitely determined.

Mr. Alford was born and reared in Caldwell parish, being a graduate of the Columbia High school.

His father was the late Gus L. Alford, Sr., who for years was a local attorney. His mother preceded him in death a short time ago.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. L. P. Woodard of Delhi, and five children. The children are: Mary Lou, Jo Ann and Linda Alford, and Gus L. Alford, Jr., and Mike Alford.

Pallbearers were Tipton McKnight, Neil Riser, Roy Childers, Glenn Tarver, Harold Bauman and Wilbur McGrew.

Honorary pallbearers: Coach Robert Cocheran and members of the Columbia High school football team.

Excerpted from The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA), Thursday, March 6, 1952
Funeral services for Gus L. Alford, age 43, of Columbia, who passed away at the Caldwell hospital as the result of burns received from gas explosion in his home in Lakeside addition, were held on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Columbia Baptist church with the Rev. Cline D. Ellis in charge, assisted by Rev. Donald Farrow of Columbia, Rev. J. D. Kitchingham of the Eastside, and Rev. G. F. Steinbaugh of Delhi.

Interment was made in the Columbia Hill cemetery under the direction of the Riser Funeral Home of Columbia.

Alford was burned early Monday morning while attempting to put out a fire that swept his home following an explosion. He died in the local hospital at 7:20 Monday evening... The cause of the explosion has not been definitely determined.

Mr. Alford was born and reared in Caldwell parish, being a graduate of the Columbia High school.

His father was the late Gus L. Alford, Sr., who for years was a local attorney. His mother preceded him in death a short time ago.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. L. P. Woodard of Delhi, and five children. The children are: Mary Lou, Jo Ann and Linda Alford, and Gus L. Alford, Jr., and Mike Alford.

Pallbearers were Tipton McKnight, Neil Riser, Roy Childers, Glenn Tarver, Harold Bauman and Wilbur McGrew.

Honorary pallbearers: Coach Robert Cocheran and members of the Columbia High school football team.

Excerpted from The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA), Thursday, March 6, 1952


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  • Created by: Ron Manley
  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102052100/gus_l-alford: accessed ), memorial page for Gus L. Alford (13 Apr 1909–3 Mar 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102052100, citing Columbia Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Ron Manley (contributor 46788603).