RICHARD EARL ALFORD
THE CLARION-LEDGER
Jackson, Hinds Co., MS—Monday, 15 April 1990
CRYSTAL SPRINGS [Copiah Co.]—Richard Earl Alford, 90, a retired rural carrier, died of pneumonia Saturday [April 13] at Hardy Wilson Hospital in Hazelhurst.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation is 4–6 p.m. today at Stringer Funeral Home.
Mr. Alford, born Aug. 3, 1899, five miles south of Crystal Springs, had lived in Crystal Springs since early adulthood. He was a member of Crystal Springs United Methodist Church, where for half a century he greeted the congregation at the door every Sunday, said his wife, Dorothy.
Originally a contractor, Mr. Alford spent most of his working years as a mail carrier. Along his mail route, which was more than 100 miles long, he was known as Uncle Earl to the children to whom he passed out gum.
"He was great with all little children, not just mine," said his daughter, Carol Moore of Baton Rouge, La.
The Copiah County native was a master woodworker and ran a Jackson antique store called Alford's, a Master Craftsman. He built the first Federal Housing Authority house in Crystal Springs and had a shop in his back yard in which he created many items, including three-story doll houses built according to FHA standards with real windows and lighting. Other special pieces included two innovative cucumber graters for two agricultural experiment stations and an intricate systems piece for a bank in north Mississippi. He made household items such as bookshelves, cabinets and stereo cases.
"He did beautiful woodwork," Moore said.
He particularly enjoyed delighting his grandchildren, his wife said. He built a large playhouse for his granddaughter and a workable water mill for his grandson. He also later made fine furniture for the two.
"He was certainly a wonderful person when I was growing up, and my children felt the same way about him," Moore said.
In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by sisters, Mary M. Spencer and Martha Martin, both of Crystal Springs; and two grandchildren.
THE CLARION-LEDGER
Jackson, Hinds Co., MS—Monday, 15 April 1990
CRYSTAL SPRINGS [Copiah Co.]—Richard Earl Alford, 90, a retired rural carrier, died of pneumonia Saturday [April 13] at Hardy Wilson Hospital in Hazelhurst.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation is 4–6 p.m. today at Stringer Funeral Home.
Mr. Alford, born Aug. 3, 1899, five miles south of Crystal Springs, had lived in Crystal Springs since early adulthood. He was a member of Crystal Springs United Methodist Church, where for half a century he greeted the congregation at the door every Sunday, said his wife, Dorothy.
Originally a contractor, Mr. Alford spent most of his working years as a mail carrier. Along his mail route, which was more than 100 miles long, he was known as Uncle Earl to the children to whom he passed out gum.
"He was great with all little children, not just mine," said his daughter, Carol Moore of Baton Rouge, La.
The Copiah County native was a master woodworker and ran a Jackson antique store called Alford's, a Master Craftsman. He built the first Federal Housing Authority house in Crystal Springs and had a shop in his back yard in which he created many items, including three-story doll houses built according to FHA standards with real windows and lighting. Other special pieces included two innovative cucumber graters for two agricultural experiment stations and an intricate systems piece for a bank in north Mississippi. He made household items such as bookshelves, cabinets and stereo cases.
"He did beautiful woodwork," Moore said.
He particularly enjoyed delighting his grandchildren, his wife said. He built a large playhouse for his granddaughter and a workable water mill for his grandson. He also later made fine furniture for the two.
"He was certainly a wonderful person when I was growing up, and my children felt the same way about him," Moore said.
In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by sisters, Mary M. Spencer and Martha Martin, both of Crystal Springs; and two grandchildren.
RICHARD EARL ALFORD
THE CLARION-LEDGER
Jackson, Hinds Co., MS—Monday, 15 April 1990
CRYSTAL SPRINGS [Copiah Co.]—Richard Earl Alford, 90, a retired rural carrier, died of pneumonia Saturday [April 13] at Hardy Wilson Hospital in Hazelhurst.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation is 4–6 p.m. today at Stringer Funeral Home.
Mr. Alford, born Aug. 3, 1899, five miles south of Crystal Springs, had lived in Crystal Springs since early adulthood. He was a member of Crystal Springs United Methodist Church, where for half a century he greeted the congregation at the door every Sunday, said his wife, Dorothy.
Originally a contractor, Mr. Alford spent most of his working years as a mail carrier. Along his mail route, which was more than 100 miles long, he was known as Uncle Earl to the children to whom he passed out gum.
"He was great with all little children, not just mine," said his daughter, Carol Moore of Baton Rouge, La.
The Copiah County native was a master woodworker and ran a Jackson antique store called Alford's, a Master Craftsman. He built the first Federal Housing Authority house in Crystal Springs and had a shop in his back yard in which he created many items, including three-story doll houses built according to FHA standards with real windows and lighting. Other special pieces included two innovative cucumber graters for two agricultural experiment stations and an intricate systems piece for a bank in north Mississippi. He made household items such as bookshelves, cabinets and stereo cases.
"He did beautiful woodwork," Moore said.
He particularly enjoyed delighting his grandchildren, his wife said. He built a large playhouse for his granddaughter and a workable water mill for his grandson. He also later made fine furniture for the two.
"He was certainly a wonderful person when I was growing up, and my children felt the same way about him," Moore said.
In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by sisters, Mary M. Spencer and Martha Martin, both of Crystal Springs; and two grandchildren.
THE CLARION-LEDGER
Jackson, Hinds Co., MS—Monday, 15 April 1990
CRYSTAL SPRINGS [Copiah Co.]—Richard Earl Alford, 90, a retired rural carrier, died of pneumonia Saturday [April 13] at Hardy Wilson Hospital in Hazelhurst.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church with burial in Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation is 4–6 p.m. today at Stringer Funeral Home.
Mr. Alford, born Aug. 3, 1899, five miles south of Crystal Springs, had lived in Crystal Springs since early adulthood. He was a member of Crystal Springs United Methodist Church, where for half a century he greeted the congregation at the door every Sunday, said his wife, Dorothy.
Originally a contractor, Mr. Alford spent most of his working years as a mail carrier. Along his mail route, which was more than 100 miles long, he was known as Uncle Earl to the children to whom he passed out gum.
"He was great with all little children, not just mine," said his daughter, Carol Moore of Baton Rouge, La.
The Copiah County native was a master woodworker and ran a Jackson antique store called Alford's, a Master Craftsman. He built the first Federal Housing Authority house in Crystal Springs and had a shop in his back yard in which he created many items, including three-story doll houses built according to FHA standards with real windows and lighting. Other special pieces included two innovative cucumber graters for two agricultural experiment stations and an intricate systems piece for a bank in north Mississippi. He made household items such as bookshelves, cabinets and stereo cases.
"He did beautiful woodwork," Moore said.
He particularly enjoyed delighting his grandchildren, his wife said. He built a large playhouse for his granddaughter and a workable water mill for his grandson. He also later made fine furniture for the two.
"He was certainly a wonderful person when I was growing up, and my children felt the same way about him," Moore said.
In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by sisters, Mary M. Spencer and Martha Martin, both of Crystal Springs; and two grandchildren.
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