Elvin Samuel Alford, Jr.
Elvin Samuel Alford, Jr., 87, of South Charleston, left to be with Jesus Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice, Charleston.
He was a retired Waymaster from Union Carbide, South Charleston; he attended the Alum Creek Church of the Nazarene and served in the Army Air Corps in Korea during World War II.
Junior was preceded in death by his grandson, Marc Sparks; parents, Elvin Sr. and Thelma Alford; brothers and sisters-in-law, Curtis and his first wife, Katie Alford and Ray and Betty Alford; and sister and brother-in-law, Jessie and Charles Blalock.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Margaret “Peggy” Stafford Alford; daughters, Karen Sparks of South Charleston and Margie (Robert) Childress of North Carolina; sons, David Alford of South Charleston and Terry (Tereasa) Alford of Garretts Bend; 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, 7 great great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, October 31, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors David Mitchell, David Dorsey and Kelley Frazier officiating. Entombment will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes with military graveside rites conducted by the Alum Creek VFW 4768. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
[From Curry Funeral Home website]
Elvin Samuel Alford, Jr., 87, of South Charleston, left to be with Jesus Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice, Charleston.
He was a retired Waymaster from Union Carbide, South Charleston; he attended the Alum Creek Church of the Nazarene and served in the Army Air Corps in Korea during World War II.
Junior was preceded in death by his grandson, Marc Sparks; parents, Elvin Sr. and Thelma Alford; brothers and sisters-in-law, Curtis and his first wife, Katie Alford and Ray and Betty Alford; and sister and brother-in-law, Jessie and Charles Blalock.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Margaret “Peggy” Stafford Alford; daughters, Karen Sparks of South Charleston and Margie (Robert) Childress of North Carolina; sons, David Alford of South Charleston and Terry (Tereasa) Alford of Garretts Bend; 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, 7 great great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, October 31, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors David Mitchell, David Dorsey and Kelley Frazier officiating. Entombment will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes with military graveside rites conducted by the Alum Creek VFW 4768. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
[From Curry Funeral Home website]
Elvin Samuel Alford, Jr.
Elvin Samuel Alford, Jr., 87, of South Charleston, left to be with Jesus Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice, Charleston.
He was a retired Waymaster from Union Carbide, South Charleston; he attended the Alum Creek Church of the Nazarene and served in the Army Air Corps in Korea during World War II.
Junior was preceded in death by his grandson, Marc Sparks; parents, Elvin Sr. and Thelma Alford; brothers and sisters-in-law, Curtis and his first wife, Katie Alford and Ray and Betty Alford; and sister and brother-in-law, Jessie and Charles Blalock.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Margaret “Peggy” Stafford Alford; daughters, Karen Sparks of South Charleston and Margie (Robert) Childress of North Carolina; sons, David Alford of South Charleston and Terry (Tereasa) Alford of Garretts Bend; 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, 7 great great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, October 31, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors David Mitchell, David Dorsey and Kelley Frazier officiating. Entombment will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes with military graveside rites conducted by the Alum Creek VFW 4768. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
[From Curry Funeral Home website]
Elvin Samuel Alford, Jr., 87, of South Charleston, left to be with Jesus Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Hubbard Hospice, Charleston.
He was a retired Waymaster from Union Carbide, South Charleston; he attended the Alum Creek Church of the Nazarene and served in the Army Air Corps in Korea during World War II.
Junior was preceded in death by his grandson, Marc Sparks; parents, Elvin Sr. and Thelma Alford; brothers and sisters-in-law, Curtis and his first wife, Katie Alford and Ray and Betty Alford; and sister and brother-in-law, Jessie and Charles Blalock.
He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Margaret “Peggy” Stafford Alford; daughters, Karen Sparks of South Charleston and Margie (Robert) Childress of North Carolina; sons, David Alford of South Charleston and Terry (Tereasa) Alford of Garretts Bend; 10 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, 7 great great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, October 31, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors David Mitchell, David Dorsey and Kelley Frazier officiating. Entombment will follow at Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens, Cross Lanes with military graveside rites conducted by the Alum Creek VFW 4768. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
[From Curry Funeral Home website]
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