Funeral services for Kelly Alford, 46, of Portales, will be 2 P.M., Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at the First Church of the Nazarene in Portales, with Rev. Darryl Tennefos officiating.� Burial will be in the Portales Cemetery with David Craig, Glen Johnson, Justin Nance, Brad Nance, Ward Alford and Ryan Craig serving as pallbearers.� Honorary pallbearers will be Darius Wendley, Tobin Alford and Johnathon Alford. The family will gather at the home of Bobby and Corene Alford, 416 Broadmoor Acres, in Portales.� Those desiring to make memorial contributions may make them to either the American Cancer Society or to the Sunset Church of Christ in Lubbock who graciously furnished Kelly with housing during the final weeks of her life.
Kelly was born March 16, 1961, in Tucumcari, to the home of Pat and "Babe" Alford and died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Lubbock, after a short battle with lung cancer.� She was a 1978 graduate of Portales High School and went on to graduate from ENMU.� At the time of her death she had nearly completed a Master's Degree in Counseling.� Kelly taught in the Portales Public Schools for 19 years, and for the past three years had worked as a developmental specialist for Meca, LLC.� During the past nine years as a foster parent she had been foster mother to more than 50 children and young people.� Kelly was a generous and loyal friend.� The needs of others always came before those of her own.� She enjoyed photography, scrapbooking, crafts and shopping for her children.� Over the past many years, she had attended numerous churches in the area, but considered the First Church of the Nazarene as her home congregation.
Kelly is survived by her children, Hillary Alford, of Odessa, Texas and Davinna Alford, of Portales, Johnathon Alford, Lexee Alford, Maleikah Alford, Maddison Alford and Daneisha Alford, all of the home; her mother, Pat Alford, of the home; a sister, Peggy (Benjamin) Masias, of Mantiou Springs, Colo.; and a brother, Bobby (Corene) Alford, of Portales; two nieces, Carlie Alford, of Portales and Victoria Masias, of Manitou Springs, Colo.; a nephew, Tobin Alford, of Portales; and her grandmother, Jesse Alford, of Logan, N.M.� She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Hilda Newton and Allen Alford; and by her father, Clarence "Babe" Alford, who died in 1963.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary in Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 5/22/2007 - 5/23/2007.
Kelly was born March 16, 1961, in Tucumcari, to the home of Pat and "Babe" Alford and died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Lubbock, after a short battle with lung cancer.� She was a 1978 graduate of Portales High School and went on to graduate from ENMU.� At the time of her death she had nearly completed a Master's Degree in Counseling.� Kelly taught in the Portales Public Schools for 19 years, and for the past three years had worked as a developmental specialist for Meca, LLC.� During the past nine years as a foster parent she had been foster mother to more than 50 children and young people.� Kelly was a generous and loyal friend.� The needs of others always came before those of her own.� She enjoyed photography, scrapbooking, crafts and shopping for her children.� Over the past many years, she had attended numerous churches in the area, but considered the First Church of the Nazarene as her home congregation.
Kelly is survived by her children, Hillary Alford, of Odessa, Texas and Davinna Alford, of Portales, Johnathon Alford, Lexee Alford, Maleikah Alford, Maddison Alford and Daneisha Alford, all of the home; her mother, Pat Alford, of the home; a sister, Peggy (Benjamin) Masias, of Mantiou Springs, Colo.; and a brother, Bobby (Corene) Alford, of Portales; two nieces, Carlie Alford, of Portales and Victoria Masias, of Manitou Springs, Colo.; a nephew, Tobin Alford, of Portales; and her grandmother, Jesse Alford, of Logan, N.M.� She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Hilda Newton and Allen Alford; and by her father, Clarence "Babe" Alford, who died in 1963.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary in Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 5/22/2007 - 5/23/2007.
Funeral services for Kelly Alford, 46, of Portales, will be 2 P.M., Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at the First Church of the Nazarene in Portales, with Rev. Darryl Tennefos officiating.� Burial will be in the Portales Cemetery with David Craig, Glen Johnson, Justin Nance, Brad Nance, Ward Alford and Ryan Craig serving as pallbearers.� Honorary pallbearers will be Darius Wendley, Tobin Alford and Johnathon Alford. The family will gather at the home of Bobby and Corene Alford, 416 Broadmoor Acres, in Portales.� Those desiring to make memorial contributions may make them to either the American Cancer Society or to the Sunset Church of Christ in Lubbock who graciously furnished Kelly with housing during the final weeks of her life.
Kelly was born March 16, 1961, in Tucumcari, to the home of Pat and "Babe" Alford and died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Lubbock, after a short battle with lung cancer.� She was a 1978 graduate of Portales High School and went on to graduate from ENMU.� At the time of her death she had nearly completed a Master's Degree in Counseling.� Kelly taught in the Portales Public Schools for 19 years, and for the past three years had worked as a developmental specialist for Meca, LLC.� During the past nine years as a foster parent she had been foster mother to more than 50 children and young people.� Kelly was a generous and loyal friend.� The needs of others always came before those of her own.� She enjoyed photography, scrapbooking, crafts and shopping for her children.� Over the past many years, she had attended numerous churches in the area, but considered the First Church of the Nazarene as her home congregation.
Kelly is survived by her children, Hillary Alford, of Odessa, Texas and Davinna Alford, of Portales, Johnathon Alford, Lexee Alford, Maleikah Alford, Maddison Alford and Daneisha Alford, all of the home; her mother, Pat Alford, of the home; a sister, Peggy (Benjamin) Masias, of Mantiou Springs, Colo.; and a brother, Bobby (Corene) Alford, of Portales; two nieces, Carlie Alford, of Portales and Victoria Masias, of Manitou Springs, Colo.; a nephew, Tobin Alford, of Portales; and her grandmother, Jesse Alford, of Logan, N.M.� She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Hilda Newton and Allen Alford; and by her father, Clarence "Babe" Alford, who died in 1963.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary in Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 5/22/2007 - 5/23/2007.
Kelly was born March 16, 1961, in Tucumcari, to the home of Pat and "Babe" Alford and died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Lubbock, after a short battle with lung cancer.� She was a 1978 graduate of Portales High School and went on to graduate from ENMU.� At the time of her death she had nearly completed a Master's Degree in Counseling.� Kelly taught in the Portales Public Schools for 19 years, and for the past three years had worked as a developmental specialist for Meca, LLC.� During the past nine years as a foster parent she had been foster mother to more than 50 children and young people.� Kelly was a generous and loyal friend.� The needs of others always came before those of her own.� She enjoyed photography, scrapbooking, crafts and shopping for her children.� Over the past many years, she had attended numerous churches in the area, but considered the First Church of the Nazarene as her home congregation.
Kelly is survived by her children, Hillary Alford, of Odessa, Texas and Davinna Alford, of Portales, Johnathon Alford, Lexee Alford, Maleikah Alford, Maddison Alford and Daneisha Alford, all of the home; her mother, Pat Alford, of the home; a sister, Peggy (Benjamin) Masias, of Mantiou Springs, Colo.; and a brother, Bobby (Corene) Alford, of Portales; two nieces, Carlie Alford, of Portales and Victoria Masias, of Manitou Springs, Colo.; a nephew, Tobin Alford, of Portales; and her grandmother, Jesse Alford, of Logan, N.M.� She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Hilda Newton and Allen Alford; and by her father, Clarence "Babe" Alford, who died in 1963.
Services are under the direction of Wheeler Mortuary in Portales, 505-356-4455.
Published in the Clovis News Journal and the Portales News-Tribune from 5/22/2007 - 5/23/2007.
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