Earl Preston Alford (1925 - 1994)

Born 27 Aug 1925 in Baxterville, Lamar, Mississippi, United States

Died 11 Feb 1994 at age 68 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Earl Alford is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

Biography

Earl Preston Alford was born on Aug 27, 1925 in Baxterville, Lamar County, Mississippi, USA as the third child of Floyd Preston Alford and Laura E Ford. ^[1]

He had five siblings, namely: Willard Ford, Douglas Fairbank, Evrett Edsel, Reba, and Dorothy Nell.

He died on Feb 11, 1994 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 68).

Earl Preston Alford lived in Beat 5, Marion, Mississippi in 1930 (Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He lived in Marion, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Marion, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). He served in the military between Aug 19, 1943–Apr 30, 1946 (Age: 17; US Navy, SC2, World War II). Race: (White)

He was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Goodwater Cemetery). ^[2]

THE CLARION-LEDGER, Jackson, Hinds Co., MS, Saturday, 12 February 1994

EARL PRESTON ALFORD

MAGEE [Simpson Co.] - Earl Preston Alford, 68, a carpenter, died of cancer Friday [February 11] at Magee General Hospital.

Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Goodwater Baptist Church in Magee with burial in Goodwater Cemetery in Simpson County. Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home.

Mr. Alford, a Marion County native, had lived in Magee for 30 years.

Survivors include: daughter, Wanda Jean Warren of Magee; brother, Douglas F. Alford of Columbia; sisters, Reba Whitman of Lumberton and Dorothy Nell Robbin of Columbia; and three grandchildren. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Earl Preston Alford [Earl P Alford] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 27 Aug 1925 Birth Place: Baxterville, Mississippi Death Date: 11 Feb 1994 Father: Floyd P Alford Mother: Laura Ford Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jan 1943: Name listed as EARL PRESTON ALFORD; 09 Mar 1994: Name listed as EARL P ALFORD
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36170085/earl-preston-alford: accessed 17 January 2024), memorial page for Earl Preston Alford (27 Aug 1925–11 Feb 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36170085, citing Goodwater Church Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616).
3. ↑ THE CLARION-LEDGER, Jackson, Hinds Co., MS, Saturday, 12 February 1994