Rev. Samuel Alford's Obituary
REVEREND SAMUEL ALFORD WAS BORN JANUARY 18, 1940 TO THE LATE HARMON AND ABBIE Z. REED ALFORD IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. REVEREND SAMUEL ALFORD GRADUATED FROM MIDDLETON ATTENDANCE CENTER HE CONTINUED HIS EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL BAPTIST COLLEGE OF MISSISSIPPI. HE STUDIED THEOLOGY, AND LATER RECIEVED AN ASSOCIATE OF ARTS IN PASTORIAL TRAINING. REVEREND SAMUEL ALFORD WORKED AS A MECHANIC FOR OVER FORTY ( 40) YEARS AT MACK ENGELL SCRAP YARD. REVERED SAMUEL ALFORD MARRIED HIS HELP MEET, AND FIRST LADY FANNIE B. LEE JUNE 12,1986. THEY ENJOYED WORSHIPPING, PRAISING, AND SERVING GOD. HE WAS A MAN OF GREAT STATURE. REVERED SAMUELALFORD CONFESSED CHRIST TO BE ms PERSONAL SAVIOR AT AN EARLY AGE. HE ATTENDED LITTLE HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH IN TOOMSUBA, MISSISSIPPI. HE LATER UNITED WITH ST PAUL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, WHERE HE SERVED AS A DEACON, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEACON BOARD, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDANT OF SUNDAY SCHOOL, AND ELECTED PRESIDENT OF BIBLE CLASS. HE SERVED AS MINISTER, AND PASTOR OF FAIRVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH, MT HOREM BAPTIST CHURCH, AND SPRINGHILL BAPTIST CHURCH. HE ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. REVEREND SAMUEL ALFORD WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BOTH PARENTS, THREE (3) SISTERS; A INFANT CHILD, RUBY ALFORD, AND BESSIE MAE ALFORD. REVEREND SAMUEL ALFORD ENJOYED FARMING, GRILLING AND SERVING THE LORD. REVEREND SAMUELALFORD LEAVES TO CHERISH ms LOVING MEMORIES: A LOVING, AND DEVOTED WIFE FANNIE B. ALFORD OF THIRTY-SIX (36) YEARS; ONE (1) BROTHER: DANIEL (ANTONIA) ALFORD SR RESIDES IN DETROIT, MICmGAN; ONE (1) SISTER: LESSIE BELL ALFORD RESIDES IN TOOMSUBA, MISSISSIPPI; ONE (1) NEPHEW: DANIEL ALFORD JR. RESIDES IN TOOMSUBA, MISSISSIPPI; TWO (2) NIECES DENISE ALFORD AND ANGELA ALFORD BOTH RESIDES IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN; TWO (2) AUNTS: RUTH JONES RESIDES IN JENNINGS, FLORIDA, AND MARY ELLA LAMAR OF STATESVILLE, GEORGIA., A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS, AND FRIENDS.
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