Obituary:
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Friday, 1 March 2002
PINE BLUFF [Jefferson Co.]—Dr. Boyce Alford, age 78, of Pine Bluff died Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center [Pine Bluff].
He was born Nov. 13, 1923, at Cove (Polk County), Ark., a son of the late Thomas Franklin "Tom" Alford, former State Commissioner of Education and the late Ida Womack Alford, also an educator.
He was reared and educated in Little Rock, and graduated from Little Rock High School, where he was a member of Delta Sigma Fraternity. He attended Georgia Military College at Milledgeville, Georgia, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a tail-gunner on an SBD (Scout Bomber by Douglas) in the South Pacific theater. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. T. Dale Alford.
Dr. Alford moved to Pine Bluff in 1950 to establish his optometry practice. He later was a partner with Dr. Fletcher Baugh in Drs. Alford & Baugh until his retirement in 1988. He was a charter member of Grace Episcopal Church, where he served as an usher and a greeter.
He had also been a member of the Jaycees, Lions Club, and Rotary International. An avid Little League Baseball supporter, he had served as president of the American and National Little Leagues; as umpire from 1959 until 1988; and as president of Pine Bluff Little League, Inc. Hill-Alford Field at 8th Avenue and Oak Street was named in his honor.
Dr. Alford served as a Pine Bluff City Alderman from 1954-1958, and as a member of the Pine Bluff Civil Service Commission from 1960-1968 and 1978-1988. He also served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1969-1979 and was a past-chairman of the Legislative Joint Audit Committee.
An avid Razorback Football supporter, he was a charter member of the Road Hogs, and traveled in his motor-home to the majority of Razorback Football games.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Mandy" Mandell, to whom he was married on May 9, 1948, at Chicago, Ill; two sons, James Nash Alford (Jimmy and Pam) of Fayetteville, Ark., and Michael Thomas Alford (Mike and Clare) of Houston, Texas; a twin sister, Joyce Gardner of Benton, Ark; a niece who he reared, Cheryl Gardner of Cleveland, Ohio; nephew, Dr. Dan Gardner of Benton, Ark; nieces, Anne Alford Winans and L'Moore Alford, both of Little Rock; and two granddaughters, Amy Alford of Little Rock and April Alford of Houston, Texas.
Funeral Services will be Friday, March 1, 2002, 4:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church with the Rev. Edgar "Hap" Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the Grace Church Memorial Garden. Memorials may be made to the Grace Episcopal Church Building Fund, 4101 Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71603. Charles E. Fuller Funeral & Memorial Services, 870-536-8994.
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Friday, 1 March 2002
PINE BLUFF [Jefferson Co.]—Dr. Boyce Alford, age 78, of Pine Bluff died Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center [Pine Bluff].
He was born Nov. 13, 1923, at Cove (Polk County), Ark., a son of the late Thomas Franklin "Tom" Alford, former State Commissioner of Education and the late Ida Womack Alford, also an educator.
He was reared and educated in Little Rock, and graduated from Little Rock High School, where he was a member of Delta Sigma Fraternity. He attended Georgia Military College at Milledgeville, Georgia, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a tail-gunner on an SBD (Scout Bomber by Douglas) in the South Pacific theater. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. T. Dale Alford.
Dr. Alford moved to Pine Bluff in 1950 to establish his optometry practice. He later was a partner with Dr. Fletcher Baugh in Drs. Alford & Baugh until his retirement in 1988. He was a charter member of Grace Episcopal Church, where he served as an usher and a greeter.
He had also been a member of the Jaycees, Lions Club, and Rotary International. An avid Little League Baseball supporter, he had served as president of the American and National Little Leagues; as umpire from 1959 until 1988; and as president of Pine Bluff Little League, Inc. Hill-Alford Field at 8th Avenue and Oak Street was named in his honor.
Dr. Alford served as a Pine Bluff City Alderman from 1954-1958, and as a member of the Pine Bluff Civil Service Commission from 1960-1968 and 1978-1988. He also served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1969-1979 and was a past-chairman of the Legislative Joint Audit Committee.
An avid Razorback Football supporter, he was a charter member of the Road Hogs, and traveled in his motor-home to the majority of Razorback Football games.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Mandy" Mandell, to whom he was married on May 9, 1948, at Chicago, Ill; two sons, James Nash Alford (Jimmy and Pam) of Fayetteville, Ark., and Michael Thomas Alford (Mike and Clare) of Houston, Texas; a twin sister, Joyce Gardner of Benton, Ark; a niece who he reared, Cheryl Gardner of Cleveland, Ohio; nephew, Dr. Dan Gardner of Benton, Ark; nieces, Anne Alford Winans and L'Moore Alford, both of Little Rock; and two granddaughters, Amy Alford of Little Rock and April Alford of Houston, Texas.
Funeral Services will be Friday, March 1, 2002, 4:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church with the Rev. Edgar "Hap" Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the Grace Church Memorial Garden. Memorials may be made to the Grace Episcopal Church Building Fund, 4101 Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71603. Charles E. Fuller Funeral & Memorial Services, 870-536-8994.
Obituary:
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Friday, 1 March 2002
PINE BLUFF [Jefferson Co.]—Dr. Boyce Alford, age 78, of Pine Bluff died Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center [Pine Bluff].
He was born Nov. 13, 1923, at Cove (Polk County), Ark., a son of the late Thomas Franklin "Tom" Alford, former State Commissioner of Education and the late Ida Womack Alford, also an educator.
He was reared and educated in Little Rock, and graduated from Little Rock High School, where he was a member of Delta Sigma Fraternity. He attended Georgia Military College at Milledgeville, Georgia, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a tail-gunner on an SBD (Scout Bomber by Douglas) in the South Pacific theater. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. T. Dale Alford.
Dr. Alford moved to Pine Bluff in 1950 to establish his optometry practice. He later was a partner with Dr. Fletcher Baugh in Drs. Alford & Baugh until his retirement in 1988. He was a charter member of Grace Episcopal Church, where he served as an usher and a greeter.
He had also been a member of the Jaycees, Lions Club, and Rotary International. An avid Little League Baseball supporter, he had served as president of the American and National Little Leagues; as umpire from 1959 until 1988; and as president of Pine Bluff Little League, Inc. Hill-Alford Field at 8th Avenue and Oak Street was named in his honor.
Dr. Alford served as a Pine Bluff City Alderman from 1954-1958, and as a member of the Pine Bluff Civil Service Commission from 1960-1968 and 1978-1988. He also served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1969-1979 and was a past-chairman of the Legislative Joint Audit Committee.
An avid Razorback Football supporter, he was a charter member of the Road Hogs, and traveled in his motor-home to the majority of Razorback Football games.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Mandy" Mandell, to whom he was married on May 9, 1948, at Chicago, Ill; two sons, James Nash Alford (Jimmy and Pam) of Fayetteville, Ark., and Michael Thomas Alford (Mike and Clare) of Houston, Texas; a twin sister, Joyce Gardner of Benton, Ark; a niece who he reared, Cheryl Gardner of Cleveland, Ohio; nephew, Dr. Dan Gardner of Benton, Ark; nieces, Anne Alford Winans and L'Moore Alford, both of Little Rock; and two granddaughters, Amy Alford of Little Rock and April Alford of Houston, Texas.
Funeral Services will be Friday, March 1, 2002, 4:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church with the Rev. Edgar "Hap" Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the Grace Church Memorial Garden. Memorials may be made to the Grace Episcopal Church Building Fund, 4101 Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71603. Charles E. Fuller Funeral & Memorial Services, 870-536-8994.
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR
Friday, 1 March 2002
PINE BLUFF [Jefferson Co.]—Dr. Boyce Alford, age 78, of Pine Bluff died Wednesday, February 27, 2002, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center [Pine Bluff].
He was born Nov. 13, 1923, at Cove (Polk County), Ark., a son of the late Thomas Franklin "Tom" Alford, former State Commissioner of Education and the late Ida Womack Alford, also an educator.
He was reared and educated in Little Rock, and graduated from Little Rock High School, where he was a member of Delta Sigma Fraternity. He attended Georgia Military College at Milledgeville, Georgia, and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He graduated from the Northern Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and was a tail-gunner on an SBD (Scout Bomber by Douglas) in the South Pacific theater. He was preceded in death by his brother, Dr. T. Dale Alford.
Dr. Alford moved to Pine Bluff in 1950 to establish his optometry practice. He later was a partner with Dr. Fletcher Baugh in Drs. Alford & Baugh until his retirement in 1988. He was a charter member of Grace Episcopal Church, where he served as an usher and a greeter.
He had also been a member of the Jaycees, Lions Club, and Rotary International. An avid Little League Baseball supporter, he had served as president of the American and National Little Leagues; as umpire from 1959 until 1988; and as president of Pine Bluff Little League, Inc. Hill-Alford Field at 8th Avenue and Oak Street was named in his honor.
Dr. Alford served as a Pine Bluff City Alderman from 1954-1958, and as a member of the Pine Bluff Civil Service Commission from 1960-1968 and 1978-1988. He also served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1969-1979 and was a past-chairman of the Legislative Joint Audit Committee.
An avid Razorback Football supporter, he was a charter member of the Road Hogs, and traveled in his motor-home to the majority of Razorback Football games.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy "Mandy" Mandell, to whom he was married on May 9, 1948, at Chicago, Ill; two sons, James Nash Alford (Jimmy and Pam) of Fayetteville, Ark., and Michael Thomas Alford (Mike and Clare) of Houston, Texas; a twin sister, Joyce Gardner of Benton, Ark; a niece who he reared, Cheryl Gardner of Cleveland, Ohio; nephew, Dr. Dan Gardner of Benton, Ark; nieces, Anne Alford Winans and L'Moore Alford, both of Little Rock; and two granddaughters, Amy Alford of Little Rock and April Alford of Houston, Texas.
Funeral Services will be Friday, March 1, 2002, 4:30 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church with the Rev. Edgar "Hap" Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in the Grace Church Memorial Garden. Memorials may be made to the Grace Episcopal Church Building Fund, 4101 Hazel Street, Pine Bluff, Ark. 71603. Charles E. Fuller Funeral & Memorial Services, 870-536-8994.
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