PRINCETON — Jarrell C. Alford, 81, of Ashley Lane, Princeton, formerly of
Gary, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2009 at the Home Sweet Home Personal
Care of Lashmeet. Born June 3, 1928, at Gary. He was the son of the
late Heath and Dora Jennings Alford. Jarrell was a graduate of Gary High
School, Class of 1947. He worked for U.S. Steel in Gary, retiring after 36
years of service as a Supply Clerk in the warehouse.
Jarrell was a former member of the Gary Lions Club and Gary Odd fellows
Lodge. Survivors: His loving and caring wife of 61 years, Juanita Myers
Alford; one daughter, Sue Widener and her husband Dick; one granddaughter,
Amy Harrison and her husband Shane; two great-grandchildren, Abby Kinzer and
Noah Harrison, all of Princeton; an aunt, Opal Alford of Galax Va.;
sisters-in-law, Margie Dula of Elkton Md., Doris Hermes of Carlsbad, Calif.,
Anna Myers of Panama City, Fla.; brothers-in-law, Donald Myers and wife
Betty of Milton, Fla., Ralph Myers and wife Judy of Welch; several cousins
also survive.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16,
2009 from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the
Athens Road in Princeton with Pastors Orville Harvey and Rob Buchanan
officiating. Entombment will follow in the Chapel of the Wildwood Mausoleum,
Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may visit with the family
today (Tuesday) from 5 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Family and friends
may share online messages of love and concerns via www.memorialfd.com
Jarrell's family and friends will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of
flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Princeton Advent Church, Building
Fund, 706 Prince St., Princeton, WV 24740.The honor of serving the Alford
family has been given to the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center
on the Athens Road in Princeton.
