OBITUARY: Moses L. Alford, Jackson County, Oregon *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *************************************************************************** Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 26 Jan 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Sunday, 12 Mar 1944, p. 1 MOSES L. ALFORD TO LAST REWARD Moses L. Alford, city recorder, aged 86 years, passed away at the home of his son, Herbert L. Alford, Friday evening after an illness of three months. Funeral services will be held at the Perl Funeral Home on Wednesday at 2 o'clock, Rev. Harry Hansen, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial Park. Born near Harrisburg, Ore., April 27, 1857, he led a full and active life until his recent illness and for the past twenty-seven years has been city recorder. Survivors are his son, Herbert L. Alford; a grandson, Richard L. Alford, both of this city, and his sister, Mrs. L. F. Willits of Klamath Falls, Ore. A more complete obituary will be published Monday. Medford (Oregon) Mail Tribune, Monday, 13 Mar 1944, p. 8 FUNERAL SERVICE FOR M. L. ALFORD 2 P.M. WEDNESDAY Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday for Moses L. Alford, who passed away Friday at the home of his son, Herbert L. Alford, after a protracted illness. The services, to be conducted by the Rev. Harry Hansen, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will be at the Perl Funeral Home. Interment will be in Siskiyou Memorial Park with graveside services in charge of the Elks lodge. In the death of Mr. Alford, Southern Oregon loses one of its prominent pioneer citizens. A genial, kindly, quiet man, with a keen sense of humor, he had acquired in a long, busy and useful life a host of friends throughout the valley. He was born April 27, 1857 and had he lived until April 27 would have been eighty-seven years old. His parents came to Oregon and settled in Linn county in 1850, where he was born and lived until the family came to southern Oregon, making their home at Talent. Mr. Alford attended school in Ashland, and his wife, also of prominent pioneer stock, Rachel Lindsay Applegate, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Applegate, was a classmate. He became one of pioneer merchants of Ashland and later served with the firm of D. R. Mills Mercantile Co. of that city. In 1901 he moved to Medford to accept a position as cashier of the Medford Bank, now known as the U. S. National Bank. In 1906 he organized the First National Bank of Medford and was president at the time of his retirement therefrom. It is indicative of the confidence reposed in him that for the past twenty- seven years he served Medford as its recorder. Not only did he serve his community as a business man, but in its civic interests he also took active part. He was an Elk and a member of the Southern Oregon Pioneer Association. His wife preceded him in death December 28, 1940 and at that time they had passed their 60th wedding anniversary. A personification of the pioneer, he believed in the principles for which his forefathers had fought, honesty and integrity first. Survivors are his son, Herbert L. Alford; a grandson, Richard L. Alford, both of this city, and his sister, Mrs. L. F. Willits, of Klamath Falls, Ore.