Nansemond-Madison County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Alford, Agnes H., 1962 

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Miss Alford Dies; Former Resident 

  Miss Agnes Hortense Alford, 86, who lived in Suffolk until 1955, died in 
University of Virginia hospital early yesterday after a long illness. 

  Miss Alford went to Achsah, Va., to live after leaving Suffolk.  She entered 
the hospital two days before her death. 

  She was a daughter of Francis and Susan Strange* Alford of Norfolk, and was 
a member of Main street Methodist church here. 

  Two nieces, Mrs. Roy Davenport of Greenville, S.C., and Mrs. Harry A. Sloan, 
of Anderson, S.C., are the only survivors. 

  Funeral will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the graveside in Cedar Hill cemetery. 
Rev. R. Harris Kesler, pastor of Main Street Methodist church, will officiate. 
The funeral procession will leave Hill funeral home at 10:45 a.m. 

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Miss Alford Service Held 

  Funeral services for Miss Agnes Hortense Alford were conducted today at 11 
a.m. at the graveside in Cedar Hill Cemetery by the Rev. R. Harris Kesler, 
pastor of Main Street Methdost Church. 

  The casket was covered with a pall of pink and white carnations, white 
gladioli and heather. 

  Pallbearers were Herbert Underwood, Frank Bowles, Ervin Wilkins, Wilson 
Elliott, Clarence Davis and Sidney Harrell. 

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Miss Agnes Alford 

  ACHSAH - Miss Agnes Hortense Alford, 86, a native of Suffolk, died Monday in 
University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, after a long illness. 

  A daughter of Francis Marion and Mrs. Susan Strange* Alford, she lived in 
Suffolk before moving to Madison County in 1955.  She was a member of Main 
Street Methodist Church in Suffolk.  Surviving are two nieces. 

  The funeral procession will leave Hill Funeral Home, Suffolk, at 10:45 a.m. 
for a funeral service in Cedar Hill Cemetery.  The Rev. R. Harris Kesler of 
Main Street Church will officiate. 

  The family is at the home of Mrs. W.E. Brothers, 313 S. Main St., Suffolk. 


Agnes Hortense ALFORD, of Achsah, Madison Co., 
b. 28 Jun 1875, Suffolk*, d. 15 Jan 1962, Albemarle Co., 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, 17 Jan 1962, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 40, No. 13, Tues., Jan. 16, 1962, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 40, No. 14, Wed., Jan. 17, 1962, p. 3; 
donated obit, publication unknown, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #64279471, 
   by Pamela Thompson 

*Additional information: 

Her parents, "Frank" Francis Marion & Susanne Caroline (McPHERSON) ALFORD, 
   are buried in Block O, Lot 95.  Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

D.Cert. 1742 (Charlottesville #39) gives b. Cifford, VA; never married. 

Her father was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private in Co. B, 
   19th Battalion VA Heavy Artillery, and later as a clerk in the Richmond 
   Commissary. 

Her father's obits ("Norfolk Landmark," May 28 & 29, 1901, p. 6, &c.) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a416f1ob.txt 

Her mother's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 18 & 21, 1933, & donated) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/a416s1ob.txt 


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