Photo courtesy of Markwell Funeral Home - Casey
Feb 8, 1932 - Apr 28, 2018
I really loved my Aunt Marie,she was a true sweetheart.I know she will be fondly remembered and terribly missed.Much love to all her children and God bless her sweet soul. I love you all.
Kent Stewart
May 05, 2018 | Lynchburg, TN
To Dorothy, Betty, Jim, Sue, Roy Dale and your families..Aunt Marie was one of the finest women I've ever known. I will miss her terribly. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you, and I wish I could be there in person. Love you all! Angie
Angelia Reed
May 01, 2018 | Tullahoma, TN | Family
Betty, so sorry for the loss of your mother. I met her last summer while visiting my sister at the Nursing Home (Avis Sutton). We talked about when you baby sat for my 2 sons back in '64. A lifetime ago. May your mother Rest in Peace and God Bless her. Shirley
Shirley Slusser
May 01, 2018 | Tucson, AZ
Kyla Merriman
April 30, 2018 | Manchester, TN | Family
Thoughts and prayers from the Blackburn Family
Forrest "Benji" Blackburn
April 30, 2018 | Tullahoma, TN
Iris Marie Alford, age 86, of Martinsville, IL passed away at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, April 28, 2018 with her family by her side in Burnsides Community Health Center in Marshall, IL. She was born on February 8, 1932 in Huntsville, AL, the daughter of Andrew Jackson Smithson and Edna Clarine Tippit Smithson. On May 10, 1953 she married Roy Lytton Alford in Tennessee. He passed away on July 1, 2014.
Survivors include her sons, Dale Alford of Paris, IL and Jim Dodd and wife Kay of Martinsville, IL; daughters, Betty Burkett and husband Bob of Marshall, IL, Sue Borders and husband Don of Janesville, WI and Dorothy Grisham of Marshall IL; sister, Jewel StJohn of Manchester, TN; fourteen grandchildren, twenty three great grandchildren and eighteen great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter, Patricia Dodd; son in law, Olaf Grisham; two brothers and seven sisters.
Marie was a faithful member of the Martinsville Baptist Church, where she spent time volunteering. She enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at the Greenwell Funeral Home with Pastor Jamey Cohoon officiating. Burial will follow in the Ridgelawn Cemetery, Martinsville, IL. Visitation will be held the same day from 10 a.m. to the service time at the Greenwell Funeral Home, 30 N. Washington St., Martinsville, IL.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
To view the full obituary, send a condolence message, light a candle or post photos, visit www.markwellfuneralhome.com. Greenwell Funeral Home of Martinsville, IL is in charge of the arrangements.
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