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Robert B. Alford

1922 - 2003

BORN

1922

DIED

2003

Robert Alford Obituary

Robert B. Alford, 80, passed peacefully from this life to the next after a long, courageous battle with heart disease Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003.

Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Moore Funeral Home Chapel, Arlington. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grace Bible Church of Fort Worth or First Baptist Church of Willow Park.

Robert was born March 16, 1922, in Mineral Wells. He was a Willow Park resident for the last 16 years and a former resident of Arlington for 40 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Willow Park.

Robert was a contract compliance officer for the federal government, from which he retired after 36 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, one sister and his first wife, Maxine McFadin Alford.

Survivors: Wife, Maxine Harris Alford of Willow Park; son, Robert W. Alford of Arlington; granddaughters, Carleen and Janelle; stepchildren, Charles and Wayne Alford and Cymbe Walston; 13 stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and sister, Minnie Lee Harris of California.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Star-Telegram on Feb. 9, 2003.

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