Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameCarl “Cal” Dee Alford
Birth20 Feb 1918, Shady Point, Le Flore Co, OK
Death9 Aug 2000, Campbell, Santa Clara Co, CA
BurialOak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, Santa Clara Co, CA
MemoPlot: Wisteria, Lot 2704, Grave 4
FatherHarvey Lee Alford (1882-1956)
MotherDocia Trahern (1882-1919)
Misc. Notes
Moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico, then to Calif in 1937. Listed with his wife in the 1940 census for Campbell, as Carl C. with no children yet.
Was in Merchant Marine
[Obituary] MERCURY NEWS - Friday, 11 August 2000
Cal D. Alford, born February 20, 1918, at Latham, Oklahoma, died August 9, 2000, at Campbell, California. A resident of Campbell since 1937, he had been a volunteer with both the Fire Department and Campbell Police Auxiliary, served in the Merchant Marines during World War II, and was a dedicated member of the Odd Fellows Morning Light Lodge #42 for 53 years. He retired from the Campbell Lumber Company after 33 years. He was an avid outdoorsman, who loved fishing, hunting, and spending time at his cabin in Twain Harte.
Cal's greatest source of pride and happiness was his family. He was a devoted husband to his beautiful wife, Sibyl, whom he adored for 61 years. He was the loving father of Bud Alford of Campbell and the late Harvey Alford, loving grandfather to Deidra Redford, Carrie Pesavento, Chris Craviotto, Peggy Austin, and Mary Voron, great-grandfather to Thomas Redford, Tyler Pesavento, Mathew and Justin Craviotto, Jordyn and Wyatt Austin.
Funeral services [will be] held on Monday, August 14, 2000, at Darling and Fischer Campbell Memorial Chapel, Campbell, California. Burial followed at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose, California.
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