Betty Alford, 85, formerly of Windsor Heights, passed from this life on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Fountain West Health Center in West Des Moines. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Des Moines, of which she was a member. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.
Betty was born on May 3, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri to Victor DePaul and Gertrude Vera (Howe) Mullin. She married Robert A. Alford on January 9, 1943 in Washington, D.C. and in 1958, they moved to Windsor Heights, where they made their home. Betty was a member of the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. She was an avid golfer and reader. Her congeniality and good wit will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Robert Alford of West Des Moines; and a host of many friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, at Iles Funeral Homes – Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Vigil service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to either St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the American Diabetes Association.
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Westover Chapel
6337 Hickman Road
Betty was born on May 3, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri to Victor DePaul and Gertrude Vera (Howe) Mullin. She married Robert A. Alford on January 9, 1943 in Washington, D.C. and in 1958, they moved to Windsor Heights, where they made their home. Betty was a member of the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. She was an avid golfer and reader. Her congeniality and good wit will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Robert Alford of West Des Moines; and a host of many friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, at Iles Funeral Homes – Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Vigil service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to either St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the American Diabetes Association.
ILES
Westover Chapel
6337 Hickman Road
Betty Alford, 85, formerly of Windsor Heights, passed from this life on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Fountain West Health Center in West Des Moines. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Des Moines, of which she was a member. Burial will follow at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines.
Betty was born on May 3, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri to Victor DePaul and Gertrude Vera (Howe) Mullin. She married Robert A. Alford on January 9, 1943 in Washington, D.C. and in 1958, they moved to Windsor Heights, where they made their home. Betty was a member of the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. She was an avid golfer and reader. Her congeniality and good wit will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Robert Alford of West Des Moines; and a host of many friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, at Iles Funeral Homes – Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Vigil service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to either St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the American Diabetes Association.
ILES
Westover Chapel
6337 Hickman Road
Betty was born on May 3, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri to Victor DePaul and Gertrude Vera (Howe) Mullin. She married Robert A. Alford on January 9, 1943 in Washington, D.C. and in 1958, they moved to Windsor Heights, where they made their home. Betty was a member of the Des Moines Golf and Country Club. She was an avid golfer and reader. Her congeniality and good wit will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Robert Alford of West Des Moines; and a host of many friends. Betty was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, at Iles Funeral Homes – Westover Chapel in Des Moines, where a Vigil service will begin at 6:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to either St. Theresa's Catholic Church or the American Diabetes Association.
ILES
Westover Chapel
6337 Hickman Road
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