Funeral services are pending at Merced Funeral Chapel for Lester Edward Alford, 65*, who died this morning at Merced County General hospital.
Mr. Alford, a native Kansan, had been engaged in farming for about 40 years. His job was with the Kadota Canning Co. where he has been night watchman.
He leaves his wife, Lurana, two sons, William E. and Robert J., all of Merced; four daughters, Mrs. Thelma Torrey of Gooding, Idaho, Mrs. Leona Ponder of Hay Fork, Mrs. Inez Wiget of Planada [Merced Co.], and Mrs. Mildred Pearson of Planada; one sister, Mrs. Inez Peck, Boise Ida., and ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
MERCED SUN-STAR; Merced, Merced Co., CA—6 December 1958.
* Doing the math, he had recently turned 66.
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WWII Draft Registration, Merced Co., CA, 26 Apr 1942:
Serial #: U164
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Address: R2, Bx 437A, Merced, Calif.
Birth: 24 Oct 1892 (age 49), Miltonvale, Ottawa Co., Kansas
Employer: McDonald & Kahn Inc. & J. F. Shea, Inc., Pittsburg, Calif.
Description: White, 5' 7", 155 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion, blind in right eye.
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1920 (Jan 26) US Census, Grant, Custer, OK:
Lester E. Alford, 28, farmer – general farm, b KS, parents CT.
Luraney, wife, 28, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 8, b OK.
Robert J., son, 5, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 3 7/12, b OK.
Leona, dtr, 11/12, b OK.
Elsie, mthr, 64, wd, nurse – private homes, b CT, parents CT.
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1930 US Census, Boise, Ada, ID:
Lester E. Alford, 37, m at 18, construction engineer, non-veteran, b KS, parents CT.
Lorena, wife, 39, m at 20, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 18, b OK.
Robert J., son, 16, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 14, b OK.
Inez, dtr, 10, b OK.
Mildred, dtr, 2, b ID.
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California Death Index
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Birth: 24 Oct 1892, Kansas
Death: 6 Dec 1958, Merced Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Veich
Father's Surname: Alford
Mr. Alford, a native Kansan, had been engaged in farming for about 40 years. His job was with the Kadota Canning Co. where he has been night watchman.
He leaves his wife, Lurana, two sons, William E. and Robert J., all of Merced; four daughters, Mrs. Thelma Torrey of Gooding, Idaho, Mrs. Leona Ponder of Hay Fork, Mrs. Inez Wiget of Planada [Merced Co.], and Mrs. Mildred Pearson of Planada; one sister, Mrs. Inez Peck, Boise Ida., and ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
MERCED SUN-STAR; Merced, Merced Co., CA—6 December 1958.
* Doing the math, he had recently turned 66.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WWII Draft Registration, Merced Co., CA, 26 Apr 1942:
Serial #: U164
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Address: R2, Bx 437A, Merced, Calif.
Birth: 24 Oct 1892 (age 49), Miltonvale, Ottawa Co., Kansas
Employer: McDonald & Kahn Inc. & J. F. Shea, Inc., Pittsburg, Calif.
Description: White, 5' 7", 155 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion, blind in right eye.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1920 (Jan 26) US Census, Grant, Custer, OK:
Lester E. Alford, 28, farmer – general farm, b KS, parents CT.
Luraney, wife, 28, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 8, b OK.
Robert J., son, 5, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 3 7/12, b OK.
Leona, dtr, 11/12, b OK.
Elsie, mthr, 64, wd, nurse – private homes, b CT, parents CT.
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1930 US Census, Boise, Ada, ID:
Lester E. Alford, 37, m at 18, construction engineer, non-veteran, b KS, parents CT.
Lorena, wife, 39, m at 20, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 18, b OK.
Robert J., son, 16, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 14, b OK.
Inez, dtr, 10, b OK.
Mildred, dtr, 2, b ID.
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California Death Index
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Birth: 24 Oct 1892, Kansas
Death: 6 Dec 1958, Merced Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Veich
Father's Surname: Alford
Funeral services are pending at Merced Funeral Chapel for Lester Edward Alford, 65*, who died this morning at Merced County General hospital.
Mr. Alford, a native Kansan, had been engaged in farming for about 40 years. His job was with the Kadota Canning Co. where he has been night watchman.
He leaves his wife, Lurana, two sons, William E. and Robert J., all of Merced; four daughters, Mrs. Thelma Torrey of Gooding, Idaho, Mrs. Leona Ponder of Hay Fork, Mrs. Inez Wiget of Planada [Merced Co.], and Mrs. Mildred Pearson of Planada; one sister, Mrs. Inez Peck, Boise Ida., and ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
MERCED SUN-STAR; Merced, Merced Co., CA—6 December 1958.
* Doing the math, he had recently turned 66.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WWII Draft Registration, Merced Co., CA, 26 Apr 1942:
Serial #: U164
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Address: R2, Bx 437A, Merced, Calif.
Birth: 24 Oct 1892 (age 49), Miltonvale, Ottawa Co., Kansas
Employer: McDonald & Kahn Inc. & J. F. Shea, Inc., Pittsburg, Calif.
Description: White, 5' 7", 155 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion, blind in right eye.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1920 (Jan 26) US Census, Grant, Custer, OK:
Lester E. Alford, 28, farmer – general farm, b KS, parents CT.
Luraney, wife, 28, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 8, b OK.
Robert J., son, 5, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 3 7/12, b OK.
Leona, dtr, 11/12, b OK.
Elsie, mthr, 64, wd, nurse – private homes, b CT, parents CT.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1930 US Census, Boise, Ada, ID:
Lester E. Alford, 37, m at 18, construction engineer, non-veteran, b KS, parents CT.
Lorena, wife, 39, m at 20, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 18, b OK.
Robert J., son, 16, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 14, b OK.
Inez, dtr, 10, b OK.
Mildred, dtr, 2, b ID.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
California Death Index
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Birth: 24 Oct 1892, Kansas
Death: 6 Dec 1958, Merced Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Veich
Father's Surname: Alford
Mr. Alford, a native Kansan, had been engaged in farming for about 40 years. His job was with the Kadota Canning Co. where he has been night watchman.
He leaves his wife, Lurana, two sons, William E. and Robert J., all of Merced; four daughters, Mrs. Thelma Torrey of Gooding, Idaho, Mrs. Leona Ponder of Hay Fork, Mrs. Inez Wiget of Planada [Merced Co.], and Mrs. Mildred Pearson of Planada; one sister, Mrs. Inez Peck, Boise Ida., and ten grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
MERCED SUN-STAR; Merced, Merced Co., CA—6 December 1958.
* Doing the math, he had recently turned 66.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WWII Draft Registration, Merced Co., CA, 26 Apr 1942:
Serial #: U164
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Address: R2, Bx 437A, Merced, Calif.
Birth: 24 Oct 1892 (age 49), Miltonvale, Ottawa Co., Kansas
Employer: McDonald & Kahn Inc. & J. F. Shea, Inc., Pittsburg, Calif.
Description: White, 5' 7", 155 lbs., blue eyes, gray hair, ruddy complexion, blind in right eye.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1920 (Jan 26) US Census, Grant, Custer, OK:
Lester E. Alford, 28, farmer – general farm, b KS, parents CT.
Luraney, wife, 28, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 8, b OK.
Robert J., son, 5, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 3 7/12, b OK.
Leona, dtr, 11/12, b OK.
Elsie, mthr, 64, wd, nurse – private homes, b CT, parents CT.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1930 US Census, Boise, Ada, ID:
Lester E. Alford, 37, m at 18, construction engineer, non-veteran, b KS, parents CT.
Lorena, wife, 39, m at 20, b OK, parents IL.
William E., son, 18, b OK.
Robert J., son, 16, b OK.
Thelma, dtr, 14, b OK.
Inez, dtr, 10, b OK.
Mildred, dtr, 2, b ID.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
California Death Index
Name: Lester Edward Alford
Birth: 24 Oct 1892, Kansas
Death: 6 Dec 1958, Merced Co.
Mother's Maiden Name: Veich
Father's Surname: Alford
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