Ray worked for Dow Chemical and Consolidated Aluminum in Madison, Illinois,. He worked there for 31 years until his retirement. Ray was a American Veteran, having served with the United States Army during WWII. He was a member of Merrill’s Marauders in Burma.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Virginia; two brothers and six sisters.
Survivors include a son, Robert R. Alford, Jr. and his wife Joyce; three brothers, Don Allen of Indiana, Carl Alford of Greenville, Illinois and Gary Alford of Lawrenceville, Illinois; four sisters, Vera Stevens of Lawrenceville, Shirley Woodruff of Lawrenceville, Phyllis Darded of Mississippi; and Mildred Proffitt of Granite City, Illinois; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services at May Chapel Cemetery. There is no visitation.
Ray worked for Dow Chemical and Consolidated Aluminum in Madison, Illinois,. He worked there for 31 years until his retirement. Ray was a American Veteran, having served with the United States Army during WWII. He was a member of Merrill’s Marauders in Burma.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Virginia; two brothers and six sisters.
Survivors include a son, Robert R. Alford, Jr. and his wife Joyce; three brothers, Don Allen of Indiana, Carl Alford of Greenville, Illinois and Gary Alford of Lawrenceville, Illinois; four sisters, Vera Stevens of Lawrenceville, Shirley Woodruff of Lawrenceville, Phyllis Darded of Mississippi; and Mildred Proffitt of Granite City, Illinois; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services at May Chapel Cemetery. There is no visitation.
Family Members
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Francis Hobart Alford
1918–1980
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Norma Helen Alford Warner
1921–2007
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Betty E Alford Proffitt
1922–2003
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Mary L. Alford Selby Robinson
1926–2007
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Edith Mae Alford Simmons
1927–2015
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Vera E. Alford Stevens
1929–2016
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Don K. Allen
1931–2016
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Carl E. "Jack" Alford
1934–2017
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Shirley Jean Alford Woodruff
1935–2018
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David Leon Alford
1938–1939
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