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Jane Alford

August 8, 1913 — February 10, 2009

JANE WALLACE ALFORD

Jane Wallace Alford, age 95 of Lewisburg, TN passed away February 10, 2009 at NHC Lewisburg. She was the daughter of the late Cecil Cundiff Wallace and Angie May Gill Wallace. She was married to the late William Howard Alford Jr. and was preceded in death by three brothers, Cecil Gill Wallace, John Laws Wallace and George Bascom Wallace.

She was a housewife and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg. She was a Charter member of the Robert Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and Lewisburg Study Club and was active in many local and national genealogical and historical preservation organizations. She compiled Revolutionary War Patriots of Marshall County Tennessee and contributed to other published works. She is listed in Who's Who of American Women, 6th Edition, 1970-1971.

She is survived by three daughters: Jane Alford McBride, Huntsville, Al; Mary Alford Wellford, Jacksonville, FL; and Nancy Alford Prosser, Lewisburg, TN. Also surviving are eight grandchildren: Amy McBride King, Huntville, AL; Paul M. McBride Courtney Lake Sherwood, CA, William H. A. McBride Washington, D. C.; Sarah McBride Cordle Matt Lexington, KY, Angie G. Wellford, Atlanta, GA, John L. Wellford III Atlanta, GA, Mary Gill Prosser Wallace and Catherine Prosser of Nashville, TN.; a sister-in-law Virginia Word Alford Mrs. Tom of Lewisburg, TN. Four great-granddaughters and four great-grandsons and nieces and nephews also survive her.

Funeral services for Mrs. Alford will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg with Revs. Mark Irvin and Tom Smith officiating with burial at Lone Oak Cemetery. The family will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral hour. Honorary pallbearers are her four grandsons, John L. Wellford, Jr., Matt Cordle and Drew Davidson.

The family requests no flowers. Memorials may be sent to the First United Methodist Church, 325 W.Church St., Lewisburg, TN, 37091; Log Cabin Fund, Robert Lewis Chapter c/o Mary Ann Roberts 508 Cornersville Road, Lewisburg, TN 37091 or Marshall County Memorial Library, 310 Farmington Road, Lewisburg, TN 37091.
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