EZRA VIRGIL ALFORD, 73, OF HOLT, MICHIGAN, DIED SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 1998 AT HOME AFTER A LONG ILLNESS HE WAS RETIRED FROM GENERAL MOTORS IN MICHIGAN WITH 44 YEARS OF SERVICE AND HE WAS A WWII NAVY VETERAN.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS: 4 SONS: JAMES LEE ALFORD OF LANSING, MI; VIRGIL LINN ALFORD OF LANSING, MI; RICK EUGENE ALFORD OF HOLT, MI; RONALD E. ALFORD OF SPRING HILL, FL; 2 STEP-DAUGHTERS: PATRICIA BETHEA OF LANSING, MI; TERRY CHERRY OF LANSING, MI; 2 SISTERS: ERMA MAY WADE OF GRIFFITHSVILLE, WV; FRANCIS TORMAN OF GARRETTS BEND, WV; 5 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 2 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.
SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT CURRY FUNERAL HOME, ALUM CREEK, ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1998 AT 1:00 PM WITH PASTOR DWIGHT MCCLURE OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN SAMSON CEMETERY, GARRETTS BEND. FRIENDS MAY CALL ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1998 FROM 6 TO 8:30 PM AT THE FUNERAL HOME.