1914 - 2012 (97 years)
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Name |
Gladys Pauline Anders [1] |
Birth |
27 Sep 1914 |
San Augustine County, Texas [1] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
8 Mar 2012 |
Marshall, Harrison County, Texas [1] |
Burial |
Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas [1] |
Notes |
- The Sabine County Reporter
March 14, 2012, Page 12
Gladys Pauline Anders Alford of San Augustine, Texas, passed away on March 8, 2012, in Marshall, Texas at the age of 97. She was born on September 27, 1914, to Price Davenport Anders and Fannie Mitchell Anders, in San Augustine, Texas. She graduated from San Augustine High School in 1933. Gladys married Felter Luther Alford on March 17, 1934.
Gladys was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church in San Augustine. She was a member of The Grand Chapter of Texas Order of the Eastern Star for over 50 years. She lived most of her life in San Augustine except for the past six years when she lived with her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Donald W. Alford, in Marshall Texas.
Gladys was a homemaker for most of her life and also worked as a sales clerk in a store in San Augustine for 14 years. Gladys loved nature, especially flowers and gardening. While at home, she enjoyed working in her flower and vegetable gardens. She also enjoyed gospel quartet singing and began singing in her family quartet at an early age. She enjoyed meeting and fellowshipping with people throughout her life. She enjoyed traveling with her immediate family to many beautiful places in the United States including Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Orlando Florida; and other places.
Gladys is survived by her son Dr. Donald W. Alford and wife Jane Beck Alford of Marshall, Texas; grandson, John Matthew Alford and wife Andrea Santmyer Alford of Sterling, Virginia; great-grandson, Noah Matthew Alford of Sterling, Virginia; brother Aubrey D. Anders and wife Billie of San Augustine; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Gladys was very proud of her grandson and granddaughter-in-law, John and Andrea Alford; and her great-grandson, Noah Matthew Alford.
Gladys is preceded in death by her husband Felter Luther Alford; son, Kenneth Earl Alford; parents Price Davenport Anders and Fannie Mitchell Anders; brothers, Samuel Jesse Anders; Annis Perry Anders; Joe Bailey Anders, and Fred Anders.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, March 12, 2012, Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel, with Bro. Frank Holrath officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, March 11, 2012, 5:00 til 7:00 P.M., Wyman Roberts Funeral Home. Burial will be in Liberty Hill Cemetery, San Augustine County.
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Person ID |
I39184 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
24 Aug 2013 |
Father |
Price Davenport Anders, b. 5 Sep 1886, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Mar 1946, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 59 years) |
Mother |
Fannie Maligne Mitchell, b. Abt Jan 1885, Texas d. 1 Sep 1973, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1905 [2] |
Family ID |
F11916 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), March 14, 2012, Page 12 (Reliability: 3).
- [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, San Augustine County, JP 1 Enumerated 26 Apr 1910 SD 2 ED 137 Sheet 10A Stamped 206 152-159 (Reliability: 3).
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