Audrey McLeod Alford

Audrey McLeod Alford, 86, widow of Howard Alford, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at McElveen Manor.

Born in Pinewood, she was a daughter of the late James Wilson McLeod and Mary Dawkins McLeod.

Mrs. Alford was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and she was a former employee of Big Star Grocery Store.

Surviving are three sons, Mike Alford and wife Debby, Ricky Alford and Kenneth Alford all of Sumter; one daughter, Marianne A. Jeffords and husband Reuben of Sumter; five sisters, Janet M. Trembley, Thelma M. McLeod, Geraldine Timmons all of Sumter, Kathleen Roberson of Augusta, Ga. and Barbara Morris of Manning; six grandchildren, James Alford, Meredith A. West, Ginnie Spiegel, Wendi Lavina, Andrew Squires and Patrick Squires; seven great-grandchildren, Lorianne Spiegel, Malorie Spiegel, Carnes Spiegel, Cannon West, Drew Squires, Kole Squires, and Sawyer Lavina.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill McLeod and Pete McLeod; and a sister, Ruth Bartlette.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Rev. Stuart Mizelle officiating.

Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son, 2416 Toxaway Drive.

Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 7021 St. Andrews Road, Suite 100-A, Columbia, S.C. 29212.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements.