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==Death==

==Death==

Alford died in Little Rock of congestive heart failure. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former L'Moore Smith (1919–1999), whom he married in 1940. She was the 1959 "Arkansas Woman of the Year."<ref>L'Moore Fontaine Smith Alford (1919-1999) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> He also lost his namesake son, Dale Alford, Jr. (1943–1989), an independent film producer and director who died in an [[automobile]] accident in [[Arizona]] at the age of forty-six.<ref>Thomas Dale Alford Jr. (1943-1989) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> Survivors included two daughters, L'Moore Fontaine Alford (1942–2002), an educator and artist, and Anne Maury Alford Winans, both of Little Rock;<ref>L'Moore Fontaine Alford (1942-2002) - Find A Grave Memorial, October 13, 2021.</ref> daughter-in-law Kay Alford, widow of Dale, Jr., also of Little Rock; a brother, Dr. Boyce Alford of Pine Bluff in Jefferson County in southern Arkansas; a sister, Joyce Alford Gardner of Bryant in Saline County south of Little Rock; five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.<ref name=obit>Thomas Dale Alford obituary, ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' January 26, 2000.</ref>

Alford died in Little Rock of congestive heart failure. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former L'Moore Smith (1919–1999), whom he married in 1940. She was the 1959 "Arkansas Woman of the Year."<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7518061/l'moore-fontaine-alford L'Moore Fontaine Smith Alford (1919-1999) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> He also lost his namesake son, Dale Alford, Jr. (1943–1989), an independent film producer and director who died in an [[automobile]] accident in [[Arizona]] at the age of forty-six.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7550966/thomas-dale-alford Thomas Dale Alford Jr. (1943-1989) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed October 13, 2021.</ref> Survivors included two daughters, L'Moore Fontaine Alford (1942–2002), an educator and artist, and Anne Maury Alford Winans, both of Little Rock;<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76074541/l'moore-fontaine-alford L'Moore Fontaine Alford (1942-2002) - Find A Grave Memorial], October 13, 2021.</ref> daughter-in-law Kay Alford, widow of Dale, Jr., also of Little Rock; a brother, Dr. Boyce Alford of Pine Bluff in Jefferson County in southern Arkansas; a sister, Joyce Alford Gardner of Bryant in Saline County south of Little Rock; five grandchildren, and one great-granddaughter.<ref name=obit>Thomas Dale Alford obituary, ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' January 26, 2000.</ref>

Services were held at the Trinity Episcopal Church. He is interred at historic Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.<ref name=findagrave/>

Services were held at the Trinity Episcopal Church. He is interred at historic Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.<ref name=findagrave/>