Edna Alford

Mrs. Edna Faye Alford, age 86, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 12, 2013, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Alford will be conducted on Friday, June 14, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Corey Meggs and Rusty Wilkins officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery of Dyer. Mrs. Alford was born April 19, 1927, in Gibson County, Tennessee; the daughter of the late George and Gladys Bonds Poole. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Alford is survived by her sons, James Wallace, Quinton, and Tommy Alford; daughters, Gwen Thompson, Linda Hartsfield, Cassandra Perry, Cynthia Davis, Brenda Pierce, Celia Kilburn, Debbie Wilkins; 20 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her spouse, James Cleo Alford: a son, Mark Alford; two grandchildren, Justin Perry and Jody Alford; and a great-grandchild, Elijah Goad. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Edna Faye Alford.