Lela Jo Schweda Alford

Lela Jo Schweda Alford
April 16, 1926-April 2, 2004

CALDWELL - Services for Lela Jo (Schweda) Alford 77 of Caldwell will be at 9 am Monday at St Mary's Catholic Church in Caldwell with the Rev Dimitrij Colankin and Deacon John Young officiating.  Burial will follow in St Mary's Cemetery under the direction of Strickland Funeral Home of Caldwell.

A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Sunday at the Strickland Funeral Home in Caldwell.

Mrs Alford died Friday in St Joseph regional Health Center in Bryan.

She was born April 16, 1926 in aldwell and was a graduate of Caldwell public schools.  She attended St Elizabeth School of ursingin Beaumont and the University of Houston.  She married Halcut "Hawk" Alford Sr on March 28, 1948

A registered nurse and florist Mrs Alford and her sister, Alma Schweda, operated Alma's Flower Shop for 40 years.  Mrs Alford was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Caldwell American Legion POst 4458 Ladies Auxilary and the Texas State Florist Association.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Anna Rosa (Popek) Schweda, her husband, Halcut "Hawk" Alford Sr, a daughter, Margaret Ann Alford, and a son, Robert Kenny Alford.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Hal and Mary Lou Alford of Caldwell, two granddaughters, and three great-grandchildren

Last Update Monday, 20-Jan-2020 23:45:40 CST