Nowata Star
126 E. Cherokee St.
Nowata, OK 74048
February 21, 2001
Permission for archiving obituaries given by Phillip Reid, Publisher

Funeral services for Ms. Pamela Mechelle Alford, 34, of Kansas City, Kansas, who died Saturday, February 3, 2001 in Kansas City, were held Saturday, February 10 at Mrs. J.W. Jones Memorial Chapel in Kansas City with the Reverend Sylvia A. Harris, pastor Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church, Kansas City, Kansas presiding assisted by the Reverends, Aldolphus Favors, H.T. Cunningham and Willie C. Payne.

Pam was born May 13, 1966 in Kansas City, Missouri to Glenda and Nathaniel Alford. She graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1984. Later she graduated from KU at Lawrence, Kansas and pursued other educational endeavors. Ms. Alford was employed as a substance abuse counselor at Johnson County Rehabilitation Service, KMADT Treatment Center and as the HIV Aids educator for the State of Kansas. Her recent employment was with Providence Medical Center and Kansas City Board of Education.

Her life was dedicated to rehabilitating the fallen and giving hope to the lost and straying. Pam lived with the scripture, Philippians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me." Pam was a member of Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church in Kansas City, Kansas where she served as a member of the Young Adult Choir and other organizations.

Ms. Alford is survived by her daughter, Tyonna Nicole Alford of the home; her father, Nathaniel Alford of Kansas City, Missouri; two sisters: Robin Longhorn of Dayton, Ohio and Carliss Roberts Iwelomen of West Palm Beach, Florida; five brothers: Rayford Kelly and Morris Kelly, both of Boston, Massachusetts; Maurice Alford of Dayton, Ohio; Victor Alford of Wichita, Kansas and Stephen Alford of Coffeyville, Kansas; grandmother, Velma Alford Chambers of Nowata; uncles: Henry, Harleen, Willie and Cordell Alford, all of Nowata; aunts: Fern Roberts of Kansas City, Missouri; Gracie Alford Timon of Taylor, South Carolina; Betty Kirkendoll and Tella Phillips of Oklahoma City; Velma DeSilva of Plano, Texas and Mary Alford Hubbard of Nowata.

She was preceded in death by her mother, a grandmother and grandfather.

Services were entrusted to Mrs. J.W. Jones Memorial Chapel of Kansas City, Kansas.