Alford's Death
Alford died in Little Rock of congestive heart failure. Alford outlived his wife, the former L'Moore Smith, whom he married on July 27, 1940, and a son, Dale Alford, Jr. (died 1989). Survivors included two daughters, L'Moore Fontaine Alford and Anne Maury Alford Winans, both of Little Rock; daughter-in-law Kay Alford, widow of Dale, Jr., also of Little Rock; a brother, Dr. D. Boyce Alford (1923–2002) of Pine Bluff, the seat of Jefferson County in southern Arkansas; a sister, Joyce Alford Gardner of Bryant, the seat of Saline County south of Little Rock; five grandchildren, including namesake Thomas Dale "Tad" Alford, III, and one great-granddaughter.
Services were held on January 27, 2000, at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, with the Very Reverend Henry Hudson officiating. He is interred at historic Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.
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