Jim was the born the son of William and Adeline (Reese) Alford on March 17, 1953, in Chillicothe, Missouri.
He was a 1971 graduate of Chillicothe High School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. On July 25, 1976, he was united in marriage to Cynthia (Cindy) Churchill at St. Columban Catholic Church in Chillicothe, Missouri. Jim owned and operated Alford Advertising, which was one of the largest billboard companies in the state.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy, of the home; one daughter, Emily Churchill (Alford) Farwell and husband Bryan, of Leawood, Kansas; two sons, Ryan Patrick Alford and wife, Emily, of Chillicothe, Missouri and James Daniel Alford of Kansas City, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Claire Churchill Farwell, Kate Adeline Farwell, James Michael Farwell and Jack Michael Farwell, Hattie Reese Alford, Genevieve Ryan Alford, and Tucker Patrick Alford; one brother, William E. (Billy) Alford, Jr. and wife, Olivia, of Villa Park, California; two sisters, Susie Thomas and husband, Patrick, of St. Joseph, Missouri and Ann Lewis and husband, Terry, of Hendersonville, Tennessee; his mother-in-law, Joyce Churchill of Chillicothe, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Adeline Alford, and his father-in-law, Paul Churchill.
Lindley Funeral Home - Chillicothe
Jim was the born the son of William and Adeline (Reese) Alford on March 17, 1953, in Chillicothe, Missouri.
He was a 1971 graduate of Chillicothe High School and a 1975 graduate of the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. On July 25, 1976, he was united in marriage to Cynthia (Cindy) Churchill at St. Columban Catholic Church in Chillicothe, Missouri. Jim owned and operated Alford Advertising, which was one of the largest billboard companies in the state.
Survivors include his wife, Cindy, of the home; one daughter, Emily Churchill (Alford) Farwell and husband Bryan, of Leawood, Kansas; two sons, Ryan Patrick Alford and wife, Emily, of Chillicothe, Missouri and James Daniel Alford of Kansas City, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Claire Churchill Farwell, Kate Adeline Farwell, James Michael Farwell and Jack Michael Farwell, Hattie Reese Alford, Genevieve Ryan Alford, and Tucker Patrick Alford; one brother, William E. (Billy) Alford, Jr. and wife, Olivia, of Villa Park, California; two sisters, Susie Thomas and husband, Patrick, of St. Joseph, Missouri and Ann Lewis and husband, Terry, of Hendersonville, Tennessee; his mother-in-law, Joyce Churchill of Chillicothe, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Adeline Alford, and his father-in-law, Paul Churchill.
Lindley Funeral Home - Chillicothe
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