Reason for the Season
Reading the Bible
- December 2
- Ezekiel 12-15
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Obituary
Samuel John Alford
June 30, 1947 – November 30, 2025
Samuel John Alford, 78, born June 30, 1947, a resident of East Fork Community in Kentwood, LA passed peacefully at Lakeview Hospital in Mandeville, LA on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Visitation is 9:00 a.m. until religious service at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at East Fork Baptist Church in Kentwood, LA. Interment will be in East Fork Cemetery.
Sam retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant with 20 years of service. He traveled world wide serving 4 years in Spain and 4 years in England. He was also an avid deer hunter and fisherman. He always planted a large garden sharing his produce with family and friends. He was married to Kay Harrell Alford and they recently celebrated 25 years of marriage.
Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife, his brother Harrell Alford and his wife Janet of Kentwood, LA, his sister-in-law Judy Alford of Tupelo, MS and his two sons, Samuel J. Alford Jr. and his wife Donna of Houston, TX and Jeffrey Alford Sr. of Kentwood, LA. He had 8 grandchildren, Jesse and Ashley Alford, Jeffrey Jr. and wife Emily, Joshua, Jacob, Jude, Shyanna Alford and Amber Escobar and husband Omar; great-grandchildren Alejhandro Alford, Cooper Alford, Melanie, Lawson, and Owen Escobar.
He also loved and cherished Kay’s children, Scott Simmons and wife Debbie and Brent Simmons and wife Beth of Kentwood, LA; grandchildren; Christina Taylor and husband David of Spanish Fort, AL, Crystal Morgan and husband Heath of Independence, LA, Renee Travis and husband Wesley of Livingston, LA, Koley Simmons and wife McKenzie of Ponchatoula, LA, Steven Simmons of New Roads, LA and Laken Carlin and her husband Kynan of Kentwood, LA; great-grandchildren, Emilee, Lauren and Addison Taylor, Taylor Morgan, Charli Kate Travis, Nicholas, Raylee and Riley Simmons and Logan Carlin.
Preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Mildred Alford, his brother James Alford and step-grandson Alex Simmons.
Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Alford Jr., Joshua Alford, Jacob Alford, David Taylor, Heath Morgan and Wesley Travis.
The family would like to extend their appreciation to all of the family and friends who offered their prayers, love and support. Heartfelt thanks go out to Hood Memorial Hospital and Lakeview Hospital for their care.
Week of Prayer for International Missions
WEEK OF PRAYER: Korean American missionaries transform lives in home country and focus an audience of teens, the group with the highest rate of suicide and a low percentage of Christians.
Quote by F. B. Meyer:
(an English pastor and evangelist)
“There is nothing, indeed, which God will not do for a man who dares to step out upon what seems to be the mist; though as he puts his foot down he finds a rock beneath him.”
As we move forward into this holiday season, let’s slow down and think about what we are celebrating. That should be our focus!
Enjoy some wonderful Christmas events that focus on Jesus at churches and other places.
Christmas Gathering of Women sponsored by Two Rivers Association and Spring Creek
- Saturday, December 7th
- 10:00 A.M.
- Spring Creek Baptist Church
- Focus: Reason for Christmas and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
- Bring Stamped Christmas card for prisoners if you have not turned them in at you local church.
- All refreshments will be provided by Spring Creek.
Choose your Christmas celebrations carefully. There will be many more than you can attend.
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 
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