Bobby Fred Alford

Funeral services for Bobby Alford, 82, of Rocky Branch will be held at 2 PM Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at the Daingerfield Church of Christ with Tim Gibbs officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Hill Cemetery in Rocky Branch. Mr. Alford was born on February 10, 1941 to Fred and Della Mae Alford. He passed away early Sunday morning, November 12, 2023 at his residence. Services have been entrusted to the Horn Family at Horn-Nail-Haggard Funeral Home in Daingerfield. A lifelong resident of Daingerfield, Mr. Alford was a graduate of Daingerfield High School. He was proud to serve his country with the United States ARMY. After attending college at North Texas Community College and Kilgore College where he received his certificates in welding, applied mechanics and mechanical power technology, he worked in manufacturing for Halliburton and Dresser Industries. He also attending the East Texas Police Academy. Later in life he was a bail bondsman and worked as a jailer for Morris Country Sheriff Department. Mr. Alford had a special place in his heart for orphans and would volunteer his time taking orphans on guided hunting trips to teach them to hunt. He was a member of the Daingerfield Church of Christ and the Daingerfield Masonic Lodge. Mr. Alford was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Faye Alford of Rocky Branch; stepdaughter, Dianne Currey Belew and husband Tom of Rockwall; stepson, Ronnie Currey of Mount Pleasant; step granddaughter, Lacey Jo Robertson and husband Heath of Midland; brother, Johnny Alford of Minnesota; sister, Nina Sitton and husband Donald of Waxahachie.