Jay Raymond Alford

Jay Raymond "Jasper� Alford, 61 of Independence, MO passed away Fri. Apr. 16, 2004. Services will be 11:00 am, Wed Apr 21, 2004 at the George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Minnesota. Mr. Alford was born on Sep 28, 1942 to Stanley and Lorraine (Peters) Alford in Chicago, IL. Jasper was raised in Minneapolis, MN and moved to Kansas City, MO in 1960.
He held several different types of jobs prior to serving in the armed forces
in 1968/69. When he returned home, he was hired by Country Club Plaza as a
painter where he achieved his greatest pleasure painting the various street
carts. When he left the plaza, he went into business for himself hanging drywall
and painting interiors and exteriors which he continued to do up until now.
If something interested him, he was passionate about it. He dabbled in water
colors for a while and tinkered with cars, but his greatest love was fishing
and he did it as often as he could. He was fishing on Lake of the Ozarks when
he suffered a heart attack and passed away. Jasper was known for his ability to make friends, tell jokes and relate fishing stories. He will leave a void in our hearts and lives. Mr. Alford was preceded in death by his father, Stanley Alford and his stepfather, Augustus Meidinger. He is survived by a son, Byron Alford of Springfield, MO. His mother, Lorraine Meidinger of Edina, MN. His twin sister, Jackie Wesoloski and husband Robert of St. Louis Park, MN. His long time companion, Barbara Reynolds of Independence, MO. a niece Lorraine Jennings of Eugene, OR, a nephew Gene Turpin of San Antonio, TX and many aunts, uncles and cousins.