Alford Townsend

Alford Townsend, 79, of Garden City, died on Wednesday, August 29, 2001, in a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, September 1, 2001, at the First Baptist Church in Garden City with Rev. Alvie B. Stiefer, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at Garden City Cemetery.     He was born on June 3, 1922 in DeQueen, Arkansas. He had worked as a logger in Ukiah, California for many years and was into farming. He had been a resident of Garden City for 12 years and loved playing dominoes. Mr. Townsend was a member of First Baptist Church. He had served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Survivors include one daughter, Brenda M. Wagnon of Rescue, California; two sons, William Nathan Townsend of Sacramento, California and Steven Allen Townsend of Carmichael, California; one brother, Willard A.,