Betty Jo “B.J.” Alford, 82, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center. She was born Nov. 25, 1936, to the late Oscar Sikes and Marie Penny Sikes, in Columbus County. She was also preceded in death by her brother, David Sikes.
Survivors include her husband, Gerald “Jerry” Alford; son, Greg Jordan; granddaughter, Megan Jordan; sister, Gail Longnecker, and family; sister-in-law, Saundra Sikes, and family; and special cousin, Gary Smith, and family.
Many thanks to the staff of Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center and to the fireman at Station 18 Myrtle Grove.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29, at Coble Ward-Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, 3915 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, with visitation one hour prior to service. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401.
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