Earl Lee Alford, 65, of Lancaster, died Dec. 17, 2011, at Agape Hospice in Rock Hill.
Alford was a Baptist minister, having served the following South Carolina churches: Bethel Baptist Church, Newport; Beaverdam Baptist Church, Cassatt; Siloam Baptist Church, Ninety Six; Pleasant Plain Baptist Church, Kershaw; Westcreek Baptist Church, Batesburg; and Bloomingvale Baptist Church, Andrews. He was a graduate of Wingate College and Southern Seminary.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Carol Carnes Alford, two sons and five grandchildren.