He was preceded in death by his parents Paris and Versia (Hand) Ford, brother, Kenneth Ford and sister-in-law Dorothy Ford, and granddaughter Ainslee Ford.
Alfred worked for Dunlop Tires until the company moved to Illinois then worked for more than 25 years at General Mills where he retired. He later worked for the Kansas City Auto Auction for x number of years.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Barbara (Harris), children Stephanie Ford, Kimberly Sneed (Alan), Stan Ford (Jennifer) and grandchildren Adam Young, Megan Young, Kaden Ford, Addyson Ford and Brody Ford. He is also survived by his sisters Katherine (RE) Weinreich, Phyllis (Allen) Meyers and brother Benny (Carla) Ford and many nieces and nephews.
Alfred was known as a hard worker in whatever he did and he enjoyed helping others. He was also very involved in his church where he served for many years.