Milbry Jo Gamble

Jo Gamble was born September 17, 1922 in Lubbock to Clarence Garland and Effie Mae Bell. She attended Lubbock public schools, graduating from Lubbock High in 1940. In 1942, she married her high school sweetheart, Howard Lionel Alford. They made their home and farm in south Lubbock until he joined the Merchant Marine in 1943. After the war they returned to Lubbock and re-established their farming and ranching operations. They were also very involved with school and civic organizations. Howard died in 1973. In 1979, Jo married a longtime friend, Arthur E. Gamble. He died in 1995. She is survived by two sons and a daughter: Don Alford and his wife, Linda, of Lubbock; John Alford and his wife, Helen, of Lubbock; and Ann Alford of Norwalk, Connecticut. She is also survived by grandchildren and great-grandchildren: Howard Alford and his wife Serena and their daughter, Herston, of Pampa; Jamie Pope and her husband Vick Pope and their sons, Will and Sam, of Austin; step granddaughters, Kristen Whittenburg of Lubbock and Jamie Whittenburg and her daughter, Piper, also of Lubbock. In addition, she is survived by one niece and one nephew, Paula Thrasher of Arlington and John Robert Samford of Corrales, New Mexico. Jo was preceded in death by her parents, her two husbands, her brothers, Don Samford and Truitt Samford, and by her grandson, John T. Alford II. She was a member of the First United Methodist church of Lubbock for sixty-seven years, where she was member of the Questers Sunday School class. She was also a sustaining member of the Junior League of Lubbock. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Resthaven Memorial Park followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Keith Wiseman will be officiating. The family will receive friends at Sanders Funeral Home on Monday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. Thanks to the Arrington Cancer Center, Dr. David Close and his staff and Hospice of Lubbock for their excellent care. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Lubbock Meals On Wheels or similar organizations that provide food to the hungry.

Milbry Jo Gamble

September 17, 1922 - August 4, 2013