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NEW ALBANY - Dessie Lee Allred, 97, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, at Graceland Care Center in New Albany. She was born June 14, 1914, in Union County to George W. and Minnie James Sanford. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing and collecting owls. She loved her family and friends and never met a stranger.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today at United Funeral Service with Rev. Vic Garrison and Rev. Rank Boyte officiating. Burial will be in Glenfield Memorial Park. United Funeral Service of New Albany is in charge of the arrangements.
She is survived by three daughters, Margie Adair, Joyce Peters (Ricky) and Ruth Russell; five sons, Benny Allred (Louise), Bobby Allred, David Allred (Reta), Danny Allred (Sheila) and Randy Allred (Pam); 26 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Hugh T. Allred; two sons, Hulon Allred and Larry Allred; a sister, Margaret Sanford; and two brothers, Eric Sanford and Rudolph Sanford.
Pallbearers will be Brad Allred, Greg Allred, Adam Allred, Tommy Allred, Jason Allred, Patrick Elder and Alex Adair.
For online condolences and guest registry, visit unitedfuneralservice.com
NEMS360.com & NE MS Daily Journal 10-5-11

Birth	14 Jun 1914	Union County, Mississippi
Census (family)	9 Apr 1940	Union County, Mississippi - Hugh Thomas Allred
Death	3 Oct 2011	New Albany, Union County, Mississippi
Burial		Glenfield Memorial Park, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi

Spouse	Hugh Thomas Allred (1910 - 2002)
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Child	Hulon T. Allred (1933 - 1981)
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Child	Larry Eric Allred (1943 - 1993)
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Father	George Washington Sanford (1892 - 1976)
Mother	Minnie Joyce Gertrude Jones (1895 - 1997)
Sibling	Eric Aro Sanford (1918 - 1977)
Sibling	Rudolph Sanford (1923 - 2009)
Sibling	Margaret Sanford ( - )

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