Alma E. (Belford) Soles' Obituary
Alma E. (Belford) Soles, 87, of Alliance, died on Thursday, February 22, 2007, at 12:50 a.m. at Altercare of Alliance. She was born on November 29, 1919 in Fly, Ohio and had lived in Alliance since 1949. She attended the Alliance Church of the Nazarene. A beauty instructor for many years, Alma had previously been employed at the former Heck s Department Store. She was also a member of the D.A.V. Chapter 50 Auxiliary. She is survived by a daughter, Marlene (Tom) Burkhart of Alliance. She was a devoted grandmother and great-grandmother to her two grandsons, Bill (Randi) Burkhart of Cambridge, OH and Thomas M. Burkhart of York, PA.; her great grandson, Will Burkhart of Cambridge, OH and her great granddaughter, Brianna Burkhart of York, PA. She also is survived by her two sisters, Annabelle Greenwalt of Alliance, OH and Elenore Kinsey of Atwater, OH; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death was her first husband, Ervin Belford on August 1, 1963, whom she married on July 8, 1939; her second husband, Lynn Soles on June 28, 1983, whom she married on May 31, 1975; her parents, Dale and Susanna (Salisbury) Williamson; and five brothers, Christopher, Manuel, Charles, Art and Everett Williamson. The family will receive friends at the Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home on Monday, February 26, 2007 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m., with the Pastor Kevin Simpson of the Alliance Church of the Nazarene officiating. Interment will follow at Alliance City Cemetery.
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