Roma C. Alvord
April 24, 2009 - Aug. 18,1938
Sunday, May 3, 2009 1:28 PM PDT
St. George, Utah
Roma C. Alvord, 91, passed away quietly Friday, April 24, 2009, at Kolob Care Center in St. George, Utah.
Roma was born on Aug. 3, 1917, in Pleasant View, Utah, to Susan May Jensen and Henry Ernest Chamberlain.
Roma married Ralph Jensen Alvord on Aug. 18, 1938. She graduated from Ogden’s School of Beauty in 1936 and received a certificate of completion of a cake-decorating course at Chino Adult School in 1956.
The family remembers all the wedding and birthday cakes that she lovingly baked and decorated and the beautiful Easter eggs she made.
Roma was a member of the LDS church and spent many years in service to the church, her family and her friends. She lived in Utah, California, Arizona and spent about 28 years in Nyssa, Ore.
Roma is survived by five children, Michael, Richard, Jon, Valana (Durham) and Deborah (Werner); 21 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
Roma was preceded in death by her eternal companion, Ralph; her parents; four sisters; and one brother.
Roma was buried Friday, May 1, 2009, at the Hurricane City Cemetery, Hurricane, Utah.