Biography: Aletha Kay Shamburger Alford, of Little Rock, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 18, 2008 after a lengthy battle with Multi System Atrophy. Kay was born October 29, 1951 in Little Rock. She attended Trinity Episcopal Day School, Forest Heights Jr. High and Hall High before moving with her family to Wheaton, IL in 1969, where a year later she graduated from Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, IL. She went on to graduate from The University of Central Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science degree, having majored in Nursing. After becoming an RN she worked at St. Vincent’s Infirmary where she was head nurse of Neurology/Neurosurgery. In 1986 she married Dale Alford. They made their home in Southbury, CT where their son Tad was born in 1988. While living in Connecticut Kay was a head nurse at Yale-New Haven Hospital, in New Haven, CT. Kay returned to Little Rock with their son in 1989 after her husband’s death. In 1991, she opened Wycoff Coffee Company, owning and operating it for a number of years. She continued her nursing career at McClellan V.A. Hospital, Baptist Medical Center and St. Vincent’s Pain Center before retiring due to her own illness. Kay was a compassionate caregiver all her life and was loved by all who knew her. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and several Bible study groups. She was a loving mother and will be missed by all. Her husband, Thomas Dale Alford, Jr., her sister, Anne Shamburger Martin, her brother, John F. Shamburger and all of her grandparents, preceded Kay in death. She is survived by her son, Thomas Dale Alford, III, her parents Georgia W. and Paul E. Luehr of Little Rock and John K. and Virginia Shamburger of Fairfield Bay. She is also survived by her sister and brother-in-law Sally Shamburger Stevens and Jim Stevens, her brother Jeffrey W. Shamburger, her half brother J. Michael Shamburger, her step-sisters Cheryl Luehr Flaatten and Gayle Luehr, her sister-in-law Anne Alford Winans and her nieces and nephews Rob Goss, Fontaine Goss Leonard, Melissa Martin Cook, Jeffrey Martin, William Winans and Alex Winans, as well as her beloved pets, Miss Muphet and Tigger. The family would like to make a special thank you to Marilyn Miller, Carolyn Owen, Dickinson Family, Helen Bond, Margo Cameron, Judith Findley, Soundra Thompson, Karen McCann, John Seawright, Billie Tanner, Terri Gaines and everyone else who helped Kay through her illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11:00 AM at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral with burial following at Mt. Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the Funeral at 10:00 AM in Morrison Hall at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Funeral arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com