Alfreda W. Gifford, 96 years old, of Honey Brook, formerly of Aldan, died on Friday, August 15, 2025 at St. Martha’s Center in Downingtown.
She was born in Martinsburg, WV on Tuesday, November 27, 1928. Alfreda was the daughter of the late Avis and Mary Elizabeth (Zepp) Southard. She was the wife of the late David I. Gifford, who died on Saturday, April 4, 2015.
Alfreda was a homemaker to her beloved family. She was a member of the former Morgantown United Methodist Church. Alfred loved nature and enjoyed visiting the rose garden at the Tel Hai Retirement Community.
She was predeceased by her brothers, Avis J. Southard and Walter D. Southard and her sisters, Marilee Southard, Jane Southard and Connie Mae Powell.
She is survived by her sons, David E. Gifford and Thomas S. Gifford, a daughter, Deborah S. Mizner and a sister, Linda Lee Southland. There are also three grandchildren
A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 11 AM from The Labs Funeral Home, Inc., 141 Pequea Ave., Honey Brook, Pa., with Pastor David Hicks officiating. Interment will follow at the Philadelphia Memorial Park. A calling hour will be held one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in the memory of Alfreda to the Parkinson Foundation at www.parkinson.org
For additional information and online condolences, please visit www.thelabsfh.com