Reta Marie Alford

Reta Marie Alford of Hermiston was born December 1, 1948 in The Dalles, Oregon the daughter of Bill and Marcella (Dupuis) Cox. She passed away in Richland, WA on Wednesday December 24, 2025 at the age of 77 years.

Reta lived in Wamic, Oregon throughout her childhood and graduated from high school in Maupin, Oregon. She married Kenneth L. Alford in Maupin, Oregon in 1979. The couple moved to Hermiston, Oregon in 1982 where she resided for the last 43 years.

Reta worked for Lamb Weston for a short time soon after moving to Hermiston. She then worked in several Hermiston area banks where she was a teller until retiring in 2010.

Reta enjoyed knitting, planting flowers, traveling with the Hermiston Travel Club and she loved her cats.

She is survived by her two sons, Stacey Hammer of Pendleton and Joseph (Charla) Hammer of Hermiston; brothers, Rick (Susan) Cox of Keizer, OR, Billy (Collette) Cox of Wamic, OR and Ben (Delta) Cox of Tygh Valley; five grandchildren and five great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews and extended family members.

She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth L Alford on October 22, 2017.

A Private family service will be scheduled at a later time. Burns Mortuary of Hermiston is in care of arrangements.

Family suggest memorial contributions in Reta’s memory be made to Shriner’s Hospital for Children.

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