Pete J. Alford was born December 16, 1911 to the late Layfayette and Jennie V. Alford in Castle, Oklahoma.
Pete grew up in Clearview, Oklahoma where he attended Clearview schools. He was baptized at an early age and joined Norfork Baptist Church.
He later moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he met and married Vera Williams and to this union five children were born. One son preceded him in death. Pete joined the Church of the Living God, where he attended until his health began to fail.