January 13, 2005 Teresa I. Alford, 42, of Syracuse, departed this life on Thursday at University Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Syracuse and was a graduate of Corcoran High School. Survivors: her mother, Loree Alford; godfather, Wil-lie Reese; three sisters: Martha (Roosevelt) Putman, Julia (Theodore) Holmes and Darlene (Dwight) Long; two brothers, William Mack Alford and William Reese; several nieces, nephews and a host of cousins and friends. Services: Tuesday, 11 a.m., at Christ Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Lessley Gilmore officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Calling Hours: Monday, 6 to 8 p.m., at Garland Bros. Funeral Home, 143 W. Castle St.