Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford have been in each other’s lives for decades. They started off as childhood friends in Compton, California, then became high school sweethearts.

FLORA, Ill. — Alford Stewart Sr., 58, of Flora, Illinois died Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 at Clay County Hospital. He was born Nov. 26, 1966 in Vincennes, and worked as an automation service engineer for ...