Alice Allison

Alice Allison was born March 9, 1933 in Anacortes, Washington to Grace Alvina and Gordon Hume McGill.

She graduated as an honor student from Anacortes High School and then moved to Seattle, Washington to work for the Seattle Credit Bureau for a year. While in Seattle, on a blind date she met a soldier at Fort Lawton, Washington, Cpl. Donald Lee Allison. They were married November 10, 1952. Following his discharge from the Armed Services, they moved to Witchita Falls, Texas, where he had a job waiting for him at Sears Roebuck and Company. Later, they moved to Killeen, Texas to help his family in their businesses. After some years, Don and Alice took ownership of one of those family businesses, the HEG Grocery Store, which was located on Highway 190 (now Veterans Memorial Blvd). They worked there until his death; then Alice took a position as a secretary for the Killeen Independent School District until her retirement.

While her daughters were growing up, Alice kept her sewing machine busy making clothing for them, herself and her husband. She also enjoyed many forms of needlework, much of which decorated her home or was given as loving, handmade gifts. She enjoyed cooking and the cookie jar was seldom empty. She loved to garden but never quite got used to growing things in the Texas heat. When her daughters were of school age, she volunteered her time as a Girl Scout Leader and she taught Bible classes.

Alice Allison was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her daughter Poppy Allison Lee, her sister Mary Joan Abbott, and her brother Gordon Dale McGill.

She is survived by daughters Penny Lee Barkey (Norman), Pixie Beth Jones (Craig), granddaughters Mandy Oster (John), Heather Peterson (Darren), Sarah Carnaroli (Kyle), and Molly Jones, plus 3 great grandchildren, Ryan Oster, Harley Peterson and Rylee Oster. She is also survived by her sister Patricia Iversen (Jim), sister-in-law Bonnie McGill, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Derrel and Carla Heginbotham and many nieces and nephews.

There will be no public service, as requested by Alice. The family will have a private memorial at a later date.