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Alta Mary Allison

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Alta Mary Allison

Birth
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
23 Aug 1941 (aged 61)
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 7.2
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Mrs. Alta Allison Dies on Saturday

Funeral Services To Be on Tuesday Afternoon

Mrs. Alta Mary Allison, 56, died Saturday at her home, Viener apartments, after an illness of six years.

Mrs. Allison was born February 3, 1885, in Franklin county (sic). She was a member of the Methodist Church.

Surviving are a son, Robert Allison of town; a granddaughter; a sister, Mrs. Poro Pope of Hagerstown, and two brothers, William Allison and John Allison, both of Newburg.

Funeral services will be at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Van Scyoc funeral home, conducted by the Rev. A.F. Shank. Friends were to call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 o'clock Monday evening.

The News-Chronicle
Shippensburg, PA
Tuesday, August 26, 1941; pg. 1

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There is some confusion with Alta.

Death certificate and obit state she was born in 1885 but the stone has 1880.

Death certificate states she was single but obituary lists her as 'Mrs.'

No parents are listed but her brothers' last name are also Allison.

She had a son (possibly illegitimate).
Mrs. Alta Allison Dies on Saturday

Funeral Services To Be on Tuesday Afternoon

Mrs. Alta Mary Allison, 56, died Saturday at her home, Viener apartments, after an illness of six years.

Mrs. Allison was born February 3, 1885, in Franklin county (sic). She was a member of the Methodist Church.

Surviving are a son, Robert Allison of town; a granddaughter; a sister, Mrs. Poro Pope of Hagerstown, and two brothers, William Allison and John Allison, both of Newburg.

Funeral services will be at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Van Scyoc funeral home, conducted by the Rev. A.F. Shank. Friends were to call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 o'clock Monday evening.

The News-Chronicle
Shippensburg, PA
Tuesday, August 26, 1941; pg. 1

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There is some confusion with Alta.

Death certificate and obit state she was born in 1885 but the stone has 1880.

Death certificate states she was single but obituary lists her as 'Mrs.'

No parents are listed but her brothers' last name are also Allison.

She had a son (possibly illegitimate).


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  • Created by: Sherry
  • Added: Sep 4, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96519849/alta_mary-allison: accessed ), memorial page for Alta Mary Allison (3 Feb 1880–23 Aug 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96519849, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sherry (contributor 47725101).