Doris Bryson Allio, 87, a longtime Meadville resident, and living at Hillside Home for the past two years, and a resident at Rolling Fields, Conneautville, for the past two and a half months, died there Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, after a period of declining health.
She was born May 4, 1921, in West Sunbury, Butler County, a daughter of the late Bradford Austin and Margaret Klink Bryson. After graduating from West Sunbury High School in 1940, she moved to Meadville and on June 28, 1941, she married John J. (Jack) Allio at Redclyffe, Forest County. He preceded her in death Nov. 21, 1980, after 39 years of marriage.
Prior to her marriage, she had worked briefly at the American Viscose Corp. She was a full-time housewife and mother, enjoying sewing, bowling, traveling, crossword puzzles and bingo. She worked part-time at the Crawford Store in Meadville as a seamstress in the alterations department.
Doris was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Meadville, a member and past worthy matron of Golden Crown Chapter 44, Order of Eastern Star, Meadville, and a past district deputy grand matron of District 1-B, Order of Eastern Star. She had been a member and past worthy high priestess of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member and past royal matron of the Order of the Amaranth. She was a former member and treasurer of the YWCA board of directors, where she helped establish the Gallivanters Club.
She is survived by two children, her son, J. Terence Allio and his wife, Elizabeth, of Dauphin, and her daughter, Rita E. Bowser and her husband, Robert J., of Meadville; three grandchildren, Tara King and her husband, Tom, Irma Bean and her husband, Dave, and Christopher Allio and his wife, Marcia, all of Meadville; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman Bryson of Fontana, Calif., and Bill Bryson of Lyons, Ill.; and a sister, Helen B. Kays of Columbus, Ind.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Robert W. Waid Funeral Home Inc., 581 Chestnut St., Meadville.
The funeral and committal service will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sarah Daniels Roncolato officiating.
Burial will be in Greendale Cemetery.
Meadville Tribune, 08 Sep 2008, Meadville, Pa.
She was born May 4, 1921, in West Sunbury, Butler County, a daughter of the late Bradford Austin and Margaret Klink Bryson. After graduating from West Sunbury High School in 1940, she moved to Meadville and on June 28, 1941, she married John J. (Jack) Allio at Redclyffe, Forest County. He preceded her in death Nov. 21, 1980, after 39 years of marriage.
Prior to her marriage, she had worked briefly at the American Viscose Corp. She was a full-time housewife and mother, enjoying sewing, bowling, traveling, crossword puzzles and bingo. She worked part-time at the Crawford Store in Meadville as a seamstress in the alterations department.
Doris was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Meadville, a member and past worthy matron of Golden Crown Chapter 44, Order of Eastern Star, Meadville, and a past district deputy grand matron of District 1-B, Order of Eastern Star. She had been a member and past worthy high priestess of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member and past royal matron of the Order of the Amaranth. She was a former member and treasurer of the YWCA board of directors, where she helped establish the Gallivanters Club.
She is survived by two children, her son, J. Terence Allio and his wife, Elizabeth, of Dauphin, and her daughter, Rita E. Bowser and her husband, Robert J., of Meadville; three grandchildren, Tara King and her husband, Tom, Irma Bean and her husband, Dave, and Christopher Allio and his wife, Marcia, all of Meadville; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman Bryson of Fontana, Calif., and Bill Bryson of Lyons, Ill.; and a sister, Helen B. Kays of Columbus, Ind.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Robert W. Waid Funeral Home Inc., 581 Chestnut St., Meadville.
The funeral and committal service will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sarah Daniels Roncolato officiating.
Burial will be in Greendale Cemetery.
Meadville Tribune, 08 Sep 2008, Meadville, Pa.
Doris Bryson Allio, 87, a longtime Meadville resident, and living at Hillside Home for the past two years, and a resident at Rolling Fields, Conneautville, for the past two and a half months, died there Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, after a period of declining health.
She was born May 4, 1921, in West Sunbury, Butler County, a daughter of the late Bradford Austin and Margaret Klink Bryson. After graduating from West Sunbury High School in 1940, she moved to Meadville and on June 28, 1941, she married John J. (Jack) Allio at Redclyffe, Forest County. He preceded her in death Nov. 21, 1980, after 39 years of marriage.
Prior to her marriage, she had worked briefly at the American Viscose Corp. She was a full-time housewife and mother, enjoying sewing, bowling, traveling, crossword puzzles and bingo. She worked part-time at the Crawford Store in Meadville as a seamstress in the alterations department.
Doris was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Meadville, a member and past worthy matron of Golden Crown Chapter 44, Order of Eastern Star, Meadville, and a past district deputy grand matron of District 1-B, Order of Eastern Star. She had been a member and past worthy high priestess of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member and past royal matron of the Order of the Amaranth. She was a former member and treasurer of the YWCA board of directors, where she helped establish the Gallivanters Club.
She is survived by two children, her son, J. Terence Allio and his wife, Elizabeth, of Dauphin, and her daughter, Rita E. Bowser and her husband, Robert J., of Meadville; three grandchildren, Tara King and her husband, Tom, Irma Bean and her husband, Dave, and Christopher Allio and his wife, Marcia, all of Meadville; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman Bryson of Fontana, Calif., and Bill Bryson of Lyons, Ill.; and a sister, Helen B. Kays of Columbus, Ind.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Robert W. Waid Funeral Home Inc., 581 Chestnut St., Meadville.
The funeral and committal service will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sarah Daniels Roncolato officiating.
Burial will be in Greendale Cemetery.
Meadville Tribune, 08 Sep 2008, Meadville, Pa.
She was born May 4, 1921, in West Sunbury, Butler County, a daughter of the late Bradford Austin and Margaret Klink Bryson. After graduating from West Sunbury High School in 1940, she moved to Meadville and on June 28, 1941, she married John J. (Jack) Allio at Redclyffe, Forest County. He preceded her in death Nov. 21, 1980, after 39 years of marriage.
Prior to her marriage, she had worked briefly at the American Viscose Corp. She was a full-time housewife and mother, enjoying sewing, bowling, traveling, crossword puzzles and bingo. She worked part-time at the Crawford Store in Meadville as a seamstress in the alterations department.
Doris was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Meadville, a member and past worthy matron of Golden Crown Chapter 44, Order of Eastern Star, Meadville, and a past district deputy grand matron of District 1-B, Order of Eastern Star. She had been a member and past worthy high priestess of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member and past royal matron of the Order of the Amaranth. She was a former member and treasurer of the YWCA board of directors, where she helped establish the Gallivanters Club.
She is survived by two children, her son, J. Terence Allio and his wife, Elizabeth, of Dauphin, and her daughter, Rita E. Bowser and her husband, Robert J., of Meadville; three grandchildren, Tara King and her husband, Tom, Irma Bean and her husband, Dave, and Christopher Allio and his wife, Marcia, all of Meadville; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman Bryson of Fontana, Calif., and Bill Bryson of Lyons, Ill.; and a sister, Helen B. Kays of Columbus, Ind.
Calling hours will be Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Robert W. Waid Funeral Home Inc., 581 Chestnut St., Meadville.
The funeral and committal service will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Sarah Daniels Roncolato officiating.
Burial will be in Greendale Cemetery.
Meadville Tribune, 08 Sep 2008, Meadville, Pa.
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