Alfred W. Allston, 87, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Perry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery
Mr. Allston was born July 20, 1917, near Palasca, Hall County. He was a son of William Allston and Rosa Belle Hale Allston. The Allston family moved from Hall County to a farm north of McLean on Jan. 1, 1918, and moved to Amarillo in 1925. Alfred graduated from Amarillo High School in 1936.
He married Maurene Walker on May 20, 1939, and they were parents of one daughter, Glenda Jo, born Dec. 27, 1953, in Lubbock. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army Air Corps 14th Air Force in China and later with headquarters division of the China Theater of Operations in Shanghai, China.
Mr. Allston spent his working years in the wholesale grocery business in Amarillo and Lubbock. He was general manager of South Plains Associated Grocers of Lubbock until 1968 at which time it and Panhandle Associated Grocers were combined to form Affiliated Foods of Amarillo where he served as assistant general manager until his retirement in 1982.
During this time, he served on the board of directors as chairman of Shurfine Foods of Chicago and Viking Bag Co. of Pine Bluff, Ark. He also served with the local Chapter of The Service Corps of retired executives as a member and a chairman. Mr. Allston was involved in many civic functions in both Amarillo and Lubbock. He served on the Chamber of Commerce Traffic Committee in both cities and was appointed to the Emergency Food Counsel by the governor of Texas. He also served on the board of the Lubbock Chapter of the Salvation Army and was a member of the ad-hoc committee to organize the Food Bank of Amarillo.
He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he served on the official board and was a member of the Christian Worker Class, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and as class president. He was a member of the Amarillo Masonic Lodge and past member of the Khiva Temple Shrine and was a charter member of the Lubbock Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; three brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Jo Vandagriff and husband, Jack, of Amarillo; two grandsons, Noah Vandagriff and wife, Amanda, and Seth Vandagriff, all of Amarillo; a great-grandson, Christian Walker Vandagriff of Amarillo; a sister, Catherine McCollum of New Braunfels; a sister-in-law, Kathryn Maness of Amarillo; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Otho and Perky Foster and Doug and Carolyn Miller, all of Amarillo.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4317 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79106; the Multiple Sclerosis Association, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109; or the Alzheimer's Association, 1400 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 15, 2004
Interment: Oct 16, 2004
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Perry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery
Mr. Allston was born July 20, 1917, near Palasca, Hall County. He was a son of William Allston and Rosa Belle Hale Allston. The Allston family moved from Hall County to a farm north of McLean on Jan. 1, 1918, and moved to Amarillo in 1925. Alfred graduated from Amarillo High School in 1936.
He married Maurene Walker on May 20, 1939, and they were parents of one daughter, Glenda Jo, born Dec. 27, 1953, in Lubbock. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army Air Corps 14th Air Force in China and later with headquarters division of the China Theater of Operations in Shanghai, China.
Mr. Allston spent his working years in the wholesale grocery business in Amarillo and Lubbock. He was general manager of South Plains Associated Grocers of Lubbock until 1968 at which time it and Panhandle Associated Grocers were combined to form Affiliated Foods of Amarillo where he served as assistant general manager until his retirement in 1982.
During this time, he served on the board of directors as chairman of Shurfine Foods of Chicago and Viking Bag Co. of Pine Bluff, Ark. He also served with the local Chapter of The Service Corps of retired executives as a member and a chairman. Mr. Allston was involved in many civic functions in both Amarillo and Lubbock. He served on the Chamber of Commerce Traffic Committee in both cities and was appointed to the Emergency Food Counsel by the governor of Texas. He also served on the board of the Lubbock Chapter of the Salvation Army and was a member of the ad-hoc committee to organize the Food Bank of Amarillo.
He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he served on the official board and was a member of the Christian Worker Class, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and as class president. He was a member of the Amarillo Masonic Lodge and past member of the Khiva Temple Shrine and was a charter member of the Lubbock Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; three brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Jo Vandagriff and husband, Jack, of Amarillo; two grandsons, Noah Vandagriff and wife, Amanda, and Seth Vandagriff, all of Amarillo; a great-grandson, Christian Walker Vandagriff of Amarillo; a sister, Catherine McCollum of New Braunfels; a sister-in-law, Kathryn Maness of Amarillo; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Otho and Perky Foster and Doug and Carolyn Miller, all of Amarillo.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4317 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79106; the Multiple Sclerosis Association, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109; or the Alzheimer's Association, 1400 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 15, 2004
Interment: Oct 16, 2004
Alfred W. Allston, 87, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Perry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery
Mr. Allston was born July 20, 1917, near Palasca, Hall County. He was a son of William Allston and Rosa Belle Hale Allston. The Allston family moved from Hall County to a farm north of McLean on Jan. 1, 1918, and moved to Amarillo in 1925. Alfred graduated from Amarillo High School in 1936.
He married Maurene Walker on May 20, 1939, and they were parents of one daughter, Glenda Jo, born Dec. 27, 1953, in Lubbock. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army Air Corps 14th Air Force in China and later with headquarters division of the China Theater of Operations in Shanghai, China.
Mr. Allston spent his working years in the wholesale grocery business in Amarillo and Lubbock. He was general manager of South Plains Associated Grocers of Lubbock until 1968 at which time it and Panhandle Associated Grocers were combined to form Affiliated Foods of Amarillo where he served as assistant general manager until his retirement in 1982.
During this time, he served on the board of directors as chairman of Shurfine Foods of Chicago and Viking Bag Co. of Pine Bluff, Ark. He also served with the local Chapter of The Service Corps of retired executives as a member and a chairman. Mr. Allston was involved in many civic functions in both Amarillo and Lubbock. He served on the Chamber of Commerce Traffic Committee in both cities and was appointed to the Emergency Food Counsel by the governor of Texas. He also served on the board of the Lubbock Chapter of the Salvation Army and was a member of the ad-hoc committee to organize the Food Bank of Amarillo.
He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he served on the official board and was a member of the Christian Worker Class, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and as class president. He was a member of the Amarillo Masonic Lodge and past member of the Khiva Temple Shrine and was a charter member of the Lubbock Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; three brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Jo Vandagriff and husband, Jack, of Amarillo; two grandsons, Noah Vandagriff and wife, Amanda, and Seth Vandagriff, all of Amarillo; a great-grandson, Christian Walker Vandagriff of Amarillo; a sister, Catherine McCollum of New Braunfels; a sister-in-law, Kathryn Maness of Amarillo; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Otho and Perky Foster and Doug and Carolyn Miller, all of Amarillo.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4317 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79106; the Multiple Sclerosis Association, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109; or the Alzheimer's Association, 1400 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 15, 2004
Interment: Oct 16, 2004
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Perry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery
Mr. Allston was born July 20, 1917, near Palasca, Hall County. He was a son of William Allston and Rosa Belle Hale Allston. The Allston family moved from Hall County to a farm north of McLean on Jan. 1, 1918, and moved to Amarillo in 1925. Alfred graduated from Amarillo High School in 1936.
He married Maurene Walker on May 20, 1939, and they were parents of one daughter, Glenda Jo, born Dec. 27, 1953, in Lubbock. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army Air Corps 14th Air Force in China and later with headquarters division of the China Theater of Operations in Shanghai, China.
Mr. Allston spent his working years in the wholesale grocery business in Amarillo and Lubbock. He was general manager of South Plains Associated Grocers of Lubbock until 1968 at which time it and Panhandle Associated Grocers were combined to form Affiliated Foods of Amarillo where he served as assistant general manager until his retirement in 1982.
During this time, he served on the board of directors as chairman of Shurfine Foods of Chicago and Viking Bag Co. of Pine Bluff, Ark. He also served with the local Chapter of The Service Corps of retired executives as a member and a chairman. Mr. Allston was involved in many civic functions in both Amarillo and Lubbock. He served on the Chamber of Commerce Traffic Committee in both cities and was appointed to the Emergency Food Counsel by the governor of Texas. He also served on the board of the Lubbock Chapter of the Salvation Army and was a member of the ad-hoc committee to organize the Food Bank of Amarillo.
He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, where he served on the official board and was a member of the Christian Worker Class, where he served as a Sunday school teacher and as class president. He was a member of the Amarillo Masonic Lodge and past member of the Khiva Temple Shrine and was a charter member of the Lubbock Scottish Rite.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; three brothers; and three sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Jo Vandagriff and husband, Jack, of Amarillo; two grandsons, Noah Vandagriff and wife, Amanda, and Seth Vandagriff, all of Amarillo; a great-grandson, Christian Walker Vandagriff of Amarillo; a sister, Catherine McCollum of New Braunfels; a sister-in-law, Kathryn Maness of Amarillo; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friends, Otho and Perky Foster and Doug and Carolyn Miller, all of Amarillo.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4317 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79106; the Multiple Sclerosis Association, 6222 Canyon Drive, Amarillo, TX 79109; or the Alzheimer's Association, 1400 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 15, 2004
Interment: Oct 16, 2004
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