Mary Celeste Raynor Allison 

Funeral Services Tuesday for Murphysboro Resident

      Mrs. Mary C. Allison, 77 year old Murphysboro resident, died in the Tyler  Nursing Home in Murphysboro early Sunday following an illness of three  years. 

      She was born in Carbondale in 1877, and had lived in Murphysboro since 1902. 

      She was married in 1902 to Ralph Eugene Allison, who preceded her in death in 1950. 

      Mrs. Allison leaves one daughter, Mrs. Florence Long of San Mateo, Calif., and  sons Neal Raynor Allison of Long Island, N.Y., Ralph Allison of St. Louis and  Frank Allison of Murphysboro. 

      Mrs. Allison was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Murphysboro. 

      Friends may call at the Roberts Residence Funeral Home in Murphysboro until  services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home, the Rev. William Boatman  officiating.  Burial will be at Tower Grove Cemetery. 

[1955 Murphysboro, IL Newspaper clipping found in Family bible]