Sherman Democrat
March 31, 1975
pg.13

Sherman, Texas - Services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Forest Avenue Baptist Church for Marion Truett Allison, 68, retired Burlington Industries employee of 315 W. Olive St.   He died Sunday at a Sherman hospital. Services were conducted by Rev. Calvin Ussery, pastor of the Forest Avenue Baptist Church, with burial at Cedarlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home.
Mr. Allison was born at home in Van Alstyne, Texas, son of Thomas Marion Allison. He married Lou Ellen Hicks on Oct. 10, 1925; he was employed at Burlington Industries for 35 years and at his retirement in 1971 he was supervisor of the cloth room. He was a deacon of the Forest Avenue Baptist Church and taught the Junior boys Sunday School class.
Survivors are his wife; sons, Homer Curtis Allison and Marley Phillip Allison, both of Sherman; Marion Truett Allison Jr.
and Douglas Dean Allison, both of Howe, Texas; Edwin Don Allison of Plano, Texasl and Virgil Ray Allison of Wichita Falls, Texas; daughters, Mrs. Mary Alice Gordan of Carrolton, Texas; and Charlotte Ann Underwood of Howe, Texas. His brothers, Eunice Murphy Allison of Pottsboro, Texas; Nolan Thomas Allison of Howe, Texas; Trammell Denton Allison of Westminister, Texas. Sisters, Mrs. Bessie Bruton of Sherman, Texas; and Mrs. Verta Bee Bruton of Dallas, Texas; 24 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Pallbearers were Willis Hastings, Frank Abernathy, Randell McDonald, R.C. McAfee, Andy Coffman, and Willis Poole.