Pike County, Missouri Obituaries - Josephine Beauharnois Allison Harris OBITUARY Mrs. Josephine Beauharnois Allison Harris died at her home in Tebbetts, MO., on March 10, 1915. Sister Harris was one of the stalwart characters whose life carried with it the highest ideals - and she not only believed in the best, but lived the best. She was kind, yet firm, and the two traits so blended that she was an inspiration to all who aspire to strong character. Josephine Allison was born in Pike county, Missouri, July 18, 1835, her parents belonging to the notable Allison family of Missouri. She was reared by strict Presbyterian parents, from whom she got her strong traits of character. She untied with the Presbyterian church when a young girl, and remained with this church until her marriage to Hillary Smith Harris, of Virginia, when she untied with the Methodist church, South, to be with her husband. Sister Harris was the mother of seven children, namely: Mrs. Ida Robinson, Fort Worth, Tex.; William Emmett, Tebbetts, Mo.; Edward Everette (deceased, Leon Bibb, Mrs. A. C. Bennie, Mrs. George Dunn and Homer Allison, of Tebbetts, Mo. Her strong faith and character are portrayed in her children, who live to call her blessed, in that her teachings have save-guarded them in life and builded them up in strong manhood and womanhood, so that we can say, "her works do follow her." The funeral was conducted at her home, on March 11, after which she was laid to rest in Riverview cemetery. We miss her. Her friend and pastor, W. W. Wilson. The deceased was the eldest daughter of Robert Hope and Louisa Carroll Allison, pioneer settler of Missouri. She was a niece of the late Byers Carroll, sister of the late Capt. Clinton Allison and aunt of Mrs. U. E. Thurmond. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Waltemath ====================================================================