OBIT:  Rev. McCurtis W. ALLISON, 1983, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  REV. McCURTIS ALLISON

  The Rev. McCurtis W. Allison, 59, Harrisburg, died December 25, 1982, in
  Holy Spirit Hospital, East Pennsboro Township.  He is survived by his wife,
  Mrs. D. Elinor Allison; a son, Andrew W. at home; five daughters: Laurene
  Gunther and Rebecca Allison, both of Philadelphia; Johanna Gales, of
  Norfolk, Virginia; Gretchen Allison and Linnea Allison, both at home; his
  mother, Carrie A. Allison, of Bartow, Florida and a grandchild.
  He served the Addison Confluence Lutheran Parish in Somerset County from
  March 1974 to August 1979.  He was a graduate of Gettysburg College and
  Lutheran Theological Seminary and had completed his graduate studies at the
  University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.  
  He was a veteran of World War II where he was in the 101st Airborne
  Division and the Korean Conflict where he served as a chaplain.  He taught
  medieval history at Mount Airy Seminary and was chaplain at the Kislyn
  Industrial School for Boys.
  
  The Republic January 20, 1983
  
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