Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



Mrs. La Rue (Lindsey) Allison
(September 3, 1923 - March 16, 2008) 

Funeral services for Mrs. LaRue Allison were held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 
March 20, 2008 at First Baptist Church in Teague. Interment followed the 
services at Greenwood Cemetery. Bro. Darrel Beggs will officiate. Mrs. Allison 
was born September 3, 1923 in Mexia and passed away March 16, 2008 at the 
Fairfield Rehab Center in Fairfield. She was born in Mexia and graduated from 
Mexia High School in the class of 1941. She married William Donivan (Don) Allison 
in 1942. They moved to Teague and her husband went to work for the B.R.I. Railroad. 
Mrs. Allison gave birth to a daughter in 1943 followed by a son the next year 
and another son the next year. She had three children after 3 years and one day 
of her marriage. She shared over forty-four years with her husband before being 
separated by his death on January 13, 1987. Mrs. Allison served as chairperson 
of the Red Cross Drive in the 1950’s and was proud to have helped raise a large 
amount of money for the Red Cross. She was an avid reader. Mrs. Allison was a 
member of First Baptist Church in Teague for fifty-six years and taught Sunday 
school and was active in many church functions throughout the years. She is 
survived by her daughter, Donna Williams & husband Mike of Rockwall; two sons, 
Bill Allison & wife Sue and Joe Allison & wife Ruthie all of Teague; seven 
grandchildren, Jocey McCoy & husband Jeff of Prosper, Lindsey Williams & wife 
Pamela of Rockwall, Todd Allison & wife Monica of Teague, Rachel Anderson & 
husband Doug of Teague, Matt Allison of College Station, Troy Allison of Teague, 
and Hayley Allison of Paducah, Kentucky; three step-grandchildren, Asa Hanrahan 
of Houston, Vicky Cearley of Chouteau, Oklahoma, and Tony Vaughn & wife Brittany 
of Teague; fourteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Helen Russ of Houston 
and Betty Bernice Fuller of Corsicana; one brother, W. L. “Dub” Lindsey & wife 
Margaret of Teague; three special friends, Fran Rogers, Joy Crundwell, Maxine 
Hartley all of Teague; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
Mrs. Allison was preceded in death by her husband, Don Allison; one granddaughter, 
Melissa Williams Cooke; one sister, Winnie Louise Free, and one brother, Jack 
Johnson.