Smith Co. TX - Obit for Velma Callison

Submitted by Peggy B. Perazzo  <pbperazzo@attbi.com

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   Velma Callison dies August 9
   Velma  Beatrice Callison, who was born in Scammon, Kansas, January 25,
   1912, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, at the Woodland Memorial Hospital.
   Mrs. Callison who moved to Winters in 1942 and was a homemaker all her
   adult  life,  was  the widow of Rev. W. H. Callison, who died at Davis
   Nov. 12, 1972.
   She  is  survived  by  their children: Gary Callison of Winters; Betty
   Bickham  of Winters; Wilma Dean Quintero of Vacaville, Don Callison of
   Vacaville, Jack Callison of Oxnard. Another son, Arthur Callison, died
   February 29, 1988.
   Also  surviving  Mrs.  Callison  is her brother, Melvin Gwin of Delhi,
   California,  and  five  sisters:  Sadie Spence of Cleveland, Oklahoma;
   Ruby  Fish of Randle, Washington; Florence McLaughlin of Winters; Ruth
   Adams of Flint, Texas; and Virginia Miller of Cleveland, Oklahoma.
   In  addition,  Mrs.  Callison  is  survived  by 13 grandchildren and 6
   great-grandchildren.
   Mrs. Callison was a long time member of the Freewill Baptist Church in
   Winters.
   Visitation  will  be today, Aug. 11, from 509 p.m. at Smith's Colonial
   Chapel. Friends are invited to attend the funeral service Friday, Aug.
   12,  at  1:30 p.m. at the Freewill Baptist Church at Haven and Edwards
   streets, with burial to follow at the Winters Cemetery.
   (Obituary from the "Winters Express," Thursday, August 11, 1988, (Yolo
   County).  Submitted  with the permission of the "Winters Express," 312
   Railroad Ave., Winters, CA 95694. Please note: I am not related to the
   family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this
   family.)