Pea Ridge Times

Verneal Colleen Allison

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Verneal Colleen Allison, 86, of McGehee, Ark., died July 15, 2014, in Little Rock, Ark. She was born in Havana, Ark., on Nov. 29, 1927, to Robert Ashley Baker and Jenny Cornelia Taylor Baker.

She worked at Rohwer-Kelso Country Store and Newcomers Greeting Service for many years. She also worked at West Brothers Department Store and co-owned and managed Randy Allison Clothing Store. She was a member of McGehee Church of Christ.

Other than her parents and brother, Raymond Baker, she was preceded in death by her husband, Felton Allison.

Survivors include her sons, Randy Allison and wife Beth of Little Rock, and Keith Allison and wife Jennifer of Pea Ridge; daughters, Karen Roberts and husband Pat of McGehee, and Annette Posey and husband Charles of McGehee; brothers, Robert Baker and Alfred Baker of Tillar and Lyndell Baker of Monticello; sisters, Verdell McDonald of Edmond, Okla., and LaVerne Chance of Enola, Ark. ; nine grandchild­ren; and 12 greatgrand­children.

Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service in McGehee, Ark.

Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Friday, July 18, 2014, at McGehee Church of Christ in McGehee, Ark., with Bro. Jared Mayes officiatin­g.

Burial was in Tillar Cemetery in Tillar, Ark.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to McGehee Church of Christ, P.O. Box 93, McGehee, Ark. 71654.

Online guest book may be signed at www.griffincul­pepper.com.

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