Elsie Stanley Allison

Mrs. Elsie Stanley Allison, 80, of Mayflower, died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Mrs. Allison was a native of Ashley County and a resident of Mayflower since 1979. She graduated from Fountain Hill High School in 1950. She worked for Safeway/Harvest Foods for 30 years and she was a member of the Arkansas Association of Business Women, a member of the Eden Baptist Church and an avid Razorback fan. She is preceded in death by her husband, Quentin Lester Allison in 1986; her parents, Elmer and Eva Agnes Bolin Stanley; a son-in-law, Bob Cockerham Sr., and a great-granddaughter, Caroline Wilson. She is survived by her children, Steve Allison and wife, Kathy, of Lowell; Stan Allison and wife, Robin, of Bella Vista; Ted Allison of Benton; Randy Allison and wife, Cheryl, of Bryant and Nancy Cockerham of Mayflower; three brothers, Glendol Stanley and wife, Mary, of Beekman, La., Roma Bolin Stanley and wife, Mary Carolyn, of Fountain Hill, Hershal Stanley and wife, Margie, of Mayflower; two sisters, Judy Mace and husband, Jerry, of Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Dianne Stephenson and husband, Glynn, of Lufkin, Texas; 14 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Graveside service and burial will be 11 a.m., Monday, Sept. 30, 2013 in the Eden Cemetery with Bobby Cockerham Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 at the home of Randy Allison, 4103 Millbrook Drive, Bryant, Ark. 72002. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Eden Baptist Church, 3748 HWY 133 North, Hamburg, Ark. 71646. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg. Online guestbook at www.jones-hartshorn.com.