Mary Lou Alison
Obituary
Mary Lou Alison, 82, of Halstead, died
at 12:57 a.m. Monday (June 26, 2017) at Homestead Place in Halstead.
Born June 25, 1935, in Middletown,
Ohio, she was the daughter of Glenn A. and Katherine Bohne
Offenhauer. On Jan. 26, 1954, she married Earnest "Wayne"
Alison in Palmetto, Florida.
Mary Lou made her home in Halstead upon
her marriage and became active in the community and was an
enthusiastic booster. She was a member of First United Methodist
Church, where she served on numerous committees and helped with
Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. She was a charter member of
Club Amicarum and was active in PTA and Girl Scouts.
She was owner-operator of Playtime
Ceramics and was the first director of the Halstead Housing
Authority.
She and her husband were the Halstead
Old Settlers King and Queen in 2012. They also won the Harold Rea
Good Neighbor Award. Mrs. Alison was active in Kansas senior
legislative issues. She was an avid golfer and belonged to the
Wedgewood Ladies Golf Association.
Besides her husband, survivors include
five children: Dale (Allison) Alison of Burlington, Iowa, Dean
(Renae) Alison of Hesston, Karen (Gerald) Koehn of Halstead, Sherri
(Greg) Van Campen of Fort Worth, Texas, and Alan (Tamara) Alison of
Strawn, Texas; nine grandchildren: Aaron (Nanette) Van Campen of
Sugar Land, Texas, Travis (Debbie) Van Campen of Fort Worth, Texas,
Ryan (Shannon) Van Campen of Dallas, Ben (Sarah) Alison of
Harrisonburg, Virginia, Matthew (Marissa) Alison of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
Kate (Steffen) Sommers of Akron, Pennsylvania, Kendra Alison of
Hesston, Rachel Alison of Bristol, Rhode Island, and Owen Alison and
Ross Alison, both of Strawn, Texas; six great-grandchildren: Elijah,
Evan, Rebekah and Quinlyn Van Campen of Fort Worth and Kanyon and
Hope Van Campen of Sugar Land, Texas; two brothers, Vaughn Offenhauer
of Ruskin, Florida, and Keith Offenhauer of Anna Maria, Florida; and
nieces and nephew.
She was preceded in death by her
grandparents; parents; and a brother, Lin Offenhauer.
Per her wishes, she has been cremated;
a memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Friday (June 30, 2017) at
Halstead United Methodist Church.
Memorials have been established with
the Halstead First United Methodist Church and the Halstead
Historical Society, both in care of the Halstead Community
Foundation, Box 4, Halstead.
