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Joyce E. Allison, 81

Joyce Elleen (Marr) Allison was born on July 18, 1936, in the Northern Arizona Township of rural Tekamah, Nebraska. She passed August 5 at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.

Joyce grew up in rural Tekamah and was married on April 11, 1954, to Donald Ray Allison of Tekamah. They lived in Tekamah and raised their two children: Dan and Angie. Joyce worked for the family business, Allison Electric, at JC Penney and as a homemaker.

Joyce was insanely stubborn, witty, feisty and playful, had dimples for days and an infectious laugh. Joyce was a skilled bowler and loved spending her free time playing cards, listening to her records and devouring chocolate and books. Despite the fact that she had a brown thumb, she loved flowers, the outdoors, and observing the birds and naming their tunes. Her favorites were the cardinal and hummingbird.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Don; parents: Ellsworth Marr and Gertie (Ray) Marr; siblings: Phyllis (Marr) Loerch and Marvin Marr.

She is survived by her children: Dan (Calista) Allison of Tekamah and Angie (Noel) Petersen of Herman; brother, Terry Marr of Tekamah; grandchildren: Kent (Sarah) Allison of Tekamah, Andy (Nicole) Allison of Castle Rock, Colo., Adri Allison of Tekamah, Brittany Petersen of Omaha and Brandi (Bryan) Allison of Tekamah; great-grandchildren: Morgan, Teagan, Olivia and Delaynie Allison; many other aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and loved ones.

The funeral service will be Wednesday, August 9, at 10 a.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service at the church. Burial will be at Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah.

Memorials are suggested to Tekamah Fire and Rescue and Lied Tekamah Public Library.

Omaha World Herald 7 Aug 2017

Allison, Joyce E. Jul 18, 1936 - Aug 5, 2017 Age 81. Tekamah, NE. FUNERAL SERVICE: Wednesday, August 9, at 10am at First Presbyterian Church in Tekamah. VISITATION: one hour prior to Service at the Church. BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah. MEMORIALS: Tekamah Fire and Rescue, or Lied Tekamah Public Library. PELAN FUNERAL SERVICES TEKAMAH Tekamah, NE 402-374-1551 www.pelanfuneralservices.com

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~