Annie Allison Allison

Reidsville, NC - Annie A. “Mimi” Allison, 83, of 718 Watson Street, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2008 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 12, 2008 at Wilkerson Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Raymond Hall, Les Allison, Billy Saunders, Bob Kennon, Junior Allison, Carl, Bob and Tom Allison, Jay Harold Allison, Sammy Allison, Jr., and Ken Allison. Annie was a lifelong resident of Rockingham County and a daughter of the late James Richard Allison and Falena Jane Moore Allison. She retired from Cone Mills and was a member of Covington Memorial Wesleyan Church. “Mimi” was very involved with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and in her spare time enjoyed needlework and crocheting. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Allison; son, James Richard Allison; granddaughter, Allison Lee Martin; sisters, Pansy Applebee, Virginia Soyars and Alice Saunders; brother, James Allison. She is survived by her daughters; Ann Allison Martin of Greensboro, Sandra A. Moore Cheek and husband, Charlie of Pleasant Garden, NC; grandchildren, Joseph Martin and wife, Lizz of Atlanta, GA, Leanne Moore Slack and husband, Gary of Archdale, Mandy Moore Meeks and husband, Tim, Maria Manring Hudson and husband, Morris , Richard James Moore, all of Reidsville, Kelly Manring Archibald and husband, Elmer of Greensboro, Lisa Allison Stadler and husband, Bill of Reidsville, James Richard Allison, Jr. and wife, Stacey of Charlotte, John David Allison of Reidsville; great grandchildren; Meredith Lee Truitt, Hunter Truitt, Joshua Richard Chilton, Garrett Warren Collins, Jordan Lee Archibald, Mark Richard Slack, Jared Taylor Archibald, Kelley Allison Slack, Aidan Reese Moore, Tristan DeLayne Strader, William Luke Hudson, Gracin Elaine Meeks; expected great grandchild, Jaidan Lee Archibald; brothers, Johnny Allison and wife, Edith of High Point, Sammy Allison and wife, Diane of Lexington; sisters, Nellie Pulliam of Reidsville and Violet Kennon of South Boston, VA; special friends, William and Frances Saunders, Gladys Buck and Eunice Taylor. The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Friday, January 11th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM. Other times the family will be at the home of Mandy and Timmy Meeks, 607 McCoy Road, Reidsville. The family would like express a special thank you to Dr. Bruce Brodie, Dr. Eric Neijstrom and staff and the Moses Cone Palliative Care Unit. Wilkerson Funeral Home is assisting the family and condolences may be made to www.wilkersonfuneral.com.