Mildred Livengood Allison Smith

A memorial service for Mildred Livengood Allison Smith, 94, who died July 18, at The Watermark in Southbury, will be held at Golden Hill United Methodist Church in Bridgeport, Sunday, August 19, at noon. She was born September 30, 1917, in Warrensburg, Mo.

She married Hugh Vincent Allison on September 23, 1939. Mildred and Hugh Allison had six children and 12 grandchildren. Mr Allison died from complications of Parkinson’s disease in August 1990. In June 1993, Mildred married Wardley Blake Smith, a friend for more than 50 years. He died in February 2007.

Her children Harold Allison (and Xiao Xiang Huang) of Newtown, Gladys Allison Stokes of Seneca Falls, N.Y., Dorothy Allison Halsey of Natick, Mass., Christine Allison (and Bob Knight) of Charlottesville, Va., Vivian Allison of Cooperstown, N.Y.; and Stanley Allison (and Patty Hite) of Seattle, Wash., survive Mrs Smith. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three step-daughters; 10 step-grandchildren; and 16 step-great-grandchildren.

The Allisons were active in the Golden Hill United Methodist Church in Bridgeport. Mrs Smith received a 70-year membership certificate in 2009. She worked for the church as a pastoral visitor and edited the newsletter for the Connecticut District of the United Methodist Women (UMW). She was a member of the Board of Directors of the United Methodist Homes of Connecticut, and the Fanny Crosby Home. She was on the steering committee for establishing an Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers unit in Bridgeport.

She was also a leader in the PEO sisterhood. Initiated into PEO in 1955, she held all local chapter offices and all state offices, presiding at the 1982 State Convention as the 23rd State President of PEO of Connecticut.

A luncheon reception will follow the August 19 memorial service.

Memorial donations may be made to the PEO International Peace Scholarship Fund, 3700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines IA 50312.

The Newtown Bee        August 17, 2012