Margaret J. Allison

She was born Oct. 3, 1933 in Peoria to James and Lottie (Miller) Gollaher. She married William Allison on Dec. 17, 1949 in Peoria. He passed away Nov. 2, 2002 in Peoria. She was also preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Dorothy McGrath, and one granddaughter, Amanda Graham.

Survivors include four children: William (Laurie) Allison of East Peoria, Don (Ann) Allison of Bartonville, Greg (Chrissy) Allison of Decatur, Deborah (Jim) Post of Blue Grass, IA, one brother, James Gollaher of Springfield, IL, eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Margaret worked for Zeller, Sears and then retired from PARC. She attended Bartonville Christian Church and was a former member of the Bartonville American Legion Post 979 Ladies Auxiliary.

Visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel. Funeral services will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Metavivor, Inc. at 1783 Forest Drive, #184, Annapolis, MD, 21401

You may view Margaret’s obituary online at www.davison-fultonbartonvillechapel.com