Roanoke Times
John Ralph Allison, age 77 of Rt. 1, Draper, died Sunday morning, 
August 9, 1992, in Pulaski Community Hospital. Born in Pulaski 
County (Delton) January 4, 1915, he was the son of the late Wade 
Hampton Allison and Joanna Farris Allison. He was a member of the 
Draper's Valley Presbyterian Church. He taught school for about 
thirty-five years in Pulaski County, and was a cattle and sheep farmer. 
He was a past member of the Pulaski County Board of Supervisors. 
He was a graduate of VPI, was a member of the Draper Ruritan Club, 
and was a member of Gideon's International. He served with the U.S. 
Army for four years during World War II. He is survived by his wife, 
Virginia Kling Ruby Allison; four daughters, Mrs. Samuel B. (Martha) 
Allison Shumate, Kingstree, S.C.; Mrs. Edward M. (Jane) Allison Compton, 
Richmond; Mrs. H. Walter (Emily) Allison Dobyns, Dublin; Mrs. Steven M. 
(Sarah) Allison Goad, Richmond; one son, Paul Ralph Allison, Wytheville; 
twelve grandchildren; and two sisters, Miss Clara Louise Allison, Miss 
Martha Wade Allison, both of Roanoke. He was preceded in death by 
three brothers, Charles Holbert Allison, Robley Curtis Allison, George 
Ben Johnson Allison; and two sisters, Mrs. James W. (Ella Lee) Boyd, 
Mrs. Charles W. (Virginia) Mottesheard. Funeral services will be held 
Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. from the Draper's Valley Presbyterian Church 
with the Rev. Preston O. Sartelle, Jr., officiating. Burial will follow in the 
Allison Cemetery, Draper. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 
9:00 p.m. Monday in the fellowship hall of the Draper's Valley Presbyterian 
Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Draper's Valley 
Presbyterian Church or to Gideons International. Thomas M. Seagle & Sons 
Funeral Home is handling arrangements.