Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
FatherWilliam Banks ALLRED (1879-1969)
MotherAda Susan GARRISON (1883-1927)
Spouses
Marriageabt 1969 [28204]
Obituary Online notes for David Daniel ALLRED
11/12/2008
David Daniel Allred 1918-2008
AUSTIN, Texas — David Daniel Allred, 90, of Austin, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2008 at Retirement and Nursing Center after several weeks of declining health.
He was born on January 16, 1918, in Caswell County, North Carolina, and was the son of William Banks and Ada Garrison Allred. He was married for 39 years to Bess Achilles Allred of Austin, who survives him. He is also survived by his stepson, Robert Horne and his wife, Susan; stepdaughter, Barbara Fiandt and her husband, Michael; his stepgrandchildren, Camille Horne, Emily Horne, William (Bill) Fiandt, Brianna Fiandt; his brother, Tommy Lee Allred and his wife, Jane; several nephews and a niece.
Allred served with the 81st Infantry Division in the South Pacific during World War II. He owned and operated Allred Jewelers in Austin before retiring in 1984. Allred was a member of the Midland Gem and Mineral Society, the Austin Watchmakers Guild, and the American Legion. He lived a rich, full life and enjoyed his hobbies, his family, his good friends, country music and nature. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. A funeral service celebrating Allred’s life will be held at 11 a.m. in the Davis Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Assumption Cemetery in Austin, Texas. [28204]
David Daniel Allred 1918-2008
AUSTIN, Texas — David Daniel Allred, 90, of Austin, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 8, 2008 at Retirement and Nursing Center after several weeks of declining health.
He was born on January 16, 1918, in Caswell County, North Carolina, and was the son of William Banks and Ada Garrison Allred. He was married for 39 years to Bess Achilles Allred of Austin, who survives him. He is also survived by his stepson, Robert Horne and his wife, Susan; stepdaughter, Barbara Fiandt and her husband, Michael; his stepgrandchildren, Camille Horne, Emily Horne, William (Bill) Fiandt, Brianna Fiandt; his brother, Tommy Lee Allred and his wife, Jane; several nephews and a niece.
Allred served with the 81st Infantry Division in the South Pacific during World War II. He owned and operated Allred Jewelers in Austin before retiring in 1984. Allred was a member of the Midland Gem and Mineral Society, the Austin Watchmakers Guild, and the American Legion. He lived a rich, full life and enjoyed his hobbies, his family, his good friends, country music and nature. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. A funeral service celebrating Allred’s life will be held at 11 a.m. in the Davis Chapel of Cook-Walden Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Assumption Cemetery in Austin, Texas. [28204]
Obituary Online notes for Bess Emily (Spouse 1)
Bess Emily Achilles Allred, 93, slipped peacefully away November 21, 2016 in Richmond, Va. Bess was born in Austin on June 7, 1923 to August and Hazel Achilles, longtime Austin grocers.
Although she lived in Wisconsin for a number of years following her first marriage to William Horne, her heart always remained in Texas. She returned home to Austin in the early 60's and worked for the American Statesman Newspaper for the next 22 years, retiring in 1985.
Bess married David Allred, a local jeweler, in 1969 and the two of them loved to dance as well as travel to visit relatives and friends. She also was an avid Texas Longhorn fan.
She moved to Richmond Va. in 2012 to be closer to her son and his family, living at the Crossings at Bon Air.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David D. Allred and her brother Herman A. Achilles.
She is survived by her children, Barbara A. Fiandt (Michael) of Cambridge, WI and Robert M. Horne (Susan) of Richmond, Va. Other survivors include her sister Hazel Irene Thomas of Dallas, Tx, grandchildren, Briana and Bill Fiandt, Camille (Matt) Foster, Emily (Michael) Henley, two great grandsons, Jackson Foster and Mason Henley and numerous nieces and nephews.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Tx. with a visitation at Cook-Walden Funeral Home at 6100 Lamar Blvd. Austin.
Published in Austin American-Statesman from Nov. 28 to Nov. 29, 2016 [30853]
Although she lived in Wisconsin for a number of years following her first marriage to William Horne, her heart always remained in Texas. She returned home to Austin in the early 60's and worked for the American Statesman Newspaper for the next 22 years, retiring in 1985.
Bess married David Allred, a local jeweler, in 1969 and the two of them loved to dance as well as travel to visit relatives and friends. She also was an avid Texas Longhorn fan.
She moved to Richmond Va. in 2012 to be closer to her son and his family, living at the Crossings at Bon Air.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David D. Allred and her brother Herman A. Achilles.
She is survived by her children, Barbara A. Fiandt (Michael) of Cambridge, WI and Robert M. Horne (Susan) of Richmond, Va. Other survivors include her sister Hazel Irene Thomas of Dallas, Tx, grandchildren, Briana and Bill Fiandt, Camille (Matt) Foster, Emily (Michael) Henley, two great grandsons, Jackson Foster and Mason Henley and numerous nieces and nephews.
Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Tx. with a visitation at Cook-Walden Funeral Home at 6100 Lamar Blvd. Austin.
Published in Austin American-Statesman from Nov. 28 to Nov. 29, 2016 [30853]