Allie (Porter) Bush

HAIGLER--At the age of 104 years, Allie Bush passed away on Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, in Wray, Colo. She was born on Aug. 6, 1895, in Beadle County, S.D., to Joseph Laughlin and Elizabeth (Deeg) Porter.

At the age of three weeks, the family moved to Missouri. They then moved to Bartley, Neb., where Allie graduated from the Bartley High School.

In 1912 the Porters drove to San Diego, Calif., to the World's Fair from Bartley. Allie remembered this as a great experience at that day and age.

Allie married Oren Bush on Sept. 12, 1917, in McCook, Neb. They moved to Haigler, Neb., and lived in this area their entire married lives, working very hard farming side by side.

When Allie was 80 she started painting and enjoyed working with both acrylic and watercolor. She spent much time working in her garden and yard and had many beautiful flowers for all to enjoy.

Allie was a member of the United Methodist Church in Haigler. For many years she was a member of the General Federation of Women's Club, the Cloverleaf Extension Club and the Helping Hands Club. One of her greatest pleasures was going to the Golden Inn in Haigler for dinner and attending the monthly card parties.

She is survived by her sons: Dale and wife, Velma, of Lincoln, Neb., and David and wife, Dot, of Wray; a daughter, Dorothy Clegg, of Wray; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Bush, of Mt. Pleasant, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, Donald, and four brothers.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999, at the Haigler United Methodist Church with the Rev. Theta Dame officiating. Burial was in the Haigler Cemetery. Spellman-Schmidt-Baucke Mortuary of Wray was in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to the Haigler United Methodist Church.

~Printed in the Benkelman, NE Post, November 1999