Teresina "Olive" Allison

ALLISON — Teresina "Olive" (Rayburn), 93; born Feb. 7, 1921, Deer Trail, Colo.; died Jan. 13, 2015, Portland, Ore. Surviving: daughters, Jan McKenzie, Portland; Ida Elloway, Eureka, Calif.; Mari Oliver, San Jose, Calif.; 9 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Teresina "Olive" Allison was born to Byrl and Nellie Rayburn on Feb. 7,1921 in Deer Trail, Colo. Olive spent her early years in Loveland, Colo., where she attended Campion Academy. In her late teens, she moved to California to live with her sister Jan. There Olive met JD Allison and married in 1946. 

She raised their three daughters in Payette, Idaho and College Place, Wash. Olive was a member at the College Place Adventist Church for 40 years.

In 2013, Olive was moved to Portland, Ore., to be close to family. She passed away Jan. 13, 2015.