Zoe Allred

ALLRED, ZOE Graveside Services for Zoe Allred, 101, are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 31, 2011 at South Park Cemetery, with memorial services to follow at 11:30 A.M. at LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Pastor Matt Brooks of First Baptist Church will officiate. Zoe passed away January 27, 2011.

She was born Zonell Weatherby in Hillsboro, Texas on September 24, 1909 to Gethron and Maude Weatherby. Her father owned and operated a farm in the beautiful hill country south of Dallas and her paternal grandfather was the first sheriff of Hill County, Texas.

She grew up in Hillsboro and often rode to school with her older brother on his pony. She graduated from Hillsboro High School, attended one year at Hillsboro Junior College, and then went on to attend Baylor University. She shared many recollections of her growing up in Hillsboro with her family, one of the most memorable being the day a young pilot named Charles Lindberg landed his airplane in the vacant field across from her parents home.

In 1929, Zoe married her lifetime sweetheart, H.F. Hank Allred, whom she met when they both attended junior college. They moved to South Carolina where he was attending Furman University on a football scholarship. Upon his graduation, they returned to Texas to begin his career as a football coach, teacher, and later, school administratorand hers as a devoted wife, mother to three children, and Sunday School teacher.

Zoe was renowned as an eloquent public speaker, dedicated Sunday school teacher and church worker, storyteller, and writer. She was a longtime member of the Roswell Story League, served as that groups president, and had several of her own writings published in the Story Leagues national publication. She was also awarded first honorable mention in a national short story contest with her Marys Christmas.

Zoe always had a love of travel, and she and Hank visited all but two of the contiguous United States during their many trips. In retirement they toured England, Germany, Belgium, France, and Italy.

Preceding Zoe to heaven are her parents, her husband, her two older brothers, and a grandson. Her survivors include her son, Don Allred, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, her daughter, Pat Smith and her husband, Warren, of Chandler, Arizona, and her daughter, Zoe Ann Milner and her husband, Wayne, of Roswell. Also surviving are her five grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Genesis Project, First Baptist Church, 500 North Penn, Roswell, New Mexico.

Visitation

LaGrone Funeral Chapel
900 South Main
Roswell, NM  88203
Saturday, January 29, 2011
11:00 a.m.

Service

Graveside

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main
Roswell, NM  88201
Monday, January 31, 2011
11:00 a.m.

Memorial

LaGrone Funeral Chapel
900 S. Main
Roswell, NM  88203
Monday, January 31, 2011
11:30 a.m.

Cemetery

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main
Roswell, NM  88203

Memorial Contributions

500 N. Pennsylvania
Roswell, NM  88201