ALLISON, Lewis R.
ALLISON, Lewis R. (1893-1943), a Catalina Island employee, was struck and killed by a falling rock on April 3, 1943. He was 49 years old.
In the News~
April 8, 1943 [South Gate Press]: “ SG man killed at Catalina. Lewis R. Allison, 49, of 3332 Cherokee Avenue, met instant death Saturday, April 3, when he was stuck by a falling rock at Catalina Island, where he was employed. Funeral services were held yesterday at a Lynwood mortuary and internment was at Roosevelt Cemetery. Deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. Iris Allison, and three children, James, 16, Herriet, 11, and Thomas, 6; by his mother, Mrs. C. L. Allison of Caldwell, Idaho, and four sisters and four brothers. He was born in Southerland, Nebraska, came to California 22 years ago and had lived in South Gate for the past 10 years. ”
