Allison, Homer, fl. 1955-1959
Biographical Note
Homer Allison attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute and was a member of the V.P.I. Band from 1957-1958. He may have been a member of the Class of 1959.
He is probably Homer Harman Allison, born to Harman and Gladys Allison on December 30, 1937, in Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia. He graduated from Richlands High School in Tazewell County, Virginia, in 1955. Allison died in August 1982.
Sources:
Bugle yearbooks, 1957-1958
U.S. Federal Census, 1940-1950
"Homer Harman Allison" in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60901/records/19971769, accessed September 15, 2025.
"Homer Allison", 1955 Richlands High School yearbook, in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1265/records/481905578, accessed September 15, 2025.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Homer Allison Jewelry
This collection contains four charms and one pin formerly belonging to VPI student Homer Allison, possibly class of 1959. The charms are inscribed "INAUGURAL PARADE", possibly from 1957; "BAND" and "V.P.I."; "VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE" above "1959", possibly Allison's class year; and "VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE" and "INTRAMURAL". The pin says "SPQR, R, LATIN CLUB", "HOMER ALLISON", and "55."