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Wiley T. Alliston, 90, passed away from cancer Saturday, February 28, 2009, at his home.
Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2009, at First Baptist Church of Saginaw. Interment will be held at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church of Saginaw building fund, located at 300 North Old Decatur Road, Saginaw, Texas 76179. (817) 232-0560.
Wiley T. Alliston was born in Fort Worth on March 11, 1918, and was the son of Reverend Wayne Alliston and Sallie Elizabeth Alliston.
Mr. Alliston moved to Mississippi at a young age, and graduated from Central High School in Jackson. He attended George Washington University for two semesters, and returned to Mississippi, where he received his law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1941. He was secretary of his law school at the time of his graduation.
With the coming of World War II, Mr. Alliston joined the Navy, became a Marine pilot, and started the first navigational school for the Marine Corps in Camp Kerney, California. During the war, Mr. Alliston was promoted to the level of Captain, and piloted transport planes for Marine Air Group 33 in the South Pacific. In this role he piloted the first transport plane to land at Guadalcanal, and was the Chief Operations Officer for the Marine base in Auckland, New Zealand. At the end of his service with the Marine Corps, he attained the rank of Major.
Upon his return to the states in 1945, he married Ruby Lea Tinsley of Fort Worth, the daughter of Rollie and Mary E. Tinsley. They moved to Jackson, Mississippi, where he established a law practice.
In 1946, he and Ruby moved back to Texas and he went to work for Stewart Title Company as a closer. In 1948, Mr. Alliston opened a law office in the Riverside area of Fort Worth. In 1951, Mr. and Mrs. Alliston moved to Houston where he became the first state agency director for Stewart Title company.
In 1956 Mr. Alliston was transferred to Dallas, Texas, as the manager of the Stewart Title office there. At that time he was also promoted to the position of regional manager, with oversight of the agencies in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. He was later promoted to senior vice president, and appointed to the board of Stewart Title Company. He remained on the board until he retired in 1988.
Mr. and Mrs. Alliston moved back to northern Tarrant County in 1974, where they raised Brangus cattle until recently.
Mr. Alliston is predeceased by his brothers, Wayne and John; and his sister, Anne.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Lea; his son, Rollie Michael Alliston and his wife, Sarah, of Pound Ridge, New York; another son, Wiley Meredith Alliston, and his wife, Teri of Greensburg, Kentucky; and his grandchildren, Rachel, Loren, Drew, Jeff and Erin. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

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Published by Clarion Ledger on Mar. 4, 2009.

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Dean Hlad

March 6, 2009

It has been my privledge to have known Mr. Alliston for the past 4 years. I am grateful for the opportunities to stop by and spend time visiting with him. His down to earth approach, along with his honesty and integrity were always evident in our conversations. As I told Ruby, we lost two good men last Saturday, Wiley Alliston and Paul Harvey, both men of outstanding character. Wiley you'll be missed here, but I'm looking forward to our next visit. Ruby you and your family are in our thoughts and we are praying God's blessing on you at this time.

Susan Griffin

March 4, 2009

My deceased husband, Rick Griffin and I worked with Mr. Alliston at Stewart Title and I have such fond memories of him. He was truly a gentle, caring man. He and Rick often spoke of the cattle ranching after he and Mrs. Alliston moved to the country. I know the family will have many loving memories to sustain them. God bless you all.

Jerry and Sherri Johnson

March 4, 2009

Though he will truly be missed, we will see him again some day. He was a wonderful friend and an excellent example of what it means to be a godly christian man. He will be forever in our hearts.

David Flory

March 4, 2009

I am sorrowed by your loss and share in your grief. I am grateful for the short period of my life to have had the privilege to know Wiley. I only wish I could have known him many years ago, although his friendship with my father and his visits during my dad's battle against cancer with always be appreciated by my family.
Praise God, I will have the opportunity to see him again, one day.

Dennis and Nona McDonald

March 4, 2009

We feel so honored to have counted Wiley as a friend. Our Sunday afternoon visits will remain a special memory for us as we remember this wonderful Christian man. Ruby, Mike and Meredith, you are in our thoughts and prayers during this time.

Fred Napp

March 3, 2009

Wiley was a true American hero and was living history. Most of all, he was a great, Christian man who showed care and concern for everyone. He will be dearly missed. Semper Fi.

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