Allie Elizabeth Johnston Hyde was called home to be with the Lord on June 19, 2023.  She was 95 years of age.  To all who knew her she personified the image of a southern lady, full of charm and grace, ever kind and considerate to anyone she encountered.  No matter what the circumstance, she was always made the best of a situation and her smile was infectious.  She would literally give a person in need the shirt off her back.  Near the end she appeared to be reluctant to leave, because she still had so much she needed to do for her family and friends.

Allie was born August 29, 1927 to parents Nona Mae Burton Johnston and Marion Kendall Johnston in Yazoo City, Mississippi.  Her father affectionately called her "Storm," due to her enthusiasm for life.  She married her husband of 59 years, Sam Hyde, Sr., in Greensburg, Louisiana in 1949.  She was a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University and a long time member of First Baptist Church, Amite.

During the course of her full life, she served as the initial first grade teacher at Oak Forest Academy for many years and came out of retirement to serve as sixth grade teacher years later.  She was president of the Louisiana Colonials, a member of the Kappa Rho sorority at Southeastern, and in 1995 she served as twentieth anniversary Oyster Pearl alongside her beloved husband, Sammie, Oyster King.

Allie was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.  She is survived by her two children, Margaret Hyde Quin (Murray), and Samuel C. Hyde, Jr. (Sarah), along with six grandchildren:  Katie Quin, Patrick Quin (Jobi), Clay Hyde, Andrews Hyde, Sammie Hyde, and Sophie Hyde.  She is also survived by her brother Ken Johnston (Doris), along with a niece Aimee Johnston, two nephews Kenny and Mike Johnston, and many cousins.

Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Matt White, will be held at McKneely Funeral Home in Amite, Louisiana on Saturday June 24, 2023.  Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 AM, with the funeral service beginning at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow in Mulberry Street Cemetery, Amite. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.