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Virginia Marie <I>Meyer</I> Allen

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Virginia Marie Meyer Allen

Birth
Granite City, Madison County, Illinois, USA
Death
25 Jul 2005 (aged 85)
Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Widow of James R. Allen, whom she married in St. Louis, Missouri on January 30, 1943. Daughter of Thomas J. and Marie T., nee Smola, Meyer; sister of Thomas P. Meyer. All preceded her in death.

Mother of Roger L. Allen and grandmother of Scott Allen and Erin Allen.

Mrs. Allen attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale where she received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education. Beginning her career as a teacher in 1949, she taught in Glen Carbon, Edwardsville and Caseyville. From 1957 and until her retirement in 1981, she held the positions of teacher, supervisor and principal in the Cahokia School District.

She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Belleville and a lifetime member of the SIUC Alumni Association.

This information was obtained through Mrs. Allen's obituary in the Belleville News-Democrat, dated July 28, 2005.
Widow of James R. Allen, whom she married in St. Louis, Missouri on January 30, 1943. Daughter of Thomas J. and Marie T., nee Smola, Meyer; sister of Thomas P. Meyer. All preceded her in death.

Mother of Roger L. Allen and grandmother of Scott Allen and Erin Allen.

Mrs. Allen attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale where she received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education. Beginning her career as a teacher in 1949, she taught in Glen Carbon, Edwardsville and Caseyville. From 1957 and until her retirement in 1981, she held the positions of teacher, supervisor and principal in the Cahokia School District.

She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Belleville and a lifetime member of the SIUC Alumni Association.

This information was obtained through Mrs. Allen's obituary in the Belleville News-Democrat, dated July 28, 2005.


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  • Maintained by: hslms
  • Originally Created by: Nan
  • Added: Jan 17, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13054872/virginia_marie-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Virginia Marie Meyer Allen (22 Jul 1920–25 Jul 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13054872, citing Sunset Hill Cemetery, Glen Carbon, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by hslms (contributor 47268258).