The Franklin Press - 13 April 1939
REV A A ANGEL DIES TUESDAY
Beloved Minister Passes At Hospital After Short Illness
The Rev Allen Archie Angel, 48, died in Angel Hospital Tuesday night at 11:30 O'Clock after a three-day illness.
Mr Angel was a well known minister of the Methodist Church. He was converted at age 16 and was licensed to preach at age 23. In 1916 he entered Rutherford College, studying there four years in preparation for the ministry. He became a member of the Western North Carolina Conference, serving various churches during a period of eight years. In 1931 he retired from pastoral work, due to ill health, and entered evangelistic work in Macon and adjoining counties, being instrumental in the erection of Friendship tabernacle here. He planned it as a meeting place each year for a county-wide interdemoninational revival, and the tabernacle has been a power for good in the comminity.
Mr Angel was the son of the late Mr and Mrs George Angel, of Prentiss, Macon County. He was born July 25, 1890, and was a member of the Methodist Church in Franklin.
He is survived by his widow, who was Miss ElDora Ramey; five sons, Herbert, Ralph, Elbert, Harding, and Allen Jr, all of Franklin; two brothers, Lon Angel of Connally Springs, and Thomas Angel of Franklin, Rte 1; and two sisters, Mrs Zeb Sanders, of Prentiss, and Mrs Babe Collier of Central, S C.
Funeral services were conducted at the Franklin Methodist Church this (Thursday) morning at 10:30 O'Clock. The Rev I L Roberts, the pastor, was in charge, assisted by the Rev C F Rogers, pastor of the Franklin Baptist Church; the Rev J A Flanagan, pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian Church; the Rev Frank Bloxham, Rector of St Agnes Episcopal Church here; the Rev J C Swaim, pastor of the Macon Circuit; the Rev Harry S Williams, pastor of the Franklin Circuit; and the Rev M F Henshaw, of Rutherford College.
Pallbearers were J S Conley, H W Cabe, Dr W E Furr, Lee Poindexter, H T Sloan, and T W Porter.
The funeral was attended by such a great number of Mr Angel's friends from Franklin and over the county that the church would not contain the assemblage, and there were many beautiful floral offerings.