August 17, 1961
WILLIAM F. ALLEN
---Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Baptist Church for William Francis Allen, eighty-seven, who died at his home Wednesday, August 9. Rev. Frank Claibourne was the clergyman with interment in the La Plata Cemetery.
---Mr. Allen, son of Robert and Catherine Shumaker Allen, was born on January 15, 1874 in Adair County.
---On April 2, 1896 he was united in marriage with Mae Eller in Macon County. They were the parents of two daughters and two sons.
---Surviving are his wife, the children, Arthur of La Plata, Mrs. Imogene Baines of Garden Grove, California, Mrs. Maurine Allen of Galesburg and Ben Allen of Higbee, as well as a sister, Tena Reynolds of Fort Madison, Iowa.
---Three sisters preceded him.
---He was a member of the Chariton Grove Baptist Church.
---Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of services.
August 24, 1961
CORRECTION: In last week's issue we incorrectly listed the survivors of William F. Allen who died recently. The correct list is:
---His wife; one son, Arthur of La Plata, three granddaughters, Mrs. Imogene Baines of Garden Grove, California, Mrs. Maurine Russell of Detroit, Michigan and Mrs. Yevonne Wilhite of Clermont, Indiana; two brothers, Ben of Higbee and Henry of Galesburg, Illinois and one sister, Mrs. Tena Reynolds of Fort Madison, Iowa.
---We regret the error.
August 17, 1961
WILLIAM F. ALLEN
---Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Baptist Church for William Francis Allen, eighty-seven, who died at his home Wednesday, August 9. Rev. Frank Claibourne was the clergyman with interment in the La Plata Cemetery.
---Mr. Allen, son of Robert and Catherine Shumaker Allen, was born on January 15, 1874 in Adair County.
---On April 2, 1896 he was united in marriage with Mae Eller in Macon County. They were the parents of two daughters and two sons.
---Surviving are his wife, the children, Arthur of La Plata, Mrs. Imogene Baines of Garden Grove, California, Mrs. Maurine Allen of Galesburg and Ben Allen of Higbee, as well as a sister, Tena Reynolds of Fort Madison, Iowa.
---Three sisters preceded him.
---He was a member of the Chariton Grove Baptist Church.
---Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of services.
August 24, 1961
CORRECTION: In last week's issue we incorrectly listed the survivors of William F. Allen who died recently. The correct list is:
---His wife; one son, Arthur of La Plata, three granddaughters, Mrs. Imogene Baines of Garden Grove, California, Mrs. Maurine Russell of Detroit, Michigan and Mrs. Yevonne Wilhite of Clermont, Indiana; two brothers, Ben of Higbee and Henry of Galesburg, Illinois and one sister, Mrs. Tena Reynolds of Fort Madison, Iowa.
---We regret the error.
Family Members
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Lucy Jane Allen Roberts
1866–1946
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Susan N. "Susie" Allen
1867–1881
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Sarah Elizabeth Allen Shumaker
1870–1939
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Charles F. Allen
1872–1880
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Lewellyn "Ella" Allen
1878–1882
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Joseph Henry Allen
1880–1965
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Ada Florence Allen Shoemaker
1882–1956
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Benjamin Thomas "Big Ben" Allen
1884–1968
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Tena Rosetta Allen Musick
1886–1963
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John Allen
1891–1891
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