ALLEN, Charles Emmett

ALLEN, BRANDON, CASSITY, GRUSSING, NICHOLS, VANCE, ZIMMERMAN

Posted By: Luise Poulton (email)
Date: 5/20/2005 at 20:10:19

Transcribed from newspaper clipping, date and newspaper unknown. (Surnames in caps by transcriber.)

Chas. ALLEN Victim of Heart Attack

Charles Emmett ALLEN son of Milton Harvey ALLEN and Jennie VANCE ALLEN was born Sept. 2, 1872 in Lucas county Iowa near LaGrange and died Dec. 7, 1944 at his home in Chariton Iowa following a heart attack. He was one of a family of seven children.
On September 29, 1898, Mr. ALLEN was married to Josephine BRANDON at Melrose, Monroe County and they established their home on his farm north of LaGrange where they lived until Nov. 1919 when they moved to Chariton where they have made their home since.
Two sons were born to them: Floyd Emmett and Carl Charles. Floyd preceded his father in death on April 29, 1927.
Early in life Mr. ALLEN united with the Presbyterian church at LaGrange. He was a kind and thoughtful husband and father and had a host of warm friends, who with the relatives will ever cherish him in their memories.
He leaves to mourn his passing his beloved wife, one son Carl; five grandchildren, Mrs. Frances NICHOLS, Frederick Robert Keith and Jack ALLEN, three brothers William J. ALLEN of San Diego, Calif John H and Earl D. ALLEN of Chariton two siterss Mrs. May ZIMMERMAN of Santa Cruz, Calif. and Mrs. Ursel CASSITY of Russell. One brother Arthur preceeded him in death on Nov. 12, 1943.
Funeral services conducted by Rev. Bonte GRUSSING, of the Presbyterian church were held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at the Beardsley Funeral Home and burial was in the Chariton cemetery.
Then mourn we not beloved dead,
E'en while we come to weep and pray,
The happy spirit far hath fled
To brighter realms of endless day.
Immortal hope dispels the goom
An angel sits beside the tomb.