Charles Cleveland Allen (1938)
ALLEN, BURGUM, HANNAN, RUSSELL, SIMMONS, THOMPSON
Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:25
The Centerville Daily Iowegian & Citizen
Centerville, Iowa
Monday, October 31, 1938
Page 8, Column 1CHAS. C. ALLEN C.B.& Q. ENGINEER TAKEN SUDDENLY
Well Known and Long Time Employs of Centerville Division Stricken at Brookfield, Mo.
After completing a run to Brookfield, Mo., Saturday evening as engineer on a C. B. & Q. local freight, Chas C. Allen, 53, well known resident of this city and long time railroad employe, died suddenly of a heart attack at 7:30 o’clock while in the downtown residence district of the Missouri city.
Mr. Allen was apparently in excellent health and had no warning of any kind of his impending death and after completing his run had eaten dinner and was doing some shopping when stricken. Doctors were summoned, including the railroad company doctor, but death had taken place.
Born in Iowa
The deceased was born in Peru, Iowa, and lived there until reaching young manhood. In 1908 he went on a visit to Van Wert, Iowa, and while there sought and obtained railroad employment with the Burlington. That was the beginning of 30 years of service.
On February 28, 1910, he united in marriage with Clella Thompson at Osceola, Iowa and to this union six children were born, who are: Vern, of Burlington, Darwin, Maurice, Wilbur, Beuuah, and Mrs. Pauline Russell, all of Centerville. In addition to his wife and children Mr. Allen is survived by two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Tom Hannon, Mrs. Chas. Burgum, and Robert Allen, of Des Moines. A brother-in-law, Edmund Simmons, now here, from Fulton, Kansas, and two grandchildren, Alice Jean Allen, and Robert Lee Russell.
Mr. Allen moved from Van Wert to Centerville early in his railroading career and later to Burlington. However, ten years ago he had moved back to this city where he resided until the time of his death.
Church Member
He was a member of the Central Church of Christ, the Fidelity Life Association, the Brotherhood of Railroad Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and was well known and liked over the city and division. His death comes as a severe shock and sorrow to a wide circle of relatives and friends.
Funeral services are held from the Central Church of Christ this afternoon at 2:00 o’clock with Dr. H. E. Trimble, pastor, officiating and burial will be in Oakland cemetery.
Mr. Allen’s death is the third of well known Centerville community residents, within the past week, all of whom were taken in much the same manner, death coming without warning and apparently with no preceding illness.
________________________Coordinator's notes: Transcribed as published with errors. Paragraph two, "employe" should be "employee" and paragraph five, daughter "Beuuah" should be "Beulah". Middle name taken from his Social Security Application.
________________________The Linn County Budget-Gazette
Brookfield, Missouri
Monday, October 31, 1938
Page 1, Column 2CHARLES ALLEN DIES SUDDENLY
Charles Allen, age 54, Centerville fireman, passed away suddenly apparently from a heart attack, at about 7 o’clock Saturday evening. Mr. Allen was a railroad fireman on the Centerville local, and coming into Brookfield for the past few years, and it was while watching his conductor and engineer play a game of pool at Otto Bentz’ that he was suddenly stricken and was dead before help could reach him.
He was a man of family and lived in Centerville, and was well known here in Brookfield. He was a man of exemplary habits, and had never suffered sickness, and was well known and liked by all who knew him here in Brookfield.
________________________The Telegraph-Herald
Dubuque, Iowa
Monday, October 31, 1938
Page 10, Column 6RAILROADMAN DIES
Centerville, Ia.—(AP)—Funeral services were held here Monday for Charles C. Allen, 54, Burlington Railroad fireman, who died of heart disease at Brookfield, Mo., after completing his run there Saturday.
________________________The Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa
Monday, October 31, 1938
Page 3, Column 6FIREMAN DROPS DEAD SUDDENLY
Veteran Railroader Succumbs At Brookfield, Mo., After Making Regular Run.
Centerville. —C. C. Allen, 53, of Centerville, fireman on the C. B. & Q. railroad, died suddenly at 7:15 p. m. Saturday at Brookfield, Mo. He had not been ill and was standing talking to members of his train crew after supper, apparently in good health, when he dropped dead.
He left Centerville Saturday morning on his run the same as usual. He had been employed by the C. B. & Q. railroad for 30 years and had been stationed at Centerville during that time except four years when he was stationed at Humeston and Burlington. He was a member of the Central Church of Christ and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen.
Charles Cleveland Allen was born in Peru, Iowa, February 15, 1885, the son of James M. and Frances Allen, and was one of a family of 13 children. He was married to Miss Clella Mae Thompson at Osceola February 10, 1910. To this union six children were born. He came to Centerville 26 years ago.
He was preceded in death by his parents and all of his immediate family but one brother and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, four sons, Vern of Burlington, Darwin of Centerville, Maurice and Wilbur, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Pauline Russell of Centerville and Beulah, at home; two grandchildren, Alice Jean Allen and Robert Lee Russell of Centerville; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Burgun and Mrs. Della Hannan of Des Moines, and one brother, Robert Allen of Des Moines.
The body was taken to the Beckner funeral home here and was removed to the Allen home at 821 Drake avenue Sunday. Funeral services were held at the Central Church of Christ at 2 p.m. today, in charge of the Rev. H. E. Trimble. Burial was in Oakland cemetery.
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