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Edgar Wilbur Allen (1888-1937)

ALLEN, MASON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 10/12/2019 at 16:51:46

From Nevada Evening Journal July 24, 1937 (page 4)

Funeral Service Held Friday for Edgar W. Allen

Funeral services were held at the Bishop Funeral home Friday afternoon for Edgar W. Allen, 49, former Nevada man, who died in a hospital near Ottumwa, July 21. The service was in charge of Rev. J. D. Klooz of the Evangelical church and vocal duet were sang by Rev. and Mrs. Klooz. Interment was in the cemetery near Elwell.

Edgar Wilbur Allen, son of George and Matilda Allen was born at Phillipsburg, Kansas, 49 years ago and passed away at the Sunnyside Sanitarium, Ottumwa, Iowa, July 21, 1937 aged 49 years, 3 months and 17 days.

At the age of 5 years he, with his parents, moved onto a farm northeast of Collins, Iowa where he also attended school and grew to manhood. In 1915 he with his father came to Nevada and during the past few years he has been an invalid.

In his earlier years he was an attendant of the M. E. Sunday school.

Mother, father and one brother, Ernest, preceded him in death. He leaves to mourn one sister, Mrs. Ida Mason of Nevada, and one brother, Sidney Allen, of Iola, Kansas, also 6 nieces and 3 nephews and numerous friends.


 

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