Statewide-New Castle County DE Archives Obituaries.....McAllister, Samuel Leroy June 9, 1986 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/de/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jack McAllister JackMcAlli@aol.com March 2, 2008, 12:07 pm Wilmington Morning News, June 9, 1986 Samuel L. McAllister, 83, of 4930 Old Capitol Trail, died of cancer Monday in Christiana Hospital. Mr. McAllister, who retired in 1968, worked for Wilmington Trust Co., for 50 years. He began his banking career in 1918 as a bookkeeper at the office at Second and Market streets. He was a member, secretary-treasurer, and former grand master of Independent Order of Odd Fellows Fairfax Lodge 8, and a past grand master of the Grand Lodge of Delaware. He was a member of Armstrong Lodge 26 AF&AM, and a charter member and a past president of the Delaware Rifle and Pistol Club. He was a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association. He is survived wife, Belle R.; two grandchildren and two great- greatgrandchildren. His daughter, Eileen M. Horn, died in 1980. Services will be at 11:45a.m. Thursday in the chapel at Gracelawn Memorial Park, North DuPont Highway, New Castle, with burial in the adjoining memorial park. Friends may call at McCrery Memorial Chapel, Kirkwood Highway and Duncan Road, Wednesday after 7 p.m. Additional Comments: Mr. McAllister was the son of John C. McAllister and Lola Sherwood natives of Delaware. His wife was Isabelle Elizabeth Rogers native of Pennsylvania File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/de/statewide/obits/m/mcallist14gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/defiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb