Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Allan, Clarence N 1890
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Morris Herald, June 20, 1890
Mrs. Manning Opdycke received a letter on Tuesday morning from Mrs. Wm. Allen, 
who at present is stopping with her husband in Aurora, stating that their son, 
Clarence, who was an express messenger on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 
Railroad, with headquarters at Santa Fe, died on Sunday, after an illness of 
several weeks. When Mr. and Mrs. Allen left here for Aurora a few weeks ago, 
they knew that Clarence had been sick, but was then better, and it was 
supposed here that he was getting along all right, until news came of his 
death. Clarence Allen was about 24 years of age; he was one of the best young 
men of this city, everybody was his friend, and the news of his death brought 
sorrow to many hearts. He was the main support of his parents, the father 
having been an invalid for several years. His death will be a terrible blow to 
the parents and sister, Miss Nellie.
Morris Herald, June 13, 1890

From the Santa Fe Daily New Mexican, of June 9 and 10, we clip the 
following: Clarence N. Allan, aged 26 years, a native of Morris, Ill, died at 
12:10 yesterday afternoon at the residence of his uncle, John D. Allan. He had 
been sick six weeks, his disease being typhoid malarial fever with a 
complication of the kidneys. The deceased was undoubtedly one of the most 
popular young men in the city, and unusual regret is everywhere expressed that 
he should thus have been summoned, when life with all its joyous prospects for 
a noble and useful life was just beginning to dawn upon him. For the past five 
years Santa Fe has been his home, and for two years past he has been running 
on the Lamy branch as brakeman. His faithful service to the Santa Fe Co. was 
soon to have brought him promotion to the position of conductor. He was a 
young man of perfect habits, fine moral character, and possessed the faculty 
of making friends readily and keeping them. Had he lived, he would have been 
married the latter part of this month to Miss Lily Heach?, one of the fairest 
young ladies of the south side. The funeral took place at the residence of his 
uncle, John D. Allan. Rev. G.G. Smith delivered a feeling funeral address, 
speaking tenderly of the many virtues of the deceased young man. His 
colleagues in the fire department to the number of thirty were present in full 
uniform, and surmounting the handsome casket that held the remains was a 
beautiful floral piece, the gift of the Hook and Ladder company, surrounded by 
a mass of flowers sent by sympathizing friends. The piece referred to was an 
oblong wreath, twenty inches in diameter, of white peonies, at the bottom of 
which was a cluster of red roses upon a large bow of black silk. Across the 
wreath were two silken hooks, and crossing these diagonally was a ladder of 
scarlet and pink geraniums. Across the wreath, near the top and bottom were 
stretched white satin bands bearing the company’s motto in letters of purple 
immoralities, “Valiant and True.” After the funeral services the body was 
conveyed to the A.T. & S.F. depot, where at 1:30 it was shipped east, 
accompanied by a delegation of firemen as far as Lamy, an uncle of the 
deceased going through to Morris, Ill., with it. The remains arrived in this 
city on Friday and a funeral service held at the Presbyterian church, largely 
attended by sympathizing friends.

Morris Herald, June 20, 1890

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