MIKE VAN ALLEN Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. 3 Mar 2005 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ================================ February 28. 2005 12:53PM Mike VanAllen [Photo] Mike Weaver VanAllen, 72, a native of Phillipsburg, Kan., and resident of Schriever, died at 3:58 a.m. Feb. 25, 2005. A religious service was held at 11 a.m. today at Falgout Funeral Home Chapel, with burial in Grace Christian Memorial Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Annette "Anita" Madeline Roberts VanAllen; sons, Marcus VanAllen of Houma and Marvin VanAllen of Broussard; daughter, Sandra Bedwell of Harvey; sisters, Dorline Myers of California, Betty Hamm of Alice, Texas, and Reva Dickson of Middleton, Texas; six grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn W. and Ida Gillis VanAllen; brothers, Bob, Louis B., Leeland, Jake and Billy VanAllen; sister, Velda Meridith; and granddaughter, Pauline VanAllen. He worked for Rowan Drilling Co. for 25 years and was in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Beth Pentecostal Church in Patterson.