Obituaries: Mrs. Clarissa Clementine Boyett Allen, 1933, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 22, 1933 Winn Parish Enterprise

Death Claims Mrs. Columbus C. Allen Saturday June 17

Funeral Services Held Sunday At The Family Graveyard Near Home

Funeral services for Mrs. Columbus C. Allen, who died suddenly at her home
near Winnfield Saturday morning, June 17, 1933, were held at the family
cemetery Sunday, with the Rev. Wilson of Pleasant Hill, Rev. Ab McMurry and
Rev. Henry Lewis, conducting the service.  Although Mrs. Allen had been in ill
healath for a number of years she was able to be up and seemed in good spirits
the day before death came.

Mrs. Allen was born in Winn Parish near Beech Creek, September 25, 1862, and
was before her marriage Clarissa Clementine Boyett.  She was the last of a
large family.  She was married to C. C. Allen, January 6, 1881.  Nine children
were born to this union.  Two preceded her in death, Mrs. W. W. Gunn and Dewey
K. Allen.

The deceased is survived by her husband, C. C. Allen, and the following
children: Mrs. W. L. Smith, Sikes, La.; M. M. Allen, I. L. Allen, Mrs. G. W.
Taylor, Mrs. F. M. Cox, Route 2, Winnfield: C. W. and ___________ Allen,
Winnfield.  Also, twenty-eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren
survive.  

Mrs. Allen became a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Pollock in
1879, remaining faithful until death.  She was a devoted mother, leading a
busy life until the end.  She lived with her husband and children aat the old
family home near Pleasant Hill since January, 1892, where she will be greatly
missed by a host of relatives and friends.