Obituaries:  Congressman A. Leonard Allen, 1969, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From:  January 9, 1969 Winn Parish Enterprise-News American

Final Rites For Cong. A. L. Allen Held Here Jan. 6

Former Eighth District Congressman A. Leonard Allen died Sunday, January 5,
1969, in a Winnfield hospital after a lengthy illness.  He passed away on his
78th birthday.

Mr. Allen was born in Winn Parish January 5, 1891, the son of the late Asa L.
Allen and Sophronia Perkins Allen.

He attended the public schools in Winn Parish and graduated from Louisiana
State University in 1914, following which he taught and served as principal of
Georgetown High School and Verda High School, and served as superintendent of
schools of Winn Parish from 1917 to 1922.

He was admitted to the bar in 1922 and practiced law in Winnfield until he was
elected to Congress in 1936.  He served as Congressman from the Eighth
District from 1937 to 1953 when he retired.

Allen was a brother of the late Gov. O. K. Allen.  He was a deacon of the
First Baptist Church of Winnfield, where he also served for more than 30 years
as a Sunday School teacher.  He was a member of Eastern Star Lodge No. 151, a
Scottish Rite Mason, and a Shriner.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lottie Mae Thompson Allen, of Winnfield; a son,
Judge Harwell L. Allen of Winnfield; a brother, Ara Allen of Leesville; a
sister, Mrs. Mattie Broyles of Leesville; and four grandchildren, Kay Allen
and Douglas Allen of Winnfield, and Karen Allen and Peggy Allen of Shreveport.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church with
the pastor, Rev. Thomas Cox, officiating.  Burial was in the Winnfield
Cemetery under direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home.

Acting as pallbearers were Matt Milam, Jr., Latnie Brewton, Sr., Richard
Heard, Puckett Willis, Harvey Broyles, Albert Smith, Jr., Dr. W. H. Broyles,
and Don Thompson.