Obituaries: John Dale & Joe D. Allen, 1960, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 14, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Allen Brothers Funeral Here Dec. 30

Final rites for John Dale and Joe D. Allen of Lake Charles, and grandsons of
Mr. and Mr. Pete Gresham of Atlanta, and Mr. Bud Allen of Route 2, Winnfield,
were conducted December 30 at Southern Funeral Home.  Officiating were the
Rev. Ernest Walker, Rev. Earl D. Mercer, and Rev. Ray Teal.

Burial followed in the Atlanta Cemetery.

Acting as pallbearers were Murrel, Dale and Clyde Gresham, Lloyd Smith,
Gene Stratton Porter, all cousins of the deceased, and Troy James, Marvin
and Bobby Wayne Horne, Jerry Miller, Frank Bandy, Phillip and Clyde Lang.  All
pallbearers were classmates of the Allen youths, who met their deaths in a car
accident in Illinois December 27.  Also killed in the accident was their
cousin, Ira Allen of Route 2, Winnfield, whose last rites were conducted at
the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with burial in the Allen Cemetery.

Attending the funerals were hundreds of relatives and friends coming from all
over Louisiana and numerous other states.