Obituaries: Jehu W. Allen, 1934, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 9, 1934 Winnfield News-American

Last Rites Held Thursday Afternoon for Jehu W. Allen

Member of One of Oldest Pioneer Families Succumbs to Long Illness

Jehu W. Allen, age 71, member of one of the oldest families of Winn Parish and
this entire section and father of Assessor W. W. Allen, succumbed to an
illness of several months at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. P. Martin, here
Wednesday at two o'clock.

Mr. Allen was born in Winn Parish, January 9, 1863, son of Max and Elizabeth
Allen, who came to this section as pioneers.  He, like his father, engaged in
the occupation of farming, living about eight miles east of Winnfield until
1898 when he moved his family into town to the advantages of a better school.

On January 11, 1883 he was married to Mrs. Virginia Perry, who preceded him
in death some six years ago.  To them were born three children, all of whom
survive, W. W. Allen, Assessor of Winn Parish, Mrs. B. M. Sharkey, Crossett,
Ark., and Mrs. W. P. Martin, Winnfield.  Other surviving relatives are two
brothers, C. C. Allen of Winnfield and C. T. Allen of Pollock, one sister,
Mrs. T. F. Wade, New Verda.

He was a member of the Baptist Church, having joined more than forty years
ago.

Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church Thursday afternoon at
two o'clock, following a brief prayer and song heard from the porch of the old
homeplace near the home of Mrs. Martin.  Rev. B. C. Land, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, assisted by Rev. Ellis Smith, pastor of the First
Methodist Church and Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, conducted the last rites, and interment was made in the Winnfield
Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Bryant Sholars, C. F. Walsworth, B. L. Anderson, D. E. Sikes,
J. R. Lanier, and W. U. Drewett.

Honorary pallbearers included W. E. Heard, F. L. Shaw, Hasson Morris, Julian
Bernstein, W. T. Heflin, O. B. Thompson, E. J. Byrnes, J. W. Shelton, Lee J.
Grigsby, W. C. Turner, N. L. Horton, and J. W. Perdue.