Obituaries: Walter William Allen, 1973, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 21, 1973 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

W. W. Allen, Former Winn Assessor, Dies

Walter William Allen, one of the pioneer leaders of Winn Parish, died at the
age of 89 on Sunday, February 18, 1973 in a local hospital after a lengthy
illness.

Mr. Allen was born in Winnfield on October 14, 1883, the son of Jehu Walter
Allen and Mrs. Virginia Perry Allen.  He spent his entire life in Winn
Parish, was educated in the public schools of Winn Parish, and taught school
for a short time.

He also served as a conductor on the Rock Island Railroad until a short time
before his appointment as Deputy Assessor of Winn Parish under the late
Governor O. K. Allen, who, during World War I, served as Assessor of Winn
Parish.  Mr. Allen was a cousin of the late Governor O. K. Allen and a close
friend and political confidante of the late Huey P. Long and Earl K. Long.

In 1920, Mr. Allen was elected assessor of Winn Parish, after having served
as assistant assessor to O. K. Allen.  Mr. Walter W. Allen served longer than
any other Parish assessor, continuously from 1920 to 1946 and held a lifetime
membership in the Louisiana Assessors' Association.  He served as president
of the Association in 1943.

In 1945 he joined his sons in the appliance and vending business in Winnfield. 
He retired in 1956 but continued to serve the company, Allen & Allen, Inc., as
president in a part time capacity until his death.

He was married to the former Lula Mae Perkins of Sikes, Louisiana, who died
in 1966.  They had three children, Mable Allen Breaux of Baton Rouge, the late
J. W. Allen of Winnfield, and W. Warren Allen of Winnfield.

In addition to two of his children, Mr. Allen is survived by one sister, Mrs.
W. P. Martin, of Winnfield, several nieces and nephews, and five
grandchildren.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church where services were held
at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 20, 1973, with Rev. J. C. Skinner and Rev. R.
H. Staples officiating.  Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery under the
direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home.

Pallbearers included Joe LaCroix, John W. Brister, Jr., J. W. Kennedy, Jr., E.
F. Love, Harper Terrill, Al McCulley, Weston G. Foster, L. L. Brewton, Jr.