Clare County MI Archives Obituaries.....Allen, Ernest Clarence September 11, 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janet Wilkinson Schwartz wilkinschw@aol.com January 28, 2011, 1:11 am Clare Sentinel September 27, 1960 Services Held Wednesday Ernest Clarence Allen was born January 20, 1899 in Sheridan Township, Clare County, the son of Albert and Mary Allen and passed away suddenly at his home September 11, at the age of 61. He had spent his entire life in Clare County on the farm, and also had been employed at the Clare Manufacturing Company for the past seven years. On September 4, 1924, he was married to Lelah Teale, and they were the parents of seven children, one of which passed away in infancy in 1939. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife, Lelah; three sons, Kenneth of Sanford, Max and Russel of Clare; three daughters, Mrs. Naomi Roller and Mrs. Laurel Hildebrandt of Clare, and Mrs. Lelah Dwyer of St. Louis; 17 grandchildren, also two sistersa, Mrs. Ida Gerow and Mrs. Bertha Credit of Clare; one brother Lester of Coleman; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the Arthur Center Church of God, with the Rev. Elza Beery officiating. Interment was in Arthur Cemetery. Relatives attended from Detroit, Clarkston, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marlette, Flint and St. Louis. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/clare/obits/a/allen10765nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb