Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Allen, John Albert 1944
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1944

John Albert Allen, eight, son of Mrs. Ethel Allen, 216 North Dexter street, 
died en route to the University of Michigan hospital at 1:30 Wednesday 
morning, where he was being taken to be placed in an iron lung.  The child 
became seriously ill Tuesday evening at the Ionia County Memorial hospital, 
where he had his tonsils removed Tuesday morning.  Dr. Charles Black, hospital 
pathologist, was to perform a post mortem at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon.

Dr. C. T. Pankhurst, attending physician, said he was unable to determine the 
cause of death until the report of the post mortem Wednesday afternoon.

The boy was a pupil in the third grade at the Emerson grade school.  He walked 
to the hospital Tuesday morning for the operation, and appeared to be in good 
health after the operation.  He had been complaining of ear trouble for some 
time.

Surviving are the mother, two sisters, Mrs. Carl Skinner of Ionia and Dorothy 
at home; a half brother, Pvt. Charles Allen, now a patient in an English 
hospital after being wounded in France and receiving the Purple heart; and a 
grandfather, A. O. Martin, Adams street.

Subsequent Publication:  Thursday, September 28, 1944

Funeral services will be conducted Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Boynton 
Funeral Home, Rich street, for John Albert Allen, 8-year-old son of Mrs. Ethel 
Allen, 216 North Dexter street.

The child died en route to Ann Arbor where he was to be put into an iron 
lung.  He underwent an operation for the removal of his tonsils Tuesday 
morning and died at about 1:30 a.m. Wednesday between East Lansing and 
Williamston.

Dr. Charles Black, pathologist of the Ionia County Memorial hospital, 
performed a post-mortem at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Boynton Funeral home.  Dr. 
C. T. Pankhurst, attending physician, said the post-mortem revealed the child 
had died of post-operative hemorrhages.

Rev. Dwight M. Kitch, pastor of the Methodist church, will officiate and 
interment will be at the Highland Park cemetery.



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