Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Allen, Marcellus J. 1927
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 10 Jun 1927

Death Takes M. J. Allen At His Home

Prominent Resident Had Been In Failing Health For Some Time.

Marcellus J. Allen, 81, a director of the National bank for many years and a 
member of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance company for a half century, died 
at his home on West Main street late Friday morning.  Mr. Allen had been in 
failing health for some time and had been confined to his home for a number of 
weeks.  

Had Mr. Allen lived until October 26, 1927, he would have celebrated his eighty-
second birthday anniversary.  He was born October 26, 1845, and had been a 
lifelong resident of Ionia county.  He was born in Ronald township and was the 
son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin B. Allen.  Mr. Allen was reared on the paternal 
farm, which he helped to clear, and supplemented his schooling in the 
subscription school in the neighborhood of his home by a year in the public 
school at Ypsilanti.  Upon reaching manhood Mr. Allen purchased a quarter of a 
section of land in Ronald township.  After his marriage to Miss Susan S. 
Morrison in 1873 Mr. Allen purchased 44 acres of land to add to his quarter 
section.

Mr. and Mrs. Allen resided on the farm which was west of Palo until they 
retired in 1907 and came to Ionia to make their home.  

Mrs. Allen received her education in the Ionia schools and was a public school 
teacher at the time of her marriage to Mr. Allen.  Some time after the death of 
Mrs. Allen he was united in marriage to Mrs. Ida Coe, widow of Henry Coe, and 
she survives her husband.

Mr. Allen was a republican and held various township offices in Ronald before 
coming to Ionia to make his home.  Besides being a director of the National 
bank for many years he also served as a director of the Farmers’ Mutual Fire 
Insurance company.  He was also a member of the official board of the Methodist 
Episcopal church for many years, both he and Mrs. Allen being active members 
there.

For 35 years Mr. Allen was affiliated with the Palo lodge, F.& A.M., but had 
been a member of Ionia Lodge No. 36 for a number of years.  Besides being a 
member of F.& A.M. he was also an active member of Queen Esther chapter, Order 
of Eastern Star, and also of Ionic shrine No. 41, Order of the White Shrine of 
Jerusalem.

Besides his widow he is survived by one brother, Herbert Allen, of Ronald 
township; two nephews, Elmer Cowan, of Ionia, and Ed Cowan of Grand Rapids; a 
niece, Mrs. John McKendry, of Easton township.  

Funeral announcements will be made later.


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