Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Oren John Allen Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: Don Raymond The Stanberry Headlight, Gentry County Missouri, Thursday, January 13, 1972, front page: Oren John Allen Taken By Death: Graveside services were held Saturday afternoon at High Ridge cemetery here for Oren John Allen, 65, a former Stanberry resident, who was found dead in his room in an Independence, Mo., hotel last Thursday. Funeral rites were held that morning at the Carson Funeral Home in Independence. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Susie Allen of Stanberry; sister, Mrs. Irene Allen of Kansas City; a brother, Cleo C. Allen of Independence; three nephews; and three nieces. Mr. Allen, son of the late Cleo C. Allen, sr., and Mrs. Allen, was born July 11, 1928, in Stanberry. He received his education in the Stanberry school system and later served eight years in the U.S. Army, six years being spent over seas. He had been a resident of the Kansas City area for a number of years. He was a member of the Baptist church.