Beckham County, OK - Obits: Ellen Naracissus Allen, 1928
22 July 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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ALLEN, ELLEN NARCISSUS
(12 Jan 1928, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
The death of Mrs. Ellen Narcissus Allen, wife of C. W. Allen, which
occurred after months of lingering illness, on January 2, at 5:10 o'clock.
Sister Allen was born in Scott Co., Mississippi, Dec. 26th, 1859.  She was
the 5th of 6 children of Abraham and Letha Smith.  Her father died in 1863
and with her mother, she moved to Texas in 1867, growing to womanhood in
Prairie Villey (sic) Hill Co, Texas.  She was married to C. W. Allen
October 10, 1875, and remained in Texas until 1899, moving to Oklahoma
where she resided until her death.  She was converted in 1878 and baptized
by Rev. Manning and joined the Missionary Baptist church of which faith
she remained a faithful member till death.
She was the mother of 11 children, 4 boys and 7 girls, all grown to
manhood and womanhood except one, dying in infancy.  "Truly a great and
faithful mother in Isarel (sic) has fallen.", and leaves to mourn her
death a faithful husband, C. W. Allen and ten children, W. L. Allen of Elk
City; Barbara Griggs of Lubbock, Texas; Abijah Allen, of Elk City; Ice
Gray of Carter; Samatha Beath of Oklahoma City, Mittie Bohannon of Clovis,
New Mexico; Rufus Allen, of Sayre; Ruth Steele, Elk City; Aubie McPeak,
Oklahoma City, with twenty-nine grand-children and four great
grandchildren.
She was buried at Ural Cemetery at 3:00 o'clock, January 4, 1928, after
funeral services at Ural church, conducted by her pastor Walter Crane,
assisted by J. B. Conley, a former pastor.  The pall bearers were Mrs.
Lizzie Cantwell, Mrs. Ana McDonald, Mrs. Will Culp, Mrs. D. R. Redmond,
Mrs. D. C. Kimball and Mrs. Mae Spears.