Obit of Andrew Lafayette (Andy) Allee (a400) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 3 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Andrew Lafayette (Andy) Allee, 76, pioneer area stockman and Pueblo County resident since 1915, died early Friday at his family ranch home west of Pueblo. Born in Mineral Wells, Texas, Allee had been an active cowboy since the age of 11, when he rode with a trail herd from Texas to the Chickasaw Indian Nation in Oklahoma. He and his wife, Mrs. Leona G. Allee, were married Jun 11, 1911 in Hammon, Oklahoma. They went to Pueblo in 1915 and Allee became foreman of the Bar J.H.Land and Livestock Co. and later the Tompkins Cattle Co. He started the Livesey Ranch in 1935 for Arthur and Allen, contractors, and later moved to Westcliffe where he owned and operated a 10,000 acre ranch for three years. He then returned to Pueblo and purchased the Livesey Ranch. Allee was a past president of the Pueblo County Stockmen's Association; past board member of the boards of Pueblo Saddle Club and the Colorado farm bureau. He also belonged to the Rocky Mountain Farmer's Union and the Elks. In addition to his widow, he is survived by four sons; Clarence B.Allee, Pueblo; Dale D. Allee of the ranch; Leonard W. Allee, Canon City, and A.J. Allee, Riverside, California; and three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Danielson, Pueblo, Mrs. Hazel Gist, Denver, and Mrs. Ruth Wilsoxson, Colorado Springs. A sister, Mrs. Margaret Hardwood, Riverside, California, 16 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Davis Mortuary, the Rev. W.C. Cornelison officiating. Elks Rite will be held at Pueblo Memorial Gardens. Mr. Allee was reared in this vicinity and married here. His wife was the former Gertrude Sullivan, who was also reared in this community. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK Feb-1966