Obit of John Binon Allen (a450) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 3 Nov 2000 ==================================================================== 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. ==================================================================== Surnames: Allen, Lackey Funeral services for John Allen will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the martin Funeral Chapel with Bro. Dwight Holland and Rev. Billy Allen officiating. Burial will follow in the Rec Hill Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills County, OK. John was born on March 27, 1903 in Granite, and died Monday at the age of 87. He moved with his parents to Beeville, TX. Then they moved to a farm just north of Elk City in 1911. In 1919 they settled in the Herring Community. He was married to Annie Bell Lackey on February 11, 1923 in the Herring School House. She and Mr. Allen have been married for over 67 years. They have farmed and ranched there in the Herring Community his entire working life. He enjoyed the rodeo activities in Hammon where he helped in organizing the arena and rodeo. Survivors include his wife Annie of the home, one daughter Imogene Walker of Hammon, two brothers, Bill Allen of Elk City and Jessie Allen of Hammon; three sisters, Addie Spurlock of Elk City, Murl Gwartney of Hammon and Irene Lingburger of California; two grandsons, Jack Walker of Sayre and Kenneth Walker of Hammon; seven great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruthie Evans and Lena Shelby and one brother, Charlie Allen.