Obit of John Robert Allen (a450) - 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. ====================================================================== John Robert Allen, son of Richard N. and Olive M. Allen, was born near Leedey, Oklahoma on December 10, 1888 and passed from this life in Elk City, Oklahoma on December 1, 1993, at the age of 84 years, 11 months and 21 days. John Robert spent hids childhood days on the farm west of Leedey, and completed his Elementary education in the Red Mound Rural School near his home and his high school years in the Libert Center School system, graduating with the high school class of 1927. The years of the life of John Robert Allen were unusudal in that with the exeption of 3 years spent in the Service of his Country, his entire life of very near 85 years was as a resident of the Leedey community. For a period of 13 years, he was employed as school bus driver for the Liberty Center School and the Leedey School district, a trusted and dependable employee. He enjoyed his young charges, their shcool interests, especially their athletic endeavors. He also served as a member of the Leedey Co-op Board for a number of years. In 1942, John R. Allen was called for Military Duty. He served his Country well as a member of the Air force as Airplane Mechanic, and held the Rank of Sargent at the time of his separation from the Army at the close of the War in 1945. He then returned to his farm west of Leedey where he was engaged in farming and ranching and made his home until 1977 when he moved to Leedey, where he made his home these past 15 years. Mr. Allen attended the Methodist Church of Leedey. He was a kind and helpful man, interested in the welfare of his loved ones and his many friends and neighbors, all of whom will miss this friend of so many years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Olive Allen, 1 sister, Anna Noyes, and 2 brothers-in-law, Loyd Jackson and Lyle Noyes. He is survived by 1 sister, Georgia Jackson of Oklahoma City; 1 brother, Roger Allen of Leedey and 1 sister-in-law, Wilda Allen; 3 nieces, 9 nephews, and many, many friends, who will miss this one who has spent an entire life among them. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok