Obit of Annie Belle Lackey Allen (a450) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 7 Jun 2001 ==================================================================== 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, Jones, Walker, Griffin Funeral services for Annie Belle Allen were conducted Saturday, June 2, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. from the Martin Funeral Chapel of Elk City with Dolan Ivey and Billy Allen officiating. Interment was followed in the Red Hill Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the direction of Martin Funeral Home of Elk City. Annie Belle Lackey Allen was born February 16, 1905 at Corsicana, Texas to L.A. and Wash Stella Jones Lackey and died Wednesday, May 30, 2001 at the age of 96. Annie attended school at Red Rock and Herring. She was baptized in the Washita River near Herring when she was in her 20's. Annie was married to John B. Allen February 11, 1923 at Herring, Oklahoma. Annie worked side by side with John milking cows and raising wheat on their family farm southwest of Hammon. They also went on harvest together for over 45 years. She was an excellent cook and was always generous with whatever she had. Annie also enjoyed crocheting, embroidering and fishing. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son-in-law, Fred Walker, one great grandson, three sisters and five brothers. Survivors include her daughter, Imagene Walker of Hammon; 2 grandsons, Jack Walker and his wife Shirley; Kenneth Walker and his wife Paulette all of Hammon; 1 sister, Dorothy Griffin of Midwest City; 11 brother, Paul Lackey of Hammon; 7 great grandchildren; 10 great great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.