Obituary: William Lee Allen, 1958 Source: Unknown newspaper (The E. L.) dtd Feb 6, 1958 Contributor: Shirley Houk ---------------------------------------------------------- William Lee Allen, 92, resident of Vesuvius, died at King's Daughter's Hospital, Staunton, Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. He was born Oct. 5, 1865 at Montebello, son of the late Robert and Mary Fauber Allen. He was a member of the Mount Peran Baptist Church, Montebello. He was preceded in death by his wife, Iranda Grant Allen. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. C. K. Bartley, Thaxton; three sons, J. W. Allen, Thaxton, S. R. Allen, Roanoke and the Rev. R. D. Allen, Vesuvius; one brother, Pierce Allen, Bedford County; three sisters, Mrs. Belle Cash, Roanoke, Mrs. Nettie Mattox, Miss Anna Allen, both of Montebello, and fourteen grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Mt. Peran Baptist Church Friday at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the Grant family cemetery. Body will remain at the McDow-Tyree Funeral Home and will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time. Honorary pallbearers will be Ralph Hewitt, Jake Coffey, Carles S. DeMasters, John Fix, Tom Berry allen, J. J. Evans, Boyd Quick, Bryant Fitzgerald, Lloyd Grant. Active pallbearers will be Elmer Fix, Pete Fix, Winfred Coffey, Ray Coffey, Eugene Everett and Elmer Hewitt. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************