Paoli (IN) Republican, October 3, 1961, from the collection of Wilma Davis,
Paoli, Indiana.
RITES HELD MONDAY FOR RALPH C. ALLEN
Final rites were held Monday afternoon in Schmutzler funeral chapel for
Ralph C. Allen who died Saturday morning at his home in West Baden.
Services for Mr. Allen, 70, were conducted by Rev. William Shirley and
burial was in the Bonds Chapel Cemetery. He was a retired employee of the B
& O Railroad Company.
Mr. Allen is survived by his wife, Florence, and two children, Clinton Allen
and Mrs. Maxine Allbright, both of West Baden; three sisters, Miss Lucille
Allen of West Baden, Mrs. Maude Toliver of Mitchell, and Mr. Ruth Lindley of
Shoals, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.