Elsie Allen Obituary

Elsie Allen

Elsie Allen, 87, Monett, MO, formerly of Pierce City, died Wednesday evening, Jan. 4, 2012, at the Ozarks Community Hospital in Springfield, MO.  She was born April 7, 1924, in Mt. Vernon, MO to Rodney Dale and Sarah Jane (Williams) Kirby.  She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1943.  She was a lifelong resident of the area, having resided in Pierce City for more than 30 years before moving to Monett, MO.  She and her husband owned and operated Allen's Pump Service.  She was a member of the community of Christ Church in Aurora.

     She married William Harrison Allen March 25, 1946, in Lawrence County.  He survives.

     Additional survivors include one son, Chester Allen, Asheville, N.C.; one daughter, Brenda Conn, Aurora, MO; one sister, Luella Baker, Alameda, Calif.; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

     Memorial services were Jan. 7 at the Buchanan Funeral Home Chapel, Monett, with the Rev. Bruce Larson officiating.

     Memorial donations may be made to the Lawrence County Historical Society, in care of the funeral home.

This obituary was reprinted from  the Lawrence County Record, Mt. Vernon, MO