Mr. Robert E Allen, 70, of Springfield died at 8:42 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Hospital.
He was born in Marion, the son of E.E. and Parthenia Dillingham Allen.
He married Louise Wanless in 1939.
Preceding him in death were four brothers, Carl, Everett, Glenn and J.V.
Mr. Allen was a member of First United Methodist Church.
He was very active in the Boy Scouts, Little League, Pony League and basketball.
He was employed for 20 years as an agent for Prudential Insurance, retiring in 1979.
Surviving are his wife, Louise; one son, Robert E. Jr. of Springfield; three grandsons; three sisters, Bessie Knobloch, Marie Stone and Marjorie Gatlin, all of Springfield; one brother, R.T. Allen of Virden; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bisch Memorial Home, with Dr. Roger Rominger officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Friday, February 19, 1988
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Robert Eugene Allen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Weiss Neuman Shoe Co
Weight: 140
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Mrs. Louise Bernice Allen (wife)
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Name: Robert Eugene Allen
[Robert E Allen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois
Death Date: 18 Feb 1988
Father: Elmer E Allen
Mother: Parthenia G Delingham
Notes:
Jan 1937: Name listed as ROBERT EUGENE ALLEN;
03 Mar 1988: Name listed as ROBERT E ALLEN
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He was born in Marion, the son of E.E. and Parthenia Dillingham Allen.
He married Louise Wanless in 1939.
Preceding him in death were four brothers, Carl, Everett, Glenn and J.V.
Mr. Allen was a member of First United Methodist Church.
He was very active in the Boy Scouts, Little League, Pony League and basketball.
He was employed for 20 years as an agent for Prudential Insurance, retiring in 1979.
Surviving are his wife, Louise; one son, Robert E. Jr. of Springfield; three grandsons; three sisters, Bessie Knobloch, Marie Stone and Marjorie Gatlin, all of Springfield; one brother, R.T. Allen of Virden; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bisch Memorial Home, with Dr. Roger Rominger officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Friday, February 19, 1988
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Robert Eugene Allen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Weiss Neuman Shoe Co
Weight: 140
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Mrs. Louise Bernice Allen (wife)
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Name: Robert Eugene Allen
[Robert E Allen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois
Death Date: 18 Feb 1988
Father: Elmer E Allen
Mother: Parthenia G Delingham
Notes:
Jan 1937: Name listed as ROBERT EUGENE ALLEN;
03 Mar 1988: Name listed as ROBERT E ALLEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr. Robert E Allen, 70, of Springfield died at 8:42 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Hospital.
He was born in Marion, the son of E.E. and Parthenia Dillingham Allen.
He married Louise Wanless in 1939.
Preceding him in death were four brothers, Carl, Everett, Glenn and J.V.
Mr. Allen was a member of First United Methodist Church.
He was very active in the Boy Scouts, Little League, Pony League and basketball.
He was employed for 20 years as an agent for Prudential Insurance, retiring in 1979.
Surviving are his wife, Louise; one son, Robert E. Jr. of Springfield; three grandsons; three sisters, Bessie Knobloch, Marie Stone and Marjorie Gatlin, all of Springfield; one brother, R.T. Allen of Virden; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bisch Memorial Home, with Dr. Roger Rominger officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Friday, February 19, 1988
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Robert Eugene Allen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Weiss Neuman Shoe Co
Weight: 140
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Mrs. Louise Bernice Allen (wife)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Robert Eugene Allen
[Robert E Allen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois
Death Date: 18 Feb 1988
Father: Elmer E Allen
Mother: Parthenia G Delingham
Notes:
Jan 1937: Name listed as ROBERT EUGENE ALLEN;
03 Mar 1988: Name listed as ROBERT E ALLEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He was born in Marion, the son of E.E. and Parthenia Dillingham Allen.
He married Louise Wanless in 1939.
Preceding him in death were four brothers, Carl, Everett, Glenn and J.V.
Mr. Allen was a member of First United Methodist Church.
He was very active in the Boy Scouts, Little League, Pony League and basketball.
He was employed for 20 years as an agent for Prudential Insurance, retiring in 1979.
Surviving are his wife, Louise; one son, Robert E. Jr. of Springfield; three grandsons; three sisters, Bessie Knobloch, Marie Stone and Marjorie Gatlin, all of Springfield; one brother, R.T. Allen of Virden; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bisch Memorial Home, with Dr. Roger Rominger officiating.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Friday, February 19, 1988
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Robert Eugene Allen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Weiss Neuman Shoe Co
Weight: 140
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Mrs. Louise Bernice Allen (wife)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Name: Robert Eugene Allen
[Robert E Allen]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Mar 1917
Birth Place: Marion, Illinois
Death Date: 18 Feb 1988
Father: Elmer E Allen
Mother: Parthenia G Delingham
Notes:
Jan 1937: Name listed as ROBERT EUGENE ALLEN;
03 Mar 1988: Name listed as ROBERT E ALLEN
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