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William Reece Allen

Birth
Noble, Sabine Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
6 Dec 1978 (aged 84)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Dec. 7, 1978, Thursday, p. 10-A:

William Reece Allen of 2607 Malcolm St. died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Willis-Knighton Hospital after a long illness. He was 82.

Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Park West Cemetery under direction of the South Side Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home. Masonic graveside services will be observed.

The Rev. Leland D. Wade, pastor of Lakeview United Methodist Church, will officiate.

A native of Noble, Mr. Allen had lived in Shreveport 60 years. He was retired as an engine mechanic for Penzoil and was a member of the Lakeview United Methodist Church and the Queensborough Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Mattie Allen; two daughters, Mrs. T. R. Sanders and Lucille Fincher, both of Shreveport; four sisters, Katherine Anderson, Orean Aaron, Earlean Webb and Mahalia Webb; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Obituary from the Shreveport Times newspaper, Dec. 7, 1978, Thursday, p. 10-A:

William Reece Allen of 2607 Malcolm St. died at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Willis-Knighton Hospital after a long illness. He was 82.

Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Forest Park West Cemetery under direction of the South Side Chapel of Rose-Neath Funeral Home. Masonic graveside services will be observed.

The Rev. Leland D. Wade, pastor of Lakeview United Methodist Church, will officiate.

A native of Noble, Mr. Allen had lived in Shreveport 60 years. He was retired as an engine mechanic for Penzoil and was a member of the Lakeview United Methodist Church and the Queensborough Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Mattie Allen; two daughters, Mrs. T. R. Sanders and Lucille Fincher, both of Shreveport; four sisters, Katherine Anderson, Orean Aaron, Earlean Webb and Mahalia Webb; four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.


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