Individual Details
Sherman Allen
(1 Jul 1908 - 14 Aug 1976)
On the 1930 U. S. Census of St. Francois, Wayne Co., Missouri, Sherman appears with his wife Lorene. They have been married one year. They are in the household listed just after his parents.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Saturday, August 14, 1976: Sherman Allen, 68 year old custodian at Poplar Bluff Senior High School for the past 15 years, died at 6 this morning in the Poplar Bluff Hospital. he had been ill two years. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Third Baptist Church where he was a member and director of the Sunday School class. The Revs. Ray Epps and Lyle Alford will officiate with burial in the City Cemetery. Visitation begins after 1 p.m. Sunday at Cotrell Funeral Home. Mr. Allen lived at 913 Peach St. Prior to taking a job with the high school, he had worked for Missouri Pacific for 15 years. A Butler County resident the past 33 years, Mr. Allen was born July 1, 1908, in Wayne County. He was married to the former Lola Leonard April 5, 1947. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Doty, Poplar Bluff; a son, Elvis Reed, Poplar Bluff; a brother, Elmo Allen, Hiram; and five grandchildren.
Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Saturday, August 14, 1976: Sherman Allen, 68 year old custodian at Poplar Bluff Senior High School for the past 15 years, died at 6 this morning in the Poplar Bluff Hospital. he had been ill two years. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Third Baptist Church where he was a member and director of the Sunday School class. The Revs. Ray Epps and Lyle Alford will officiate with burial in the City Cemetery. Visitation begins after 1 p.m. Sunday at Cotrell Funeral Home. Mr. Allen lived at 913 Peach St. Prior to taking a job with the high school, he had worked for Missouri Pacific for 15 years. A Butler County resident the past 33 years, Mr. Allen was born July 1, 1908, in Wayne County. He was married to the former Lola Leonard April 5, 1947. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Doty, Poplar Bluff; a son, Elvis Reed, Poplar Bluff; a brother, Elmo Allen, Hiram; and five grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 1 Jul 1908 | Wayne Co., Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 3 Nov 1928 | Greenville, Wayne Co., Missouri - Lorene Jones | | ||
| Marriage | 5 Apr 1947 | Lola Leonard | | ||
| Death | 14 Aug 1976 | Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | Poplar Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Lorene Jones (1914 - ) |
| Spouse | Lola Leonard ( - ) |
| Father | William Burton Allen (1853 - 1938) |
| Mother | Adah Zella Kirkpatrick (1879 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Arthur Allen (1902 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Ara Edward Allen (1903 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Elmo Allen (1911 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Eula Allen (1914 - 1957) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 Census Wayne Co., Missouri.
2. Social Security Death Index.
3. Ancestry.com, Missouri Marriages 1805-2002.
4. Daily American Republic, Obituary of Sherman Allen (n.p: Saturday, August 14, 1976, page 7, n.d).
5. Social Security Death Index.
6. Daily American Republic, Obituary of Sherman Allen (n.p: Saturday, August 14, 1976, page 7, n.d).