CURTIS A. ALLEN

The funeral for Curtis Andrew Allen of Clermont, Fla., formerly of Rockford, Ill., will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Andy Pratt will officiate. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery with full military honors.

Friends may call at the chapel after 2:30 p.m. Saturday.

Mr. Allen, 75, died Thursday, September 30, 1999, at South Lake Memorial Hospital in Clermont.

He was born May 10, 1924, at Greenville, Mo., son of Daniel C. and Martha Hughes Allen.

Mr. Allen retired as a machinist with Automobile Clutch Company. He was a member of Elim Baptist Church in Rockford, Ill.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and received a Purple Heart, and other medals.

Survivors include his wife, Helen L. (Askew) Allen; a son, Charles Allen and his wife, JoAnn of Rockford, Ill.; a sister, Lillie Chiles and her husband Earl of St. Louis; a granddaughter, Lisa Pass and her husband Dan of Rockford, Ill.; a grandson, Corey Allen and his wife Marilyn of Rockford, Ill.; and one great granddaughter, Alexis Allen of Rockford, Ill. He was preceded in death by two brothers.