October 9, 1996

WILLIAM ALLEN

THEBES, Ill. -- William "Pinkney" Allen, 93, of Thebes died Monday, Oct. 7, 1996, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro. He was born April 28, 1903, in Reevesville, Ill., son of William Grant and Mary Jane Allen. Allen retired as a foreman with St. Louis Screw and Bolt Co. in St. Louis. He was a member of AFL-CIO...

THEBES, Ill. -- William "Pinkney" Allen, 93, of Thebes died Monday, Oct. 7, 1996, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro.

He was born April 28, 1903, in Reevesville, Ill., son of William Grant and Mary Jane Allen.

Allen retired as a foreman with St. Louis Screw and Bolt Co. in St. Louis. He was a member of AFL-CIO.

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Survivors include three daughters, Myrna Glorie of Dittmer, Mo., Mary Robinson of St. Peters, Mo., Norma Norwood of St. Charles, Mo.; a sister, Birdie Tayon of Granite City; a brother, Clifford Allen of Thebes; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms. The Rev. Billy Don Heady will officiate, with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Thursday.

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