Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJun 26, 1922, Alamance County, North Carolina [14197], [14202]
DeathMay 28, 2002, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia [14197]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [14197]
OccupationRetired From Western Electric [14197]
FlagsUS Air Force, US Army, World War II
FatherGeorge Washington ALLEN Sr. (1876-1957)
Spouses
BirthJun 17, 1922, Rockingham County, North Carolina [14198], [14205]
DeathAug 5, 2007, Alamance County, North Carolina [14198]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [14198], [14205]
OccupationRetired From Casual Beauty Shop [14198]
Birth1923 [14206]
BurialAlamance Memorial Park, 4039 S Church St, Alamance County, North Carolina [14206]
FatherJames Franklin KIZZIAH Sr. (1903-1970)
MotherAnnie BARBER (1903-1962)
Obituary Online notes for George Washington ALLEN Jr.
5/30/2002
Mr. George W. Allen

BURLINGTON — Mr. George W. Allen, 80, of 2223 Delaney Drive, Suite 2-211, died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Hospice of Northern Virginia,
Arlington, Va.

A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Mrs. Myrtle Stowe Allen, who survives, and the late Marjorie Kizziah Allen. He was the son of George Washington Allen Sr. and Claudia Elizabeth Clayton Allen, both deceased.

He was retired was the Western Electric Corp. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America at Western Electric. A veteran of World War II, he served with the U.S. Army Air Force. He was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and was active on the Trustee Board for many years. He was one of 18 children in the Allen family.

Survivors other than his wife of the home include a daughter, Sandra Allen Scott of Centreville, Va.; a son, Steve Allen and his wife, Susie, of Troy, Mich.; a brother, Luther Allen and wife, Marion, of Haw River; and two grandchildren, Stacie Allen and Geoffrey Allen.

The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Rich and Thompson Chapel in Burlington with the Rev. Richard Stanley, pastor of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.

The family will be at the Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill
Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215, or to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 609 Trail 2, Burlington, N.C. 27215. [14197]
Obituary Online notes for Myrtle (Spouse 1)
8/7/2007

Myrtle  Stowe Allen 


    BURLINGTON — Mrs. Myrtle  Stowe Allen , 85, of The Homeplace, Burlington died at the Hospice and Palliative Care Center of Alamance-Caswell on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007.
    A native of Rockingham, N.C., she was the wife of the late George W. Allen  and the daughter of John Stowe and Mattie Grogan Stowe, both deceased. She was a retired beautician and cosmetologist from Classic Casual Beauty Shop. She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
    Survivors include one stepdaughter, Mrs. Sandra A. Scott of Fairfax, Va.; one stepson, Mr. Steve Allen  of Raleigh; one brother, Mr. Thomas Stowe of Eden; two nieces, Mrs. Janet B. Cooke of Little River, S.C. and Mrs. Phyllis Ann Howard of McDough, Ga.; and one nephew, Mr. Avery L. Belton of Winston-Salem.
    She was preceded in death by three sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Merritt, Mrs. Mildred Belton and Mrs. Beatrice McDougal; and one brother, Mr. Max Stowe.
    The funeral will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington today, Aug. 7, 2007, at noon by the Rev. Lee Pittard. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
    The family will receive friends at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington today, Aug. 7, 2007, from 11 p.m. until noon.
    Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 609 Trail Two, Burlington, N.C. 27215.
    Condolences may be sent to info@richandthompson.com [14198]
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