Extracted from The Longview News-Journal (Longview, TX)
Lela Allen
HENDERSON -- Services for Lela Allen, 87, of Henderson will be 2 p.m. today in Bryan Funeral Home with the Rev. Dallas Jessie officiating.
Burial will be in Laneville Cemetery.
Mrs. Allen died Wednesday morning in a Henderson hospital following a lengthy illness.
Born April 2, 1896, in Rusk County, Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and lifelong resident of the county. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Henderson.
Survivors include daughters, Lottie Repp of Henderson and Melba Burgess of Moody; sons, Rayford of McGregor, Denton of Joinerville and Armon of Galveston; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Thursday, March 15, 1984