Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Melvin Allen
CARTHAGE -- Melvin Allen, 79, died July 9, 1986, at Rankin General Hospital in Brandon. Services at 11 a.m. today at Wilcox Funeral Home chapel with burial in Mount Zion Cemetery.
Mr. Allen was a native of Leake County and a Methodist.
He is survived by his sons, Louis F. Allen of Brandon and William H. Allen of Midwest City, Okla., two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Thursday, July 10, 1986