Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Thursday, February 13, 1986

Rufus M. Allen

WALNUT GROVE -- Rufus M. Allen, 69, died Feb. 11, 1986, at Nance Medical Clinic. Services are 2:30 p.m. today at Walnut Grove Baptist Church with burial in Lindsey Cemetery in Walnut Grove. Ott & Lee Funeral Home of Forest is handling arrangements.

Mr. Allen had lived in Walnut Grove for a number of years. He was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church and the T & T Hunting Club. He had served one term as alderman for the city of Walnut Grove. Mr. Allen retired in 1983 from Boutwell Butane Co. of Forest and Walnut Grove.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred Allen; daughter, Mrs. Linda Garrett of Dayton, Ohio; brothers, Marion Dodson Jr. of Jackson and Melton Dodson of Gulfport; sisters, Mrs. Lydia Sones of Walnut Grove and Mrs. Fern Reeves of Houston, Texas; and two grandchildren.