ALLEN, Bess
BESS ALLEN
Source: The obituary is from a collection of newspaper (paper names not recorded) obituaries saved, by Fauniel Hershberger, during the 1950's, 60's, 70's and 80's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.
LADOGA - Miss Bess Allen, 80, is a patient in Golden Isle Hospital, Hollywood, Fla., where she is being treated for a double fracture of the hip. She was injured July 5 in a fall at her home. Miss Allen said she was awakened early in the morning by what she thought was fire on her front porch, and fell while investigating. It was later discovered that fireworks had been thrown from a passing car. She and her brother, Donald Allen, formerly lived in the Ladoga and Roachdale communities. Miss Allen is a sister-in- law of Arlie Bymaster of Ladoga. Her room number at the Florida hospital is 208. -- jlr
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 23 August 1973 p 7
Roachdale - Miss Bess Allen, 85, a native of Roachdale died at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Washington Manor Nursing Home at Hollywood, Fla. Miss Allen was a social disaster worker for the American Red Cross for 40 years. Surviving are a brother, Donald Allen of Hollywood, Fla; two nieces, Mrs. Harold Bullock of Hollywood, Fla and Mrs. Ganelle Loveless of Lebanon and a brother-in-law, Arlie Bymster of near Ladoga. Services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Perkins Funeral Home here, with Rev Herbert J. Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Roachdale Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Friday. -- kbz