Obituary Record

Rebecca Allen
Died on 1/12/1907
Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery

#1-16 Jan., 1907 - Blair Courier - Rebekah Allen Miss Rebekah Allen died at Norfolk Sunday morning and was brought here Monday evening for burial. The funeral was held at the Christian church at 11 o’clock yesterday morning, and interment made at the Rose Hill cemetery. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Wm. Wilkins, and four brothers, Joe Allen of this city, Andrew Allen of Grant Township, James Allen of Tekamah and Robert Allen of Washington, Colorado.

#2-16 Jan., 1907 - The Pilot - Rebecca Allen

The funeral of Miss Rebecca Allen was held yesterday from the Christian church, the body arriving from Norfolk on the Monday afternoon train. Miss Allen was past fifty nine years of age, but since childhood has been more or less an invalid as the result of scarlet fever. This left her mind in a weakened condition and resulted in her being at the asylum for the last two years. The nine years previous to this she had made her home with her sister, Mrs. William Wilkins. The body was taken to theRose Hill cemetery for interment.

#3-17 Jan., 1907 - Blair Democrat - Rebecca Allen

The remains of Mrs. Rebecca Allen were brought here from Norfolk Monday afternoon, and funeral services were held at the Christian church. Deceased was a sister of Mrs. Wm. Wilkins and was about sixty years old. The remains were taken to Rose Hill for burial.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

Find a Grave Memorial #70968914

Printed in the Blair Democrat/Courier on 1/17/1907


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