Hello, I'm finally getting somewhere reading all the wonderful posts of the last month. I appreciate this obit Nancee. She is 1st cousin, three times removed to my hubby. And, might I say how lucky we are to have Nancee doing so much work for our list again!!! Hugs, Carol In a message dated 11/13/2009 4:29:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Decatur County Journal Leon, Iowa Thursday, February 13, 1913 Mrs. GEORGE ALLEN, whose maiden name was IDA LENTZ, died at her home southeast of Leon on February 6th, after a lingering illness of over one year. On December 10, 1906, she was married to GEORGE ALLEN and of this union four children were born, three boys and one girl: ROBERT, ALBERT, ORPHA, MORRIS and FOREST. She professed faith in Christ in early girlhood and joined the A.C. Church at Woodland and was ever a faithful, consistent member of the church. Funeral services were held at the home on last Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock February 7th, Rev. E.N. Bradshaw officiating. Interment was made in the Lentz Cemetery. The death of Mrs. ALLEN was peculiarly sad as she left four little children but the ways of providence are past finding out. A truly good woman has passed into her eternal rest and her husband and children have our sincerest sympathy and prayers in their hour of great sorrow. --------------------------------------------- Card of Thanks -- I wish to extend my heartfelt thanks to my neighbors and friends who were so kind to me in the sickness and death of my dear wife and the sympathy shown me in her death and burial. -- George J. Allen.