Paoli (IN) Republican, December 27, 1960, from the collection of Wilma Davis, Paoli, Indiana. MRS. ADA ALLEN, 86, EXPIRES THURSDAY Mrs. Ada Allen, 86, died Thursday at Orange County Hospital where she had been a patient since Monday. Final rites were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Queen's Funeral Home in Shoals. Mrs. Allen was a native of Orange County, born April 16, 1874, a daughter of Daniel and Martha Jane Allen Sorrells. She was first married to Samuel Emmons. After his death, she was united in marriage with Frank Allen who also preceded her in death. Surviving with a sister, Mrs. Flora McCart of Bedford, are several nieces and nephews.