Paoli (Orange County, Indiana) Republican, October 2, 1959, from the collection of Wilma Davis, Paoli, Indiana. RALPH ALLEGRE, 79, FORMER ASSESSOR, EXPIRED THURSDAY Elbert Ralph Allegre, 79, former Orange County assessor, died Thursday afternoon at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Bedford. He had been a patient there for a year. The body was returned to the Ochs Funeral Home where services were held Sunday afternoon in charge of Rev. Forrest Wilkins. Burial was in Orleans Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Allegre was a native of Orange County, born November 26, 1879, the son of Cyrus and Melissa Boxer Allegre. Most of his life was spent in the Orleans community. He served two terms as Orleans Township trustee and two terms as county assessor. In 1905 he was married to Anna McCrawley who preceded him in death in 1951. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Benson Isom of Greenwood and Mrs. Cedric Ellis of Birmingham, Ala., four grandchildren, one great grandchild and a sister, Mrs. Claude Colglazier of Mitchell. He was a member of the Orleans Christian Church.