BEDFORD DAILY MAIL Thursday January 8, 1920 LONG ILLNESS Results In the Death Of Miss Carrie Allen At Horne Of Mother Last Night FUNERAL WILL BE SATURDAY Miss Carrie Alien, one of the beet known of the county school teachers who had been In a precarious condition for many weeks with liver complications having been at the Dunn hospital for weeks and later moved to her sisters, Mrs. Chas. Allen's home, passed away last night at 11 o'clock at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jos. Allen In Tunnelton where she had been taken a week ago last Saturday. She was born In 1871 In Guthrie township this county to Joseph. P. (deceased) and Elizabeth Allen. When quite young she chose teaching for her career as she always had been imbued with a singular affection for children and her greatest desire was to Impart to them the highest Ideals an well as the rudiments of education. She qualified as a teacher and taught very successfully In Guthrie, Indian Creek and Marshall township schools. she later attended Indiana University and qualified for High School work and became one of the most popular teachers of the Needmore High School She was principal of the Avoca High School last fall which position she was forced to resign on account of ill health much the regret of the pupils as well as the patrons among whom she was a great favorite. She was a life long member of the Methodist Church in Tunnelton and was one of the most active members She was especially Interested in Sunday School work. She was of an unusually pleasing personality and was a power for good in her community. Surviving her are the aged mother, two sisters, Mrs. Charles Allen of this city; Mrs. Bessie Gwinn of Indianapolis; and five brothers, William E, Thaddeus A, Morton and John W, Allen of Tunnelton; James M and Noble Allen of Indianapolis The funeral services will be held Saturday morning at the Methodist Church in Tunnelton followed by interment in the Tunnelton Cemetery.