This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Allen, Ward, Shelton, Welty Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/2897 Message Board Post: Mark Lee Allen was born on June 23, 1883 in Missouri and passed away September 28, 1954 in the Cheyenne hospital after a long illness. Mark came with his parents to a farm near Leedey from Rich Hill, Missouri in 1904. He was never married and has lived most of his life in that community faarming with members of his family. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Leedey. Mark professed faith in the Methodist Church. His parents preceded him in death. Surviving are three brothers, Richar, William H. and Eben N. all of Leedey, three sisters: Jeanetta Ward, Moorewood; Anna E. Shelton, Hobart; Edna Welty, Strong City; and other relatives and a host of friends. Burial Red Star cemetery, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK