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“People” sometimes ask me to write more about Allen’s olden history. There was no Allen newspapers in 1834 but according to a Historical Marker about 3.6 miles West of Allen on SHW 1 there was something going on here. A large group of Osage Indians were camped out in those flats. These Indians came down here every year killing buffalo and dressing them out. They took what they needed for meat and clothing. It was an intense time of hard work for this large group (hundreds) and then they went back home. It is thought this annual hunt was a happy enjoyable campout for these 600 Osages as well as an essential part of their food gathering. And the historical marker still stands.
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COALGATE VIRTUAL GRADUATION—Dylan Walton
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Graveside services for Tristan Nathaniel Weeden, a Wardville resident, were held Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at Wardville Cemetery with Mr. Jason McEntire and Mr. Gary Weeden officiating. Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate was in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Joy Bell Cummins, a Coalgate resident, were held Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Mark Eaton officiating. Burial was in Coalgate Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Hershel Hunter, a Tupelo resident, will be Wednesday (today) June 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel in Coalgate with Bro. David Boggs officiating. Burial will be in Centrahoma Cemetery with Brown’s Funeral Service of Coalgate in charge of arrangements.
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Lena Leverenz died at 97 on May 25, 2020 from complications of the Cornavirus at the Addolorata Villa in Wheeling, IL.
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