Helen Keller^[1]

1927 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Helen Keller
  Born	8 Nov 1927	Little Rock, Arkansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Dec 2014  [2]
  Buried	19 Dec 2014	Union Cemetery (North), Independence County, Arkansas   [3]
  Person ID	I433209	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Thomas Albert Keller,   d. Bef 17 Dec 2014
  Mother	Jenny Bell Kelley,   d. Bef 17 Dec 2014
  Family ID	F173326	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Harry Bovay Allen,   b. 23 May 1925, Arkansas ,   d. 22 Oct 2007, St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, Arkansas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1943	Lawrence County, Arkansas   [4]
  Children	1. David Allen   2. Albert Allen + 3. Judy Allen   4. Shirlene Allen
  Family ID	F173320	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Jonesboro Sun (AR), 24 Oct 2007. Harry Bovay Allen obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, 17 Dec 2014. (November 8, 1927 - December 17, 2014) Helen Keller Allen age 87 of Saffell died Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at a Cave City nursing home. She was born November 8, 1927 at Little Rock, Arkansas to Thomas Albert and Jenny Bell (Kelley) Keller. She was a homemaker and a member of the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harry Bovay Allen; one brother, George Keller and one grandson, Stephen Lawson. Survivors include two sons, David Allen of Saffell and Albert Allen of Cave City; two daughters, Judy Tidwell of Saffell and Shirlene Smith of Jesup; one brother, Boyce Keller of Rogers; seven grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Friday, December 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Saffell Missionary Baptist Church in Saffell with Bro. Paul Sowell officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery located at Dowdy with arrangements by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City. Visitation will be Friday, December 19, 2014 from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church. Pallbearers will be Brian Allen, Doug Barkley, Shaun Allen, Zack Allen, Aaron Smith and Jared Smith. Honorary pallbearers are Daniel Lawson, Dillon Lawson, David Lee Tidwell, Chase Smith and Ayden Smith. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 110351306). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Harry B Allen Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Sep 1943 Event Place , Lawrence, Arkansas, United States Registration Place , Lawrence County, Arkansas Residence Place Saffell, Lawrence, Arkansas Gender Male Age 18 Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 Spouse's Name Helen L Keller Spouse's Residence Place Saffell, Lawrence, Arkansas Spouse's Residence City Saffell Spouse's Residence County Lawrence Spouse's Residence State Arkansas Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 Page 225 "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SH3-W6F?cc=1417439&wc=QDM2-43Q%3A1589732810 : 22 December 2016), > image 196 of 473; county offices, Arkansas.