The oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Allen. Died of an illness.
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All that was mortal of the late Homer Allen was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in the burial ground of Orchard Mesa heights. A large concourse of people assembled to the Baptist Church on Grand Avenue to assist in performing the last sad rites for the dead. The teachers and scholars of the high school were in attendance in a body. An unusual feeling of solemnity pervaded the large audience as the services for the dead are performed. The high and noble character of the deceased, together with the bright promises of the future which were so early cut off, lent a feeling of great sorrow to the occasion. Rev. Craven preached the funeral service from Job, first chapter, twenty-second verse, "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." The remarks of the pastor in the main were directed to the character of Homer Allen, who, in his student life and at his home, was a model boy, of much worth and future promise, beloved by all who knew him. His life, short as it was, stood out as a noble model for those whom he left behind. The funeral was one of the largest that ever took place in the city, a large concourse of people following the remains to their last resting place. At the time of the burial seventeen taps were given from the new bell on the school house, indicating his age, which was seventeen years.
--Grand Valley Star (Grand Junction, CO) Apr. 2, 1892
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All that was mortal of the late Homer Allen was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in the burial ground of Orchard Mesa heights. A large concourse of people assembled to the Baptist Church on Grand Avenue to assist in performing the last sad rites for the dead. The teachers and scholars of the high school were in attendance in a body. An unusual feeling of solemnity pervaded the large audience as the services for the dead are performed. The high and noble character of the deceased, together with the bright promises of the future which were so early cut off, lent a feeling of great sorrow to the occasion. Rev. Craven preached the funeral service from Job, first chapter, twenty-second verse, "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." The remarks of the pastor in the main were directed to the character of Homer Allen, who, in his student life and at his home, was a model boy, of much worth and future promise, beloved by all who knew him. His life, short as it was, stood out as a noble model for those whom he left behind. The funeral was one of the largest that ever took place in the city, a large concourse of people following the remains to their last resting place. At the time of the burial seventeen taps were given from the new bell on the school house, indicating his age, which was seventeen years.
--Grand Valley Star (Grand Junction, CO) Apr. 2, 1892
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The oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Allen. Died of an illness.
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All that was mortal of the late Homer Allen was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in the burial ground of Orchard Mesa heights. A large concourse of people assembled to the Baptist Church on Grand Avenue to assist in performing the last sad rites for the dead. The teachers and scholars of the high school were in attendance in a body. An unusual feeling of solemnity pervaded the large audience as the services for the dead are performed. The high and noble character of the deceased, together with the bright promises of the future which were so early cut off, lent a feeling of great sorrow to the occasion. Rev. Craven preached the funeral service from Job, first chapter, twenty-second verse, "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." The remarks of the pastor in the main were directed to the character of Homer Allen, who, in his student life and at his home, was a model boy, of much worth and future promise, beloved by all who knew him. His life, short as it was, stood out as a noble model for those whom he left behind. The funeral was one of the largest that ever took place in the city, a large concourse of people following the remains to their last resting place. At the time of the burial seventeen taps were given from the new bell on the school house, indicating his age, which was seventeen years.
--Grand Valley Star (Grand Junction, CO) Apr. 2, 1892
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All that was mortal of the late Homer Allen was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon in the burial ground of Orchard Mesa heights. A large concourse of people assembled to the Baptist Church on Grand Avenue to assist in performing the last sad rites for the dead. The teachers and scholars of the high school were in attendance in a body. An unusual feeling of solemnity pervaded the large audience as the services for the dead are performed. The high and noble character of the deceased, together with the bright promises of the future which were so early cut off, lent a feeling of great sorrow to the occasion. Rev. Craven preached the funeral service from Job, first chapter, twenty-second verse, "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord." The remarks of the pastor in the main were directed to the character of Homer Allen, who, in his student life and at his home, was a model boy, of much worth and future promise, beloved by all who knew him. His life, short as it was, stood out as a noble model for those whom he left behind. The funeral was one of the largest that ever took place in the city, a large concourse of people following the remains to their last resting place. At the time of the burial seventeen taps were given from the new bell on the school house, indicating his age, which was seventeen years.
--Grand Valley Star (Grand Junction, CO) Apr. 2, 1892
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