A life filled with sadness and yet one that radiated rightness came to a close Wednesday morning about 10 o’clock when Mr. Albert Allen passed away at the home of her father, Mr. Ben Allen in Bentonville township.
To many is known the life story of Mr. Allen, whose short span was only 31 years, for his affliction and the wonderful manner in which he bore it have been talked of far and wide. About 12 years ago this young man became afflicted with what appeared to be rheumatism, and he sought relief and healing in one hospital after another, consulting specialists in diseases of this sort but without avail. About 10 years ago he was in Hot Springs, Ark. They brought him home with no hope of recovery. His trained nurse, Miss Southerland, accompanied him home, and in her devotion during the long years since that homecoming is a story of patience and devotion that might well have caused Lowell, the poet, to pen the line—
“He’s true to God who’s true to man.”
Not very long after he came home, his mother passed away, and on her deathbed, Miss Southerland promised to stay with the son as long as he lived. She kept her promise faithfully.
During the past 10 years the ravages of disease kept making inroads upon his strength, kept taking a hold upon is body until when he died he could not move a muscle except in his shoulders. Every joint was perfectly stiff. Sometime ago it became necessary to remove some of his teeth in order to feed him. Three years ago, he became blind. In the beginning of his illness, he suffered quite a bit of pain but in recent years he was fairly comfortable. Though it all he has never been known to murmur nor complain, but he has been heard to state that he believed he was fulfilling God’s purpose for him even on a bed of affliction.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon, and interment was made in the family burying ground. Numbers and numbers of friend will mourn his passing.
From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Friday morning, March 5, 1926
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