Charles L. Allen
May 24, 1828-Feb. 6, 1913
Niles Daily Sun, Friday, February 7, 1913, page 1, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
DEMISE OF CHAS. L. ALLEN
A pioneer resident of Niles and one of the oldest Masons in the city, Funeral Sunday.
Charles L. Allen, was born near Albany, N.Y., May 24, 1828. He came to Niles in 1844. Oct. 17, 1847, he married Caroline Mittan, and the couple have resided in Niles ever since. Fifty years and over, Mr. and Mrs. Allen have lived in the home where Mr. Allen did the evening of February 6. he is survived by the widow, a daughter, Mrs. Frances LaPierre, a son, Charles J. Allen, and one grandchild, Guy M. LaPierre.
Mr. Allen was one of the oldest members of the Masonic Order, here, and the funeral services, to be held at the M.E. Church at 2 p.m. Sunday, will be in charge of the Masonic Fraternity. Interment will be in Silver Brook cemetery.
Niles Daily Sun, Monday, February 10, 1913, page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
FUNERAL OF C.L. ALLEN
Masonic Fraternity conducted Ceremony at Grave
The funeral services for the late Charles L. Allen were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church, Rev. R.A. Wright officiating.
The Masonic fraternity attended in a body and the commitment at Silver Brook cemetery was according to the impressive ritualistic ceremony of that fraternity of which the deceased had been an honored member for half a century.
Pastor Wright paid a fine tribute to the deceased and of the fine courtesy existing between the deceased and his wife during a matrimonial alliance covering a period of 68 years.
He referred to the remarkable transformation in this locality during the life time of the deceased, and said that more wonderful things had happened in the world's progress during his life time than in any five hundred years of the world's previous history.
Among those who attended the funeral from out of town were G.M. Lapierre of Battle Breek[sic], Mrs. Wm. H. Snyder of Dowagiac; E. Snoke, Mesdames Ordway, Briggs, Loane, Fred Miles and Miss Maud Bickford of South Bend and Mrs. Frank Mittan of Cleveland.