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Helen Shafer Allen, a resident at the Montebello in Albuquerque since 1987, died Saturday, November 13, 1999. She is survived by her daughters, Ann Allen of Devon, England and Janet Allen Parker and husband, Bruce of Albuquerque; half-sister, Eleanor Shafer Young and husband, Jacques of Dayton, OH; grandchildren, Andrew Parker and wife, Kathleen, and Thomas Parker and wife, Lynn, all of Denver, CO; great-grandchildren, Caroline Parker, Andrew L. Parker and William Parker; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her two brothers; and granddaughter, Nancy Parker. Born in Bluffton, IN on November 24, 1901, the daughter of Otis and Ida Shafer, Mrs. Allen was educated in Bluffton schools, and in 1924, was graduated from De Pauw University, Greencastle, IN, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. She subsequently worked in Indianapolis as a bacteriologist for Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, and in 1926, married Howard Allen, later moving to Bedford, IN with him, where he practiced obstetrics until his death in 1966. In Bedford, she was an active member of The First Methodist Church, Tri Kappa, and the Ladies of the Round Table. Friends may visit Day and Carter Funeral Home, 1133 Lincoln Avenue, Bedford, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Saturday, November 20. Graveside services will follow at 1:30 p.m. at Cresthaven Cemetery. Memorial donations may be sent to The First Methodist Church in Bedford or the Nancy Lynne Parker Memorial Scholarship, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789. Arrangements by French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM.
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