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Obituaries - 2007

G. Philip Allen

Mr. G. Philip Allen, 85, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 11:45 A.M. Monday, March 12, 2007 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa.

He was born August 1, 1921 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of George V. and Edith E. (Greenbank) Allen. On October 12, 1947 he married Mary E. Manuel in Avon, Illinois.

The Allen family came to Illinois in 1936, when they purchased the Dallas City Enterprise.

He was a graduate of the Dallas City Community High School and Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. He was sports editor of the college newspaper, The Megaphone; president of Mu Theta Nu fraternity and a member of the C-S golf team.

Phil served in World War II as an Army Air Corps weather officer in the South Pacific. After returning from the service in 1946, he joined his parents in publishing the Dallas City Enterprise and continued for 40 years, retiring in1986. Following his retirement, he was employed part time for a number of years as a letterpress operator at Dodd Printing and Stationary in Fort Madison.

For more than 50 years Phil was a member of the Dallas City Volunteer Fire Department, having served as assistant chief. In later years he was the radio operator at the fire station. He was also a member of the Dallas City United Methodist Church, having served as financial secretary and trustee.

He is survived by his wife, Mary, two daughters, Patricia Allen-Stewart of Round Lake Heights, Illinois and Maria Allen of Chicago, two sons, Andrew Allen of Chicago and Anthony Allen of Kewanee, Illinois, five grandchildren and one sister, Marian Anderson of Midway, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, March 17, 2007 at the Dallas City United Methodist Church with Rev. Beckie Laumeier officiating. Following the services, the body will be cremated and a private burial will be held at Harris Cemetery near Dallas City. Friends may call after 3:00 P.M. Friday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City where the family will meet with friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday. A memorial fund has been established for the Dallas City Fire Department, the Great River Home Health Care and Hospice, and the family also requests that blood donations, in Phil’s memory, be donated at the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, 1000 N. Roosevelt Ave., Burlington, IA. Send a condolence here.

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Obituaries - 2007 G. Philip Allen Mr. G. Philip Allen, 85, of Dallas City, Illinois passed away at 11:45 A.M. Monday, March 12, 2007 at the Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, Iowa. He was born August 1, 1921 in Hutchinson, Kansas, the son of George V. and Edith E. (Greenbank) Allen. On October 12, 1947 he married Mary E. Manuel in Avon, Illinois. The Allen family came to Illinois in 1936, when they purchased the Dallas City Enterprise. He was a graduate of the Dallas City Community High School and Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Missouri. He was sports editor of the college newspaper, The Megaphone; president of Mu Theta Nu fraternity and a member of the C-S golf team. Phil served in World War II as an Army Air Corps weather officer in the South Pacific. After returning from the service in 1946, he joined his parents in publishing the Dallas City Enterprise and continued for 40 years, retiring in1986. Following his retirement, he was employed part time for a number of years as a letterpress operator at Dodd Printing and Stationary in Fort Madison. For more than 50 years Phil was a member of the Dallas City Volunteer Fire Department, having served as assistant chief. In later years he was the radio operator at the fire station. He was also a member of the Dallas City United Methodist Church, having served as financial secretary and trustee. He is survived by his wife, Mary, two daughters, Patricia Allen-Stewart of Round Lake Heights, Illinois and Maria Allen of Chicago, two sons, Andrew Allen of Chicago and Anthony Allen of Kewanee, Illinois, five grandchildren and one sister, Marian Anderson of Midway, Georgia. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, March 17, 2007 at the Dallas City United Methodist Church with Rev. Beckie Laumeier officiating. Following the services, the body will be cremated and a private burial will be held at Harris Cemetery near Dallas City. Friends may call after 3:00 P.M. Friday at Banks & Beals Funeral Home in Dallas City where the family will meet with friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Friday. A memorial fund has been established for the Dallas City Fire Department, the Great River Home Health Care and Hospice, and the family also requests that blood donations, in Phil’s memory, be donated at the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, 1000 N. Roosevelt Ave., Burlington, IA. Send a condolence here.
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