Jennie V. Allen

Jennie V. Allen, longtime Galesburg resident, passed away on June 13th at Sunrise Assisted Living Center in Westminster, CO.    Jennie was born on October 25, 1921 to Joseph and Rose Tabbone. Mrs. Allen graduated from Galesburg High School, attended Brown’s Business College and was a bookkeeper for Flecks Clothing Store.  She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society.   She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Francis “Webb” Allen of Westminster, CO, daughter, Judy Griffith (son-in-law Jeff) of Erie, CO; two grandsons, Dustin (granddaughter in-law Jessica) of Thornton, CO and Chad of Denver, CO; a sister, Bertha Tropino, of Sun City West, AZ and  a brother, Jim Tabbone, of Galesburg, IL.  She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and four brothers.   Visitation will be held at Watson Funeral Home, Galesburg on Friday from 5-7pm with Rosary at 7pm.  Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30am on Saturday at Corpus Christi Church with burial at St. Joseph Cemetery.  Donations in Mrs. Allen’s memory may be made to the American Association for Alzheimer’s Research.