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James Orville Allen

Birth	:	13 Sep 1928 Mono Centre, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
Death	:	22 Oct 1954 Caledon, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Saint Johns Cemetery, Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.9875630, -79.9789050
Plot	:	D66F
Description	:	Orangeville Banner, October 28, 1954, page 12 - Died Allen - On Friday, October 22, 1954, James Orville Allen, beloved son of Addison Allen and the late Annie Myrtle Aikins, dear brother of Elwood, Rhoda, Kenneth, Ruby, Murray, Edmond, Grenville and Harold, who departed this life suddenly as the result of an accident on No. 10 Highway, Caledon Township, in his 27th year. Rested at the Turner Funeral Home, West Broadway, Orangeville, where service was held on Monday, October 25. Interment in St. John’s Cemetery, 7th Line, Mono Township. Orangeville Banner, October 28, 1954, page 1... Read More	Orangeville Banner, October 28, 1954, page 12 - Died Allen - On Friday, October 22, 1954, James Orville Allen, beloved son of Addison Allen and the late Annie Myrtle Aikins, dear brother of Elwood, Rhoda, Kenneth, Ruby, Murray, Edmond, Grenville and Harold, who departed this life suddenly as the result of an accident on No. 10 Highway, Caledon Township, in his 27th year. Rested at the Turner Funeral Home, West Broadway, Orangeville, where service was held on Monday, October 25. Interment in St. John’s Cemetery, 7th Line, Mono Township. Orangeville Banner, October 28, 1954, page 1 - Orville Allen Burned to Death in Flaming Truck Sacrifices Life to Save Road Gang in Which His Father Worked. James Orville Allen, 26, of Mono Centre, was burned to death in a hay truck he was operating rather than risk the lives of members of a Highway-road gang of which his father, Addison Allen, was a member. The accident occurred last Friday morning on No. 10 Highway about 2 miles south of Caledon Village on the descending grade just below the crest of the “mountain.” Allen left Orangeville that morning driving one of Bryan’s hay trucks loaded with hay. With him in the truck was Gordon Cole, 63, of Orangeville. When the hay truck topped the crest of the hill for the long descent to the bottom of the Caledon Mountain, Allen saw the road gang working ahead of him. It is thought his brakes failed and in an endeavor to miss hitting members of the work crew, he swerved the truck. The vehicle swung into a Highways Department truck and then smashed into a large B.A. gasoline transport truck loaded with 4,100 gallons of gas that was ascending the hill. Both vehicles burst into flames. The smoke from the seething inferno could be seen 30 miles away. Young Allen was trapped in the cab of the truck and burned to death before the eyes of his horror stricken father and other members of the road gang. When the impact occurred, Cole was thrown clear of the truck and escaped with minor injuries. The driver of the gasoline truck was Harold Walker, 38, of Cheltenham. He escaped injury. Traffic was held up on No. 10 Highway for a considerable time and eventually had to be rerouted. This is the third time within a year that road accidents have claimed members of Allen’s family. An uncle, John Aikins, of Mono Centre, was killed in a tractor near his home last December. Mr. Aiken’s daughter, Mrs. Bert Patterson, of Alliston, was killed when her car took to the ditch while on the way to the scene of her father’s death. Allen is survived by six brothers and two sisters. Funeral services for him were held on Monday afternoon at the Turner Funeral Home with interment in St. John’s Cemetery, 7th Line, Mono. Orangeville Banner, November 4, 1954, page 12 - Orville Allen Buried In Mono Cemetery Largely attended funeral services for James Orville Allen, who was so tragically burned to death in a truck collision on the Caledon Mountain on Friday morning, October 22nd, were held on Monday afternoon, October 25th, from the Turner Funeral Home, Orangeville. The services were conducted by the Rev. John Bartlett, rector of St. Mark’s Church, and burial was in St. John’s Cemetery, 7th Line, Mono Township. The remains were carried to their resting place by two brothers-in-law, Ken Hunter and Vic Potter, and four cousins, Allan Aikins, Murray Simpson, Wilbert Aikins, and Cecil McKenna. The victim of the tragic accident was in his 27th year at the time of his untimely death. He was born at Mono Centre, the son of Lewis Henry Addison Allen and the late Annie Myrtle Aikins. He attended S.S. No. 22, Glen Cross, school as a boy. For the past 11 years he has made his home in Orangeville with his sister, Mrs. Ken Hunter, and was employed as a truck driver with R. D. Bryan & Co. Besides his father, he leaves to mourn his passing two sisters, Rhoda, Mrs. Ken Hunter, Orangeville, and Ruby, Mrs. Vic Potter, Kilsyth; six brothers, Elwood, Camilla; Kenneth and Murray, Orangeville; Edmond, Camilla; Grenville, Orangeville, and Harold, Windsor. A brother, Donald, was killed overseas in the last Great War. The many beautiful floral tributes sent in memory of Orville were carried by Ray Anderson, Clarence Speers, Norm Brocklebank, Eric Davis, Elmer Black, Louis Aikins, Harvey Simpson, Gordon Cole, Bob Hood, Russell Simpson, Norm Hunter, Glen Bryan, Glen Watts, Harry Dodds, Tom Wilson, Harper Crisp, Harry Brown, Bruce Bracken, Earl Harrison, Jack McKenna and Milford Maharg.

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Where is James Orville Allen's memorial?
James Orville Allen's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Cemetery, Mono, Dufferin County, Canada.
When did James Orville Allen death?
James Orville Allen death on 22 Oct 1954 in Caledon, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Where are the coordinates of the James Orville Allen's memorial?
Latitude: 43.9875630
Longitude: -79.9789050

Family Members:

Parent

Lewis Henry Addison “Add” Allen

(1894 - 1979)

Annie Myrtle Aikins Allen

(1894 - 1934)

Siblings

Clarence Elwood Allen

(1916 - 1960)

Rhoda Margaret Allen Hunter

(1918 - 1998)

Kenneth Rudolph Allen

(1921 - 1997)

Murray Franklin Allen

(1926 - 2014)

William Edmund “Ed” Allen

(1927 - 2011)

Charles Grenville Allen

(1931 - 1979)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Johns Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9875630, -79.9789050

2. Mono East Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9743990, -79.9778650

3. Saint Francis Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9504493, -79.9726131

4. Adjala United Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9883610, -79.9096160

5. Sloan's Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9921100, -79.8942300

6. Wesley Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0543854, -79.9774115

7. Relessey Cemetery
Relessey, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0479400, -80.0269170

8. Burns Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0313290, -80.0733000

9. Mono College Presbyterian Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9494200, -80.1049200

10. Forest Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.9349430, -80.0981640

11. Saint James Roman Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0261497, -79.8475571

12. Zion Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Mono, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9548170, -80.1244380

13. Granger Cemetery
Granger, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.0608800, -80.0944500

14. Morningside Cemetery
Palgrave, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9598300, -79.8277900

15. Caledon East Public Cemetery
Caledon East, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8899485, -79.8941312

16. Churchill Cemetery
New Tecumseth, Simcoe County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9827240, -79.8083890

17. Caledon United Church Cemetery
Caledon, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8648360, -80.0013450

18. Saint George's Cemetery
Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8698226, -80.0325520

19. Centreville Cemetery
Albion, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9072136, -79.8470984

20. Crawford Cemetery
Caledon, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9168100, -79.8329400

21. Hughson Family Cemetery
Laurel, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9281000, -80.1348000

22. Rosemont United Church Cemetery
Rosemont, Simcoe County, Canada
Coordinate: 44.1146070, -79.9869440

23. Greenwood Cemetery
Orangeville, Dufferin County, Canada
Coordinate: 43.9121500, -80.1323500

24. Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Cemetery
Albion, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.8989290, -79.8375460