Stories from Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Myrtle Columbine Allen, 85, Nevada, Mo., passed away on Monday, March 16, 2009, at her home following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 7, 1923, in Havana, Kan., to Melvin Thomas Swopes and Goldie Myrtle Norris Swopes. She married Elsie Richard Allen on Aug. 7, 1939, in Weaubleau, Mo., and he preceded her in death in 1970...