Obituary: Bill Allen

Bill Ben Allen passed away at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif., Dec. 27, 2009, after suffering a severe stroke on Christmas night.
He was born Sept. 25, 1934, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He always referred to Utah as the “Crossroads of the West.” He was put in an orphanage at a very early age. He lived in foster homes for a number of years before moving to Rangely, where his half brother lived.…