David Elmer Allen, the third child of David Thornton and Julia Maudlin Allen, was born Dec. 21, 1925. Dave passed away peacefully on Oct. 10, 2015, at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Meeker, Colo.
Early in 1927, Dave and his mother, Julia Allen, moved to the Keystone Ranch northwest of Meeker, where Julia was employed as cook and housekeeper for Delaney Brothers. Dave’s brother, Tom, and sister, Edna Mae, stayed with their Aunt Bessie Wear and…