Obituary: Thomas Allen Sr.

Well-known Meeker and Grand Junction resident Thomas E. Allen, Sr., 87, died Oct. 23, 2009, at the Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Grand Junction.
Tom was born Nov. 6, 1921, in Maybell, the eldest son of David T. and Julia (Maudlin) Allen. He attended early school in Maybell and later in Meeker, where he was graduated from Rio Blanco County High School with the class of 1940.
Tom helped farm with Julian Agee and…