SEVENTH GENERATION

58. Lena Helen SOUTH was born on 17 Mar 1911 in Henry County, Georgia. She died on 18 Dec 2000 in Johnson, Kansas. Helen had excellent health until she contracted intestinal cancer the last few months before her death. She had had surgery only once in her life, for a tonsillectomy, and refused surgery for her cancer. She was hospitalized once at age 75 for clinical depression, when she retired after having worked for 60 years. A few years before her death she fell down some steps and was taken to the hospital against her wishes and stayed just a short time. When the cancer developed, she moved into the Stanton County Long Term Care Unit, where she received excellent personal care. She was buried on 21 Dec 2000 in Stanton County Cemetery, Johnson, Kansas.⁽⁶⁴⁾ Larry Juhlin, nephew, gave the eulogy and Steven Juhlin, great-nephew, sang "It Is Well With My Soul" at the funeral at Bethel Church of the Nazarene, Big Bow, Kansas, Rev. Tom Boese, pastor, and IrmaLee Herrick, organist. Pallbearers were Ron Snowbarger, Gerald Schmidt, Bill Leonard, LaVere Pepper, Harold Shore, and Eugene Shore.

She was married to Ralph Walter ALLER in Atlanta, Georgia.⁽⁶²⁾ Married at the First Nazarene Church of Atlanta by Rev. W. E. McCumber. Ralph Walter ALLER was born on 1 Mar 1903 in Johnson, Kansas. He died on 18 Nov 1989 in Johnson, Kansas.