Allen Boyer

Allen Boyer, age 100, of Savanna, Illinois, died Saturday, March 7, 2009, at the Big Meadows Nursing Facility in Savanna. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at the Law – Jones Funeral Home in Savanna. Visitation will be held from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Wednesday prior to the service at the funeral home. Cremation rites will be accorded following the service and inurnment will follow at a later date at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Freeport, Illinois. Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society in Allen’s name. Allen was born December 7, 1908, in Lena, Illinois, the son of T. Arthur and Leah (Blair) Boyer. He attended school in the Lena area. Allen was married to Isabel Mammosser and they later divorced. Allen then married Wynnetta Thomasson on February 2, 1940, in Dubuque, Iowa. She preceded him in death on November 9, 1994. Allen worked as a farmer most of his life. He also ran the Pleasant Valley Store and worked in the Stockton Country Store. He retired from Ackers Implement where he worked on farm equipment. Allen enjoyed playing cards, especially euchre, and also playing bingo.Allen is survived by four sons, Clyde (Rosalind) Boyer of Savanna, Illinois, F. Eugene (Betty) Boyer of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, Milo Boyer of Stockton, Illinois, and Bud Boyer of Freeport, Illinois; two daughters, Janice (Bob Brinkmeier) Boyer of Freeport, and Joyce (Gene) Brinker of Warren, Illinois; seventeen grandchildren, thirty – one great grandchildren, and seven great – great grandchildren.Allen was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Wynnetta; one son, Dale Boyer; one grandchild, and one great – grandchild, and three half sisters.