The Republic
Columbus, Indiana
Tuesday, November 16, 1937
Page 1

SAMUEL ALLMAN DIES SUDDENLY

Brownstown Man on Visit Here is Stricken While in Corn Field

Samuel Allman, 63, of Brownstown, who came here a few days ago to visit his daughter, Mrs. Cecicl Hupp, and family southeast of the city, dropped dead at 7 o'clock this morning while in a corn dield on the Mrs. Jesse Newsom farm in Sandcreek township. Coroner Arthur Hultsch was called and stated that death was due to a heart attack.

The body was taken in an ambulance from the Hathaway firm to the Hupp home, and from there to a Freetown funeral home in an ambulance from that place.

Mr. Allman, according to information furnished the coroner, had been suffering from heart disease and high blood pressure for three years and had been warned by his physician not to exert himself or do any strenuous work.

Helping Shuck Corn

He andd Mrs. Allman came last Friday to visit their daughter and yesterday Mr. Allman accompanied his son-in-law and others into the cornfield and helped shuck corn. This morning they went to the field again, the others going to the barn for teams while Mr. Allman went directly to the field.

He had gone but a short distance when he was stricken and fell to the ground dead. The body was found by Paul Turner, one of the farm employes, who had gone to the field to help with the corn shucking.

Surviving, besides the widow are 11 children, three of whom, Mrs. Hupp, Balem Allman and Roy Allman, live in this county.