WILLIAM CROWELL ALLEN, age 84, of Hingham, formerly of Weymouth and Myrtle Beach, SC, died on Wednesday, July 6th at the Norwell Knoll Nursing Home in Norwell. He was born, raised and educated in Arlington, MA. During World War II, he served with the United States Navy. Following the war, he graduated from Harvard University and for a time was a writer for the Boston Globe. For 25 years Mr. Allen was vice president of the Boston office of the advertising firm, The DR Group. He resided in Weymouth from 1956 - 1990 at which time he came to Hingham. Also, during these years, he maintained a residence in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Husband of the late Constance (Stubbs) Allen, he leaves a son, Duncan W. Allen of Needham, his daughter, Penelope Allen-Baltera of Hingham; grandchildren, Stewart E. Allen of Weymouth, Constance G. Baltera, Geoffrey V. Baltera and Gwendolyn R. Baltera all of Hingham; and a sister, Priscilla Cayer of Scotia, NY.
A Memorial Service will be conducted on Saturday, July 16th at 12 Noon at the Hingham Congregational Church, 378 Main St. (Rt. 228), Hingham.
Visiting hours and flowers are omitted by request. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory would be preferred to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 No. Michigan Ave.,FL 17, Chicago, IL 60601-7633 or to the Boston Guild for the Blind, 200 Ivy St., Brookline, MA 02446 or to the Farr Academy, 17 Pearl St., Cambridge, MA 02139.
The interment is to be private.