William Wallen

Grandma's Dad was William Wallen who worked as a civil engineer in Paintsville, Kentucky. At the end of this life, he lived with Grandma in Perryton, near Frazeysburg, Ohio. After Bessie died while giving birth to Rosemary Wallen, he re-married another women who was also widowed with four children.

Here is his obituary:
 WALLEN, William


1895-1970

Seventy-five year-old William Wallen, died January 31, Frazeysburg, Ohio at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Mae Picklesimer. The retired mine engineer was born in 1895 in Letcher County to Grandville Perle and Atha Conns Wallen. Burial was at the Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, with The Jones Preston Funeral Home taking care of the arrangements. Cecil Sherman conducted funeral services for the Church of Christ member at Paintsville First Christian’s Church on Tuesday afternoon on February 3. The W.W., I veteran was a Paintsville resident almost until the time of his death. Wallen is survived by two step sons, Byrnes Fairchild of Frankfort and William E. Fairchild of San Francisco, California; eight daughters, Alene Parker, Brownsville, Cal.; Anna Mae Picklesimer, Frazeysburg, Ohio; Helen Frye, Pataskala, Ohio; Joy Caudill, Thealka; Rose Mary Greer, Paintsville; Betty Myers, Newport and Janet Wallen of Paintsville. Also living on is his brother, from Detroit, Mich., Lloyd Wallen; five sisters, Mrs. Joe P. Tackett, Prestonsburg; Mrs. B. H. Crace, Jenkins; Mrs. Ollie Toliver, New Jersey; Mrs. Annie Wright Watt of Kingsport, Tenn. and Mrs. Cecil Meek from Myra, twenty- seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Paintsville Herald Wednesday 2-25-1970