Ham Wallen, 76, well known resident of River, died in a local hospital at 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, August 14 1962, of a heart attack after a two days' illness.

    The son of Robert and Ann Bryant Wallen, he was born in Knott County, May 30 1886, and had been a resident of River for the past sixty years. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Miranda Borders Wallen, whom he married July 15 1908, at Henrietta; four sons, Mitchell Wallen, Williamsport; Shelia Wallen, Tampa, Fla.; Kermit Wallen, River; Gervin Wallen, New Plymouth, Ohio; four daughters, Mrs. Roma Stepp, Grove City, Ohio; Mrs. Idyllis Murray, Galloway, Ohio; Mrs. Esther Brown, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Phyllis Kelly, Johnstown, Ohio; three brothers, William and Lige Wallen, both of River; Ison Wallen, White House; Also surviving are thirty-five grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the home with Proctor Lyons and Norvel Vanover as officiating ministers.

Burial was in the Wallen Cemetery at River.