ALLEN, Ira, 80, of New Weston passed away Monday March 2, 2009. He is preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Allen; and sons Johnny Ray Allen and James Ivan Allen. Ira is survived by his son Benjamin Frank Allen, his wife Debra; daughter Susan Jane Allen; sister Lilly Fields; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and other family and friends. He was a veteran in the U.S. Army Air Corp. Funeral services will be held 2:00PM Friday March 6, 2009 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 4104 Needmore Rd. Family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00PM Friday prior to services at the funeral home. Burial will follow services at Snyder Cemetery in Rosehill, Ohio.