Allen King, 100, of New Castle, died Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at the Addison Place. He was born in Connersville to Frank and Blanche (Turner) King on April 7, 1923. He is survived by a nephew, James Wilch, nieces Mary Miller and Janet Feldman, great nieces and nephews, Franey Miller, Caleb Miller Jr., Henry Feldman, and Alice Feldman, and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Sylvia Strieby and Mary Alice Wilch.
He graduated from Burris High School in 1941 and attended Purdue University, Louisiana State University, Indiana University and received degrees from the University of Chicago in 1946 and 1948. He taught math and science in Daleville, Talas, Turkey and in New Castle before retiring in 1985. While teaching, he organized the Jr. High Science Club, helped start the foreign student program in New Castle and co-founded the Raintree Camera Club. He led student groups on trips to Indiana State Parks, on month long camping trips throughout the western United States…