Shelbyville, world lose a tall treasure

Shelby County's own Sandy Allen, 53, considered the tallest woman in the world for most of her life, died at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday at Heritage House Convalescent Center in Shelbyville.

The world's tallest woman was laid to rest Monday. Hundreds paid their last respects to Sandy Allen, who died Wednesday from a recurring blood infection at the age of 53.

With the death of Sandy Allen on Wednesday, Shelbyville no longer can claim that the tallest woman in the world resides here, and the city has also lost one of its most colorful and interesting residents.
Allen with world's oldest person, Edna Parker, also of Shelbyville

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