(August 18, 2008)—The world’s tallest woman, Sandy Allen, was remembered Monday for her kindness and generosity as much as for her height.
More than 200 people attended a funeral service Monday for the woman recognized as the world's tallest, and even more lined the streets of her central Indiana hometown of Shelbyville for the procession.
Allen died Wednesday at age 53.
She suffered from a recurring blood infection, along with diabetes, breathing troubles and kidney failure.
She appeared on television shows and she spoke to church and school groups over the years, using her height to inspire schoolchildren to accept those who are different.
Allen, who was 7-foot-7, had grown to 7-foot-1 by the time she was 16, as a tumor caused her pituitary gland to produce too much growth hormone.
She underwent an operation in 1977 to stop further growth.
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