Larry Joe Allen, 73, of Streetman, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at his home in the presence of his family. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the funeral home Chapel with Grayson Glass officiating. Burial will follow in St. Elmo Cemetery.
Larry was born in Tyler, Texas, to Harold Grayson Allen and Frankie Geraldine Skaggs Allen. He graduated from Forest Hill High in Jackson, Mississippi in 1957. He attended Mississippi State at the age of 17 and acquired a Bachelor of Science Degree in Poultry Husbandry. After graduating college, Larry and Patsy Putnam bumped into each other at a cafe in Carthage, Mississippi, after four years of not seeing each other, since high school. They married on May 16, 1962.
Larry went into the U.S. Army in September, 1962, and was stationed in Kaiserslautern, West Germany, for three years. He spent 11 years in the Army serving in Vietnam for two tours. He was employed by Texas A&M University in May of 1979. He retired through the Army Reserves as Lieutenant Colonel in September of 1989.
He was employed as a county agent in Falls, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. He retired in 1992 from Jefferson County Extension Service. He and Patsy moved to Streetman in 1998. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Streetman. He enjoyed building small engines, fishing, reading, computers, and building model airplanes. He was a member of East Texas Moderlers (IPMS/USA Chapter 06-50) in Tyler, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dean Allen in 1992; and his father, Harold G. Allen in 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Allen, of Streetman; sons, Joe Allen and wife, DuAnne, of Fairfield, and Dean Allen, of Streetman; daughter, Donna Allen, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Suzanne Osborne, of Fairfield, Josh Allen and wife, Lindsey, of Sherman, Ashley Frank and husband, Greg, of Beaumont, Shaun Allen and Jessica Cheatham, of Fairfield; seven great-grandchildren; mother, Geraldine Skaggs Allen, of Streetman; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. I15
Larry was born in Tyler, Texas, to Harold Grayson Allen and Frankie Geraldine Skaggs Allen. He graduated from Forest Hill High in Jackson, Mississippi in 1957. He attended Mississippi State at the age of 17 and acquired a Bachelor of Science Degree in Poultry Husbandry. After graduating college, Larry and Patsy Putnam bumped into each other at a cafe in Carthage, Mississippi, after four years of not seeing each other, since high school. They married on May 16, 1962.
Larry went into the U.S. Army in September, 1962, and was stationed in Kaiserslautern, West Germany, for three years. He spent 11 years in the Army serving in Vietnam for two tours. He was employed by Texas A&M University in May of 1979. He retired through the Army Reserves as Lieutenant Colonel in September of 1989.
He was employed as a county agent in Falls, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. He retired in 1992 from Jefferson County Extension Service. He and Patsy moved to Streetman in 1998. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Streetman. He enjoyed building small engines, fishing, reading, computers, and building model airplanes. He was a member of East Texas Moderlers (IPMS/USA Chapter 06-50) in Tyler, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dean Allen in 1992; and his father, Harold G. Allen in 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Allen, of Streetman; sons, Joe Allen and wife, DuAnne, of Fairfield, and Dean Allen, of Streetman; daughter, Donna Allen, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Suzanne Osborne, of Fairfield, Josh Allen and wife, Lindsey, of Sherman, Ashley Frank and husband, Greg, of Beaumont, Shaun Allen and Jessica Cheatham, of Fairfield; seven great-grandchildren; mother, Geraldine Skaggs Allen, of Streetman; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. I15
Larry Joe Allen, 73, of Streetman, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014, at his home in the presence of his family. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in the funeral home Chapel with Grayson Glass officiating. Burial will follow in St. Elmo Cemetery.
Larry was born in Tyler, Texas, to Harold Grayson Allen and Frankie Geraldine Skaggs Allen. He graduated from Forest Hill High in Jackson, Mississippi in 1957. He attended Mississippi State at the age of 17 and acquired a Bachelor of Science Degree in Poultry Husbandry. After graduating college, Larry and Patsy Putnam bumped into each other at a cafe in Carthage, Mississippi, after four years of not seeing each other, since high school. They married on May 16, 1962.
Larry went into the U.S. Army in September, 1962, and was stationed in Kaiserslautern, West Germany, for three years. He spent 11 years in the Army serving in Vietnam for two tours. He was employed by Texas A&M University in May of 1979. He retired through the Army Reserves as Lieutenant Colonel in September of 1989.
He was employed as a county agent in Falls, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. He retired in 1992 from Jefferson County Extension Service. He and Patsy moved to Streetman in 1998. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Streetman. He enjoyed building small engines, fishing, reading, computers, and building model airplanes. He was a member of East Texas Moderlers (IPMS/USA Chapter 06-50) in Tyler, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dean Allen in 1992; and his father, Harold G. Allen in 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Allen, of Streetman; sons, Joe Allen and wife, DuAnne, of Fairfield, and Dean Allen, of Streetman; daughter, Donna Allen, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Suzanne Osborne, of Fairfield, Josh Allen and wife, Lindsey, of Sherman, Ashley Frank and husband, Greg, of Beaumont, Shaun Allen and Jessica Cheatham, of Fairfield; seven great-grandchildren; mother, Geraldine Skaggs Allen, of Streetman; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. I15
Larry was born in Tyler, Texas, to Harold Grayson Allen and Frankie Geraldine Skaggs Allen. He graduated from Forest Hill High in Jackson, Mississippi in 1957. He attended Mississippi State at the age of 17 and acquired a Bachelor of Science Degree in Poultry Husbandry. After graduating college, Larry and Patsy Putnam bumped into each other at a cafe in Carthage, Mississippi, after four years of not seeing each other, since high school. They married on May 16, 1962.
Larry went into the U.S. Army in September, 1962, and was stationed in Kaiserslautern, West Germany, for three years. He spent 11 years in the Army serving in Vietnam for two tours. He was employed by Texas A&M University in May of 1979. He retired through the Army Reserves as Lieutenant Colonel in September of 1989.
He was employed as a county agent in Falls, Hardin, and Jefferson Counties. He retired in 1992 from Jefferson County Extension Service. He and Patsy moved to Streetman in 1998. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Streetman. He enjoyed building small engines, fishing, reading, computers, and building model airplanes. He was a member of East Texas Moderlers (IPMS/USA Chapter 06-50) in Tyler, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Dean Allen in 1992; and his father, Harold G. Allen in 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Patsy Allen, of Streetman; sons, Joe Allen and wife, DuAnne, of Fairfield, and Dean Allen, of Streetman; daughter, Donna Allen, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Suzanne Osborne, of Fairfield, Josh Allen and wife, Lindsey, of Sherman, Ashley Frank and husband, Greg, of Beaumont, Shaun Allen and Jessica Cheatham, of Fairfield; seven great-grandchildren; mother, Geraldine Skaggs Allen, of Streetman; many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. I15
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