He was born August 7, 1947 in Dierks. He was a retired logger and cattle farmer. Ray was a Christian and member of the Mtn. View Baptist Church in Umpire. He loved to hunt and enjoyed spending time with his granddaughters.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Marlin Allen Sr. and Inez Gossage Allen.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sharon Shelton Allen; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Mark Kitchens; two granddaughters, Kaitlin and Alison Kitchens; two brothers, Marlin Jr. and Randy Allen; one sister, Thresa Thomas; one brother-in-law Brice Shelton and his wife Glenda; his step-mother, Marjorie Allen all of Dierks and a number of nieces, nephews and many friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Arlin Ray Allen will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2012 in the Mtn. View Baptist Church in Umpire with Bro. Don Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in the Greens Chapel Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in Dierks.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 15th at the funeral home in Dierks.
He was born August 7, 1947 in Dierks. He was a retired logger and cattle farmer. Ray was a Christian and member of the Mtn. View Baptist Church in Umpire. He loved to hunt and enjoyed spending time with his granddaughters.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Marlin Allen Sr. and Inez Gossage Allen.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Sharon Shelton Allen; one daughter and son-in-law, Karen and Mark Kitchens; two granddaughters, Kaitlin and Alison Kitchens; two brothers, Marlin Jr. and Randy Allen; one sister, Thresa Thomas; one brother-in-law Brice Shelton and his wife Glenda; his step-mother, Marjorie Allen all of Dierks and a number of nieces, nephews and many friends.
Funeral services for Mr. Arlin Ray Allen will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 16, 2012 in the Mtn. View Baptist Church in Umpire with Bro. Don Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in the Greens Chapel Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in Dierks.
The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 15th at the funeral home in Dierks.
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