Larry Joe Allen

Larry Joe Allen, 73, Streetman passed away Saturday, April 26, 2014 at his home. Larry Joe Allen was born July 8, 1940 in Tyler to Harold G. and Geraldine Skaggs Allen. He graduated from Forest Hill High in Jackson, Mississippi in 1957. He attended Mississippi State at the age of seventeen and acquired a Bachelor of Science Degree in Poultry Husbandry. After graduating college Larry and Patsy (Putnam) by fate, 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 and have been together in wedded bliss for 52 years. Larry went into the Army in September 1962 and was stationed in Kaiserslautern, West Germany for three years. He spent eleven 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. He is survived by wife, Patsy Allen of Streetman, Texas; mother, Geraldine Skaggs Allen of Streetman, Texas; children, Joe Allen and wife DuAnne of Fairfield, Texas, Dean Allen of Streetman, Texas, Donna Allen of Beaumont, Texas; grandchildren, Suzanne Osborne of Fairfield, Texas, Josh Allen and wife Lindsey of Sherman, Ashley Frank and husband Greg of Beaumont, Shaun Allen and Jessica Cheatham of Fairfield. They were blessed with seven great grandchildren and one on the way and many beloved nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Fairfield. Funeral service will be 11 am Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel in Fairfield with Rev. Grayson Glass officiating. Burial will follow at St. Elmo Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Connie Mac Skaggs, Jimmy Allen, Tony Allen, Rob Stokes, Josh Allen and Shaun Allen. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Allen, Steve Allen, David Allen and Roman Osborne.

Larry Joe Allen

July 8, 1940 - April 26, 2014