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Funeral services for Mr. J. R. Allen, age 82, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at the First Baptist Church, Taylor, AR where he was a faithful member, with Dr. Randy Wilson and Rev. Jonathan Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in the Stateline Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church.
Mr. Allen was born on March 24, 1932 in Taylor, AR to Jewel and Ruby Glasgow Allen and died Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Taylor, AR. He was a lifelong resident of this area and was a retired pipe fitter with 49 years of service. He loved his Lord and his church, was an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt. He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Sandra Ann Allen; sons, James Wray Allen and Ricky Lynn Allen.
He is survived by his wife of seven years, Bobbie Bolton Allen; daughter, Sharon Dianne Allen Cupp and husband, Gery of Haynesville, LA; step-son, David Joe Wright and wife, Dawanna of Taylor, AR; step-daughter, Teri Lanea Hughes of Springhill, LA; sisters, Barbara Lee of Taylor, AR; Betty Edwards and husband, Ernest of Springhill, LA; brother, Wray Allen and wife, Joyce of Taylor, AR; grandchildren, Chris Burrell and Corey Burrell; step-grandchildren, Kelly Wright and Cole Wright; Trent Purifoy and Cassy Purifoy; great-grandsons, Dalton and Daymon and a host of nieces and nephews
Type: Public Announcement
Date: 2014-06-23
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