Thomas Allen Rinehart

Allen married Nell Stanford, on August 11, 1955, and moved to Memphis, TN, before moving to Irving, TX for more than 50 years. Together, they had 4 children Noel Rinehart (Vicky) of Waxahachie, TX, Ray Rinehart, Sandra Pirtle (Lloyd) of Winnsboro, TX, and Andy Rinehart (René) of Quitman, TX. They had 10 Grandchildren & 17 Great Grandchildren.

In his early adult years, he moved from Nettleton, MS to Memphis, TN for work. He frequently traveled back to Mississippi for his drill duties in the Mississippi National Guard. One weekend, he saw a picture of Nell Stanford and immediately knew he was going to marry her. They were soon married and moved to Memphis, TN, and started their family, before moving to Texas. Allen adopted the motto “I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as fast as I could!”

Allen had many hobbies over the years, bowling, coaching football, baseball, and wrestling, but fishing and pulling kids around on water-skis and tubes, was his favorite. He loved his Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers.

He worked for Clevepak Corporation and Paper-Tubes & Sales, Dallas, TX, where he stayed until retirement. After retirement, he and Nell moved (9/2004) from Irving, TX to the Old Bethel Church Community near Canton, TX, where he enjoyed celebrating holidays and birthdays, attending church, gardening, fishing, visiting family and friends, driving around east Texas country roads and sitting on the back porch with mom, watching the wildlife and random stray kittens over many years. After Nell passed away, Allen moved near Winnsboro, TX with his daughter and son-in-law.

Family and friends were always most important to him and he enjoyed getting together frequently. He was very kind and thoughtful, always willing to lend a hand.

Allen was preceded in death by his wife Nell Rinehart, parents Roy and Roxie Rinehart, son Ray Rinehart, his sister Tennie Bell Knight, and brothers Frank Rinehart and Ellis Rinehart.

A funeral service will be held 10 am Friday, June 21, 2024, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton with Bro. Adam Key officiating. Interment will be Old Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.