Clyde Franklin Allen, age 99, passed from this life on Thursday, February 15, 2018 following a brief illness. He was born on April 23, 1918 in Jumbo, Oklahoma to Roy Wilson Allen and Horace Shattuck Allen. The family moved to New Home, Texas via covered wagon when he was about four years old, a trip he loved to tell about. The family began farming near New Home and were among the early pioneers in Lynn County.
He began farming near Tahoka as a young man where he took his young bride, Jennie McClure Allen in 1940. The couple continued farming there until his retirement in 1978 when they moved to Baptist Memorials in San Angelo.
He served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher in First Baptist Church, Tahoka. After moving to San Angelo, the Allens were active in young adult ministry and mission work, first at Immanuel Baptist Church and later at First Baptist where he also served as a deacon. The couple also served as volunteers in the Baptist Memorial Auxiliary for many years. Mr. Allen will be remembered for his strong Christian faith, his gentle spirit, his understated sense of humor, his love of the land and the beauties of the earth, and for his adventurous spirit and enjoyment of travel in their motor home.
He is survived by his wife of 77 years, Jennie; one daughter, Carol Beall and her husband, John of Morgantown, West Virginia; a grandson, Stephen Beall of Plano, Texas; a granddaughter, Katherine Simpson and her husband, James of Davidsonville, Maryland; two great grandsons, Samuel and Matthew Simpson; one niece, Juanette Gentry of Bronte, Texas, and one nephew, Wenzel Williams of Fort Worth, Texas. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Helen Williams.
The family is grateful to the staff at Allison House at Baptist Memorials for their excellent and loving care during his last two years. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 Monday, February 19 at the chapel at First Baptist Church, San Angelo, followed by a committal at Lawnhaven cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 12:00-1:00 at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Baptist Memorials Auxiliary or to Salt of the Earth food ministry at Drawer D, Bronte, Texas 76933.
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