He was born in West Mississippi to Clarence Robert and Iona Ivy Allen on February 8, 1925.
He is survived by two daughters: Vicki Jackson and Carolyn Brown; one brother: Herbert Allen; and friends Custer and Landra Crawford, Angel Crawford, Letizia Lopez and Heather and Derrin Riddick.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 20 at the Marked Tree Cemetery.


