Obit of Thomas Jefferson Allen (a450) - Grady County, Oklahoma Transcribed by: Sandi Carter 24 Dec 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== The Chickasha Express-Star 14 November 2002 THOMAS JEFFERSON ALLEN Graveside funeral services for Thomas Jefferson Allen, age 94, of Guthrie, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2002, at the Amber Cemetery. Rev. Ronald Allen of Taloga will officiate. Service is under direction of the Binyon Funeral Home of Blanchard. Thomas Jefferson Allen was born the son of Victoria Langston Allen and Tom Allen on March 29, 1908, in Love County, Oklahoma. He died Tuesday, November 12, 2002, at Guthrie. Thomas built swimming pools for many years in Arizona. He then worked for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation until his retirement in 1965. He lived in Blanchard until 2000, when he moved to Guthrie to be near his son. Thomas was a member of the Rancho Village Baptist Church of Oklahoma City. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and several sisters. Survivors include his son, Wes Allen of Guthrie, Son, Tommy Allen of Oklahoma City; daughter, Susan Hillary of Mesa, Arizona, daughter, Irma Maples of Mesa, Arizona; sister, Odelia Testerman of Owassa, Oklahoma; twelve grandchildren; several great grandchildren. --------------------------------------------------------------------