Obit of Bob Frank Allee (a400) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 3 Aug 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. ====================================================================== Funeral services for Bob Frank Allee, local rancher and former member of the state Regents for Higher Education, will be conducted Friday at 1 p.m. from the United Methodist Church of Elk City and Rev. Dan Pulver officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma under the direction of the Martin Funeral Home of Elk City. Bob Allee was born June 4, 1909 in Roger Mills County to Frank and Nova Lucas Allee and died Monday, May 1, 200 at the age of 90. He attended Oklahoma University for two years and then graduated from Oklahoma A&M College of Business. He was married to Marjorie Moore on October 1, 1940 in Chandler. He ranched in western Oklahoma all of his life and also bred, raised and raced thoroughbred horses in central Kentucky. While at Okahoma A&M he was president of the Student Body and The Kappa Signa House. He established scholarships at both OSU and OU. He has served for 27 years on the Oklahoma Board of Higher Regents and had the most longevity of any member. He was a member of the Oklahoma Angus Association, the Oklahoma Polled Hereford Association, kentucky Thoroughbrfed Owners and Breeders Association, OSU Alumni Association where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award, Cowboy Hall of Fame, The Western Oklahoma Heritage Association, Elks Lodge, Elk City Golf and Country Club and the United Methodist Church of Elk City. He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; one sister and one brother. Survivors include two daughters, Bobbi Francine McCaslin of Cincinnati, Ohio and Larue Switzer and her husband Larry Switzer of north of Elk City; five granddaughters and one grandson. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK