From Capps Funeral Home website:


Facts
Born: February 18, 1940
Death: May 12, 2012
Occupation: Retired Chief Petty Officer, U.S. Coast Guard


Charles K. Allen
February 18, 1940 - May 12, 2012

Charles K. Allen, 72, of Teague, died Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Mexia. 

Mr. Allen was born February 18, 1940 in Oakwood, Texas; to parents Lou Millard 
and Bulah Kissick Allen. He was brother to two sisters and a brother; one half-
sister and three half-brothers. At age 17 he joined the U.S. Navy; following 
the Navy and a short time job in a glass bottle factory he joined the U.S. 
Coast Guard. While a member of the Coast Guard he took advantage of every 
opportunity offered for special training and schools which helped him achieve 
four USCG Good Conduct Awards, the National Defense Service Medal and Armed 
Forces Expeditionary Medal. He retired at age 42 as a Chief Petty Officer. 

Mr. Allen obtained a realtors license in Georgia where he also owned and 
operated a pecan plantation for a few years. He then went back to sea in the 
Merchant Marines as a navigator aboard cargo ships and traveled the world for 
several years. He took a teaching position in Angleton, Texas at the Brazosport
Junior College where he was the professor of Oceanic and Marine Technology and 
retired again after five years. Mr. Allen was never afraid to reinvent himself.
He finally returned to live in Teague to be close to family and where he 
continued to dabble in real estate until his death. Mr. Allen was a man of 
many names, Charles K. Allen; Chuck Allen; Uncle Chuck; Grandpa Chuck; and 
Daddy. He was loved by all. 

Left to cherish his memory is his wife Annie; one son and daughter; four 
grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews
and a host of friends and neighbors. 

The family requests any floral offerings to be sent to the home address in 
Teague. Please call the funeral home for the address. 


Memorial Service
Saturday May 19, 2012, 10:00 a.m.

Dew Cemetery Pavillion