Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



Barbara Jean (Ray) Allen
September 8, 1938 - August 4, 2018

Funeral services for Barbara Jean Allen were held on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, 
at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Tabernacle Church in Dew. Pastors Bryan Allen and Jimmy 
Davis officiated. Interment followed the service at Dew Cemetery.

Mrs. Allen passed away on Saturday, August 4, 2018, at the Fairfield Nursing & 
Rehab Center.

Barbara Jean Ray Allen was born in Carlton, Texas on September 8, 1938. She grew 
up in Freestone County and worked for the Mexia State School for many years. She 
also served as Election Judge in Dew for many races. Barbara met the love of her 
life, E. W. Allen, and married him on October 22, 1956. They shared over sixty-
one years of marriage together before being separated by his death in 2017. She 
loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with 
them. Mrs. Allen was a dedicated member of Grace Tabernacle Church in Dew. She 
loved to have fun and always had a smile and never met a stranger.

She is survived by three sons, Ricky Allen, Cecil Allen & wife Linda all of Dew, 
and Bryan Allen & wife Stephanie of Belton; one sister, Charlotte Chase & husband 
Beaury of Teague; thirteen grandchildren, Tarin Gibson & husband Josh; William 
Rogers, Mark Rogers, & Rustyn Rogers, Craig Allen & wife Misty, Amy Nichole Allen, 
Stacie Wilson & husband John, Brittany Pierce & husband Roy, Kelly Marberry, 
Ashley Arrendondo, Amanda Trusty & husband Steven, Joseph Allen & wife Delaine, 
and Bethany Allen; twenty great-grandchildren; numerous other relatives and 
friends including her loving prayer partner, Susie Long Young.

Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband, E.W. Allen; her mother, Pauline 
Hughes; and her father, Ralph Ray.