Joe B. Allen, Jr.'s Obituary
Joe Bailey Allen, Jr.
Joe Bailey Allen, Jr., local attorney and resident of Longview, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Memorial services for Mr. Allen will be held on Friday, July 12 at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dan Miller and the Rev. Barton Bailey officiating. Private family burial will be at Rosewood Park under direction of Rader Funeral Home.
Mr. Allen was born to Joe Bailey Allen, Sr. and Elizabeth Martin Allen in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 15, 1925. He is survived by his beloved wife of fifty-one years, Ann Flesher Allen; three sons, Joe B. Allen III and his wife Susan E. Allen of Dallas; Thomas David Allen and his wife Ruth Ann Allen of Jackson, Mississippi; and James Martin Allen of Dallas; and one grandson, Mark Robert Allen of Dallas. He is also survived by one niece and four nephews.
Mr. Allen graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City and received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1949 where he was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity.
He had resided in Longview since 1959. Mr. Allen was a member of the State Bar of Texas, Oklahoma State Bar, American Bar Association, and was a past president of the Gregg County Bar Association.
Mr. Allen was an active member of First United Methodist Church of Longview where he served on the board of trustees and was past chairman of the Administrative Board. He was a member and teacher of the Henry Foster Sunday School class and also a teacher of the Newnham Sunday School class. Mr. Allen was past Conference Lay Leader of the Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church, and was elected as a delegate to the General and Jurisdictional Conferences of the United Methodist Chursch. He served on the board of the Asbury House Child Enrichment Center, and was a past board member of The Methodist Hospital in Houston.
Mr. Allen saw combat duty in World War II as a member of the 377th Infantry Division of the 95th Division of the Third Army. He received the Purple Heart for his injuries incurred during the Battle of Metz, France.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, Longview, or to Asbury House Child Enrichment Center, 320 South Center Street, Longview 75601.
Visitation is 5:00 ? 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11 at Rader Funeral Home.
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