Robert “Bob” Eugene Allen, Sr., beloved husband and father, 68, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2015, from injuries sustained in a construction accident.
A native of Frametown, WV, Robert was born on Nov. 15, 1947, to the late Harry F. Allen and ErmaLee Smith Allen.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Jonathan Allen, and a granddaughter, Megan Nicole Allen.
Robert was employed as a construction superintendent for Blythe Development. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he also was a licensed Baptist minister. His life-long love for nature and the outdoors made hunting and fishing natural hobbies. A special interest in trees drew him to wood-working and saw-milling.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Carol Anderson Allen; three sons, Robert E. Allen, Jr. (Cindy), Phillip S. Allen, and Matthew T. Allen (Jessica); two brothers, Richard Lee Allen (Christine) of Gassaway, and Steven Mark Allen (Laura) of Frametown; and five grandchildren, Robert E. Allen, III, Jacob Alexander Allen, Elizabeth Ann Allen, Matthew T. Allen, Jr., and Benjamin James Allen, also by several nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Robert’s life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, March 4, at Richard M. Roach Funeral Home, Gassaway. Burial with military rites will follow in the Sugar Creek Cemetery, Gassaway.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8pm Thursday, March 3, at the funeral home, Gassaway.
Condolences may be extended to the family at www.roachfuneralhome.com.
