Obituary: Roger Dale Allen
Roger Dale Allen ~ April 24, 1956 – January 21, 2023 (age 66)
Roger Dale Allen, 66, of Bolivar, departed this life Saturday, January 21, 2023, at his
home.
He was born Tuesday, April 24, 1956, in Somerville, son of the late Raymond Allen and Minnie Theo Humphreys Allen, of Lamar, Mississippi, living his early years in Benton County and was at Big Bend for 18 years. He worked as the farm manager at Big Bend for the last 22 years and enjoyed hunting and fishing, but got his greatest reward from being around his grandchildren. He married Melba Allen on January 7, 2003, and she preceded him in death on June 24, 2020. Mr. Allen was a member and former deacon at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Lamar, Mississippi.
Services will be at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Lamar, Mississippi at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Burial will be in the Allen Family Cemetery in Lamar, Mississippi. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar are in charge of professional arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter, Brandy Sides (Allen) of Selmer; two sons, Tim Harris (Candace) of Slayden, Mississippi and Chris Allen (Courtney) of Bolivar; a sister, Elizabeth Williams (Kevin) of Lamar, Mississippi; a brother, Donnie Allen (Vickie) of Lamar, Mississippi; his mother, Minnie Allen of Lamar, Mississippi; and nine grandchildren who lit up his world, Madyson and Noah Harris, Matthew, Luke and Natalie Sides, Hunter, Averie, and Kaylin and Kiley Allen. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Allen.
Memorial contributions in his name may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or The West Clinic, 7945 Wolf River Boulevard, Germantown, Tennessee 38138.
Courtesy of Shackelford Funeral Directors, Bolivar, Tennessee.
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