Johnson-Williams Funeral Home Obituary
Newbern, TN
December 11, 2010
Thomas Allen, 78, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired employee of the U.S. Corps of Engineers where he served as a construction inspector, was a U.S. Army veteran, worked for the Ridgely Police Department for 17 years and served as 1st lieutenant for the Ridgely Fire Department, was a charter member of Company D 105 3rd Division Combat Engineers where he held the position of sergeant, was a member of the Cottonwood Baptist Church and was a Scout in Ridgely Troop 36.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with the Rev. Don Layman officiating. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Glenda "Bucky" Allen and Rhonda Hutcheson, both of Ridgely; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Markham of Dyersburg; three grandchildren, Robert L. Mumford and Christy Mumford Woodard, both of Ripley, and Michael "Shane" Hutcheson of Ridgely; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Katherine Allen; his parents, Ivor Lafant and Ola Mae Taylor Allen; and a sister, Charlene Ray Allen.
Newbern, TN
December 11, 2010
Thomas Allen, 78, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired employee of the U.S. Corps of Engineers where he served as a construction inspector, was a U.S. Army veteran, worked for the Ridgely Police Department for 17 years and served as 1st lieutenant for the Ridgely Fire Department, was a charter member of Company D 105 3rd Division Combat Engineers where he held the position of sergeant, was a member of the Cottonwood Baptist Church and was a Scout in Ridgely Troop 36.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with the Rev. Don Layman officiating. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Glenda "Bucky" Allen and Rhonda Hutcheson, both of Ridgely; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Markham of Dyersburg; three grandchildren, Robert L. Mumford and Christy Mumford Woodard, both of Ripley, and Michael "Shane" Hutcheson of Ridgely; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Katherine Allen; his parents, Ivor Lafant and Ola Mae Taylor Allen; and a sister, Charlene Ray Allen.
Johnson-Williams Funeral Home Obituary
Newbern, TN
December 11, 2010
Thomas Allen, 78, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired employee of the U.S. Corps of Engineers where he served as a construction inspector, was a U.S. Army veteran, worked for the Ridgely Police Department for 17 years and served as 1st lieutenant for the Ridgely Fire Department, was a charter member of Company D 105 3rd Division Combat Engineers where he held the position of sergeant, was a member of the Cottonwood Baptist Church and was a Scout in Ridgely Troop 36.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with the Rev. Don Layman officiating. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Glenda "Bucky" Allen and Rhonda Hutcheson, both of Ridgely; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Markham of Dyersburg; three grandchildren, Robert L. Mumford and Christy Mumford Woodard, both of Ripley, and Michael "Shane" Hutcheson of Ridgely; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Katherine Allen; his parents, Ivor Lafant and Ola Mae Taylor Allen; and a sister, Charlene Ray Allen.
Newbern, TN
December 11, 2010
Thomas Allen, 78, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired employee of the U.S. Corps of Engineers where he served as a construction inspector, was a U.S. Army veteran, worked for the Ridgely Police Department for 17 years and served as 1st lieutenant for the Ridgely Fire Department, was a charter member of Company D 105 3rd Division Combat Engineers where he held the position of sergeant, was a member of the Cottonwood Baptist Church and was a Scout in Ridgely Troop 36.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with the Rev. Don Layman officiating. Johnson-Williams Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Glenda "Bucky" Allen and Rhonda Hutcheson, both of Ridgely; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Markham of Dyersburg; three grandchildren, Robert L. Mumford and Christy Mumford Woodard, both of Ripley, and Michael "Shane" Hutcheson of Ridgely; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Katherine Allen; his parents, Ivor Lafant and Ola Mae Taylor Allen; and a sister, Charlene Ray Allen.
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