Keith Allen, 49, of Lufkin, was born January 18, 1960, in Lufkin, Texas. He passed away Thursday, November 19, 2009, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife and three sons.
Keith was a long-term employee of Vertis Inc. and was a member of Lufkin's First United Methodist Church. He was a 1978 graduate of Hudson High School, where he was elected as an All-American baseball catcher and attended East Texas Baptist University. Keith loved all sports, but his passion was baseball, and he actively supported the Lufkin Youth Baseball Association for over 20 years as a team coach, coaching not only his three sons through the years but countless other children, as well. One of his greatest joys was that the kids affectionately called him "Coach Keith." He was also an avid deer hunter and a member of the 2-Bit Hunting Club.
Keith is survived by his wife of 26 years, Robin Melton Allen of Lufkin; sons, Russell Keith Allen, 24, of Kapaa, Hawaii, Zachary Ryan Allen, 18, of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Robert Mark Allen, 15, of Lufkin, Texas. He is also survived by his parents, James and Rose Allen of Hudson; parents-in-law, Bob and Lynda Melton of Lufkin; and brother, David Allen.
Services for Keith were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, Lufkin, with the Reverend D. Nick Sholars officiating. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Gipson Funeral Home, Lufkin; directors.
(Obit edited - full obit published in The Daily Sentinel from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21, 2009)
Keith was a long-term employee of Vertis Inc. and was a member of Lufkin's First United Methodist Church. He was a 1978 graduate of Hudson High School, where he was elected as an All-American baseball catcher and attended East Texas Baptist University. Keith loved all sports, but his passion was baseball, and he actively supported the Lufkin Youth Baseball Association for over 20 years as a team coach, coaching not only his three sons through the years but countless other children, as well. One of his greatest joys was that the kids affectionately called him "Coach Keith." He was also an avid deer hunter and a member of the 2-Bit Hunting Club.
Keith is survived by his wife of 26 years, Robin Melton Allen of Lufkin; sons, Russell Keith Allen, 24, of Kapaa, Hawaii, Zachary Ryan Allen, 18, of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Robert Mark Allen, 15, of Lufkin, Texas. He is also survived by his parents, James and Rose Allen of Hudson; parents-in-law, Bob and Lynda Melton of Lufkin; and brother, David Allen.
Services for Keith were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, Lufkin, with the Reverend D. Nick Sholars officiating. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Gipson Funeral Home, Lufkin; directors.
(Obit edited - full obit published in The Daily Sentinel from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21, 2009)
Keith Allen, 49, of Lufkin, was born January 18, 1960, in Lufkin, Texas. He passed away Thursday, November 19, 2009, after a valiant battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife and three sons.
Keith was a long-term employee of Vertis Inc. and was a member of Lufkin's First United Methodist Church. He was a 1978 graduate of Hudson High School, where he was elected as an All-American baseball catcher and attended East Texas Baptist University. Keith loved all sports, but his passion was baseball, and he actively supported the Lufkin Youth Baseball Association for over 20 years as a team coach, coaching not only his three sons through the years but countless other children, as well. One of his greatest joys was that the kids affectionately called him "Coach Keith." He was also an avid deer hunter and a member of the 2-Bit Hunting Club.
Keith is survived by his wife of 26 years, Robin Melton Allen of Lufkin; sons, Russell Keith Allen, 24, of Kapaa, Hawaii, Zachary Ryan Allen, 18, of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Robert Mark Allen, 15, of Lufkin, Texas. He is also survived by his parents, James and Rose Allen of Hudson; parents-in-law, Bob and Lynda Melton of Lufkin; and brother, David Allen.
Services for Keith were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, Lufkin, with the Reverend D. Nick Sholars officiating. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Gipson Funeral Home, Lufkin; directors.
(Obit edited - full obit published in The Daily Sentinel from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21, 2009)
Keith was a long-term employee of Vertis Inc. and was a member of Lufkin's First United Methodist Church. He was a 1978 graduate of Hudson High School, where he was elected as an All-American baseball catcher and attended East Texas Baptist University. Keith loved all sports, but his passion was baseball, and he actively supported the Lufkin Youth Baseball Association for over 20 years as a team coach, coaching not only his three sons through the years but countless other children, as well. One of his greatest joys was that the kids affectionately called him "Coach Keith." He was also an avid deer hunter and a member of the 2-Bit Hunting Club.
Keith is survived by his wife of 26 years, Robin Melton Allen of Lufkin; sons, Russell Keith Allen, 24, of Kapaa, Hawaii, Zachary Ryan Allen, 18, of Nacogdoches, Texas, and Robert Mark Allen, 15, of Lufkin, Texas. He is also survived by his parents, James and Rose Allen of Hudson; parents-in-law, Bob and Lynda Melton of Lufkin; and brother, David Allen.
Services for Keith were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 21, 2009, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, Lufkin, with the Reverend D. Nick Sholars officiating. Interment was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Gipson Funeral Home, Lufkin; directors.
(Obit edited - full obit published in The Daily Sentinel from Nov. 20 to Nov. 21, 2009)
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