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Submitted: 7/20/19 • Approved: 1/20/20 • Last Updated: 1/23/20 • R1274370-G0-S3
December 12, 1938 - April 2, 2016
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Monday, April 4, 2016
ROGERS — James E. "Jim" Allen Sr., 77, of Rogers, Ark., passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Earlene Howard Hospice House in Springdale.
Jim was born on Dec. 12, 1938, in Gentry, Ark., a son of Jesse Horton Allen and Blanche Ellis Allen. Jim married Betty Jo Johnson on April 12, 1996, at the Church of Christ in Colcord, Okla. Jim was long haul truck driver for many years, having retired from the Cawood Trucking Co. in Lowell, Ark. He was a member of the Colcord Church of Christ, enjoyed playing the guitar, fishing and traveling.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Jo Allen of the home; three sons: James Allen, Jr. of Neosho, Mo., Dwayne Allen of Lowell, Ark., and Dwight Allen of Miami, Okla.; three daughters: Dee Ann Meyer of Gentry, Ark., Johnetta Edwards of Tulsa, Okla., and Debbie Gurule of Southwest City, Mo.; one sister, Cathy Whipkey of Livermore, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers: Elvan, Kendall and Jesse Allen; two sisters, Barbara Bryant and Ozella Young; and one stepson, Bill Edwards.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 4, 2016, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.
Funeral services will be held at the Backstrom-Pyeatte Chapel in Siloam Springs on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at 10 a.m. Pastor Larry Ellis will officiate the services with burial being conducted at the Dickson Cemetery under the direction of the Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home. To sign the online guest book, visit www.Backstrom-Pyeatte.com.
Contributed on 7/20/19 by wfields55
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