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Submitted: 6/29/21 • Approved: 7/2/21 • Last Updated: 7/5/21 • R1380355-G0-S3
November 6, 1933 - August 14, 2017
*Obituary
Wasson Funeral Hone
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Rex Lee Allen, 83 year old resident of Colcord, Oklahoma, died August 14, 2017 at his home. Born November 6, 1933 in Delaware County, Oklahoma, he was the son of Albert Lee Allen and Emma Rutherford Allen. Rex married Irene Dee Alexander on May 11, 1955 in Reno, Nevada. He was an Army Veteran of the Korean War and an Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War. Rex graduated with a Master’s Degree in Education from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He worked as a school superintendent for the Gore, Ketchum, and Colcord School Districts. Rex was an elder for the Colcord Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, and three sisters.
He is survived by his wife, Irene Allen of the home; one son, Randall Allen and wife Kim of Colcord; one daughter, Debra Geurin and husband David of Dewey, Oklahoma; one grandson, Ryan Allen of Colcord; two granddaughters, Cassandra Stauder and husband Ryan of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Kelsey Couture and husband Jack of Key West, Florida; five great grandchildren; one step granddaughter; three step great grandchildren; six great great step grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 21, 2017 at Colcord Church of Christ with Mr. Larry Ellis officiating. Burial will follow at Dickson Cemetery, Cherokee City, Arkansas. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Colcord Church of Christ Youth Fund, P.O. Box 25, Colcord, OK 74338.
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