1948
Robert
2020
Robert Allen
December 31, 1948 — December 31, 2020
Robert John Allen 72 of Claremont died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh, NC. Born Friday, December 31st, 1948 he was the son of Charles Wesley Allen Sr. and Mary Belle Allen.
He was a retired salesman who formerly worked in industrial maintenance. He was a collector of folk art and past-president of the NC Folk Art Society. He was a member of the Folk Art Society of America Advisory Board and a former member of the Kentucky Folk Art Center Board. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Conover, NC.
He was born in Dillon, SC, and grew up in Yazoo City, MS. He was a graduate of Yazoo City High School and Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS. He was a drummer in his high school and college bands.
Robert is survived by his wife, Margaret Day Allen of Claremont, NC; son, Christopher William Allen of Boulder, CO; daughter, Frances Leflore Allen of Dallas, NC; his sisters: Barbara Ann Allen Swayze (Carl Clayton II) of Benton, MS; and Frances Lorraine Barbour (Jeptha Fowlkes III) of Jackson, MS; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Wesley Allen, Sr., and Mary Belle McCormick Allen of Yazoo City, MS; his sisters: Mary Imogene “Genie” Allen, who died as an infant in Augusta, GA; Imogene Erickson (John) of Yazoo City; Olivia Kirk Bowman (Robert) of Bentonia, MS; and his brothers: Charles Wesley Allen, Jr.,
and David Emory Allen (Kathy) of Yazoo City.
A private graveside service will be held at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery in Claremont, with the Rev. Charmaigne Van Rooyen officiating. A celebration of life is planned for a later date. Friends and relatives wishing to honor his memory are encouraged to buy art from a living artist, or donate to Easterseals UCP at 5171 Glenwood Ave., Suite 211, Attention: Development, Raleigh, NC 27612. Donations may also be made online at www.eastersealsUCP.com. Jenkins Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Allen family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Robert John Allen, please visit our floral store.
He was a retired salesman who formerly worked in industrial maintenance. He was a collector of folk art and past-president of the NC Folk Art Society. He was a member of the Folk Art Society of America Advisory Board and a former member of the Kentucky Folk Art Center Board. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Conover, NC.
He was born in Dillon, SC, and grew up in Yazoo City, MS. He was a graduate of Yazoo City High School and Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS. He was a drummer in his high school and college bands.
Robert is survived by his wife, Margaret Day Allen of Claremont, NC; son, Christopher William Allen of Boulder, CO; daughter, Frances Leflore Allen of Dallas, NC; his sisters: Barbara Ann Allen Swayze (Carl Clayton II) of Benton, MS; and Frances Lorraine Barbour (Jeptha Fowlkes III) of Jackson, MS; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Wesley Allen, Sr., and Mary Belle McCormick Allen of Yazoo City, MS; his sisters: Mary Imogene “Genie” Allen, who died as an infant in Augusta, GA; Imogene Erickson (John) of Yazoo City; Olivia Kirk Bowman (Robert) of Bentonia, MS; and his brothers: Charles Wesley Allen, Jr.,
and David Emory Allen (Kathy) of Yazoo City.
A private graveside service will be held at Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery in Claremont, with the Rev. Charmaigne Van Rooyen officiating. A celebration of life is planned for a later date. Friends and relatives wishing to honor his memory are encouraged to buy art from a living artist, or donate to Easterseals UCP at 5171 Glenwood Ave., Suite 211, Attention: Development, Raleigh, NC 27612. Donations may also be made online at www.eastersealsUCP.com. Jenkins Funeral Home is assisting the family.
Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Allen family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Robert John Allen, please visit our floral store.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Robert Allen, please visit our flower store.
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