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Submitted: 7/22/23 • Approved: 7/29/23 • Last Updated: 8/1/23 • R437488-G0-S3
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
Korea
December 14, 1931 - June 29, 2018
Mr Alton Asa Allen, age 86 of Winnfield, Louisiana passed away Friday, June 29, 2018.
Mr Allen was born Monday, December 14, 1931 in Winnfield, Louisiana to the union of D C Allen and Mary Weir Allen Jenkins. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Frankie Allen Dickerson; brother,D C Allen, Jr and nephew, Jonathan Allen.
He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served his country as a paratrooper during the Korean War. He attended LSU and was a member of the boxing team and later went on to win the Golden Gloves Championship. He had a photography business in Hawaii for many years and was also a tour guide in Los Angeles, California before retiring home to Winnfield.
Those left to cherish his memory include his sister-in-law, Elsie D Allen, Winnfield; brother-in-la Bill Dickerson, Farmington, Missouri; niece, Barbie Grantadams (Herman), Winnfield; niece Dianne Dickerson, Farmington, Missouri; nephew Bill Dickerson (Julie), Prairie Village, Kansas; great nieces and nephews, Ryan Porter(Nicole), Kiah Porter(Holly), Valerie Jordan(Brent), Jenna Porter, Chad Allen, Alison Sheets(Wayne), Shannon Davis(Mike), Sally Dickerson, and Blake Dickerson(Erin); and numerous great great nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Monday, July 2, 2018, at Southern Funeral Home, 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, July 2, 2018 at the Winnfield City Cemetery with Ryan Porter officiating.
Contributed on 7/22/23 by debbraszymanski
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