Owen G. Allen

Mr. Owen G. Allen, age 89, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, February 22, 2005, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Allen was a native of Kilbourne, LA., and a resident of Ocean Springs for the past 17 years. He retired from the US Air Force after 27 years of service as a Chief Warrant Officer retiring at Keesler Air Force Base. He was a veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict. Mr. Allen was a member of the Masonic Lodge #120 in Biloxi. He was also a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs. Mr. Allen was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Allen, three brothers, Joe Allen, Dewey Allen, and Theodore Allen, and one sister, Ida Weaver. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Mrs. Lillian Bea Allen of Ocean Springs, a daughter Frances Sue White and husband, John E. White of Ocean Springs, a son, Owen Robert Allen and wife Martha, of Pearl River, LA., sister, Mildred House of Lake Providence, LA., five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Thursday, February 24, 2005, from 6-9 PM, at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home. On Friday, February 25, 2005, there will be a 2 PM church service at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Porter Street in Ocean Springs, where friends may call from 1-2 PM. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Park with full military honors. The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.