Nelson Allen

© Enid News and Eagle

07-06-2019

Submitted by: Glenn

© Enid News and Eagle

October 6, 1947 - July 5, 2019

Funeral service for Nelson Allen, 71, of Enid, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with Rev. Kenneth Wade and Rev. David Reber, Jr. officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. in Lone Star Cemetery, southeast of Waynoka. Visitation for family and friends will be Monday evening 5:30 to 7:00 at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home.

Nelson was born October 6, 1947, in Alva, Oklahoma, and passed away on Friday, July 5, 2019, at his home in Enid.

Nelson grew up in Alva, graduated from Alva High School, and attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University. In 1970, he started his career with Koch Industries, which took him to various states and countries. Nelson retired in 2017. On August 29, 2003, he married Beverly Thompson in Newkirk, and they made their home in Enid. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, raising cattle, and spending time with his grandkids.

Nelson is survived by his wife Beverly; children Tara Ruiz (Cris), Robert Allen (Maggie), Jeff Tatro (Lynn), and Kimberly Cramer (Brandon); 11 grandchildren; and brother Emery Allen (Jo Anne).

He was preceded in death by his mother Norma Gene Allen.

Memorials may be made through Anderson-Burris to St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Guestbook is available online at www.andersonburris.com.

|Lonestar Cemetery Page|  |Major County Cemetery Page|  |Home|

---

This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma Cemeteries

The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.