Bobby Joel Allen, 86, was born on November 16, 1936 in Alicia Arkansas and passed away on February 5, 2023. He was the first born child of Paul and Juanita Allen. He survived by his wife of 60 years, Diana Allen; 2 daughters, Melissa Limbaugh (Joe) and Stephanie Allen, grandchildren Seth Limbaugh and Gabrielle Limbaugh (Kevin), his sister Mary Anne Thurman (Richard) and brother Buddy Allen (Bonnie), nephew Mark Shaver, and nieces Michelle Brown, Jodie, and Kelli.
As a child he picked cotton on the family homestead which later grew rice. As a teenager Bobby and Buddy picked fruit at orchards up north. At 17 he enlisted in the Air Force. During his over 20 years in the service he fought in Vietnam and earned a Bronze Star which was given for meritorious acts of valor and combat for his initiative in radar and radar maintenance. Later in life as a civilian on Redstone Arsenal he worked on many projects including unmanned drones.
In lieu of flowers and plants we request you donate to a Veterans Program or your favorite charity.
The graveside service will be taking place on Monday, February 13 at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Nashville, TN, starting at 11:00 a.m..
