Obituaries
04-28-2004
Longview News-Journal


Denise Diane Allen 
Rusk County MG

KILGORE - Services for Denise Diane Allen, 42, of Kilgore will 
be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 29, 2004, at the Rader 
Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with the Rev. Dr. Byron Allen 
of Laird Hill Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow 
in Rusk County Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Allen passed away 
Monday, April 26, 2004, at her home in Kilgore, after a 
lingering illness. 

She was born in Kilgore on Oct. 15, 1961. She graduated as 
salutatorian from Leverett's Chapel High School in 1980, and 
she had attended Kilgore College. She was a lifetime member of 
Laird Hill Baptist Church. 

Denise was preceded in death by her grandparents, J.B. and 
Roberta Jordan of Kilgore and James L. and Eunice Allen of 
Leverett's Chapel; an uncle, Donnie Jordan of Big Sandy; a 
great-grandmother, Jane McClendon; and a great-aunt, Vivan 
McClendon of Leverett's Chapel. 

Denise is survived by her parents, Charles L. and Elsie Carol 
Allen of Leverett's Chapel; her daughter, Alecia G. Box of 
Palestine; her brother, Terry L. Allen of Henderson; her 
sister, Karen Allen Boyd of Longview; special friend Wade 
Hinton of Kilgore; and an uncle and aunt, Johnny and Linda 
Allen of Liberty City. Survivors also include her nephews, 
Brandon, Cameron, Keane and Kendall; her niece, Keely Allen of 
Hallsville; and cousins Cristi Jordan Carnes of Michigan and 
Kelli Layne Allen of Liberty City. Great-grandparents include 
Margie Jordan of Tyler and Bertha Dean of Hot Springs, Ark.; 
and Robert Danvers of Kilgore. 

Denise was a very loving person and will be missed by those 
who knew her. Memorials may be made to Laird Hill Baptist 
Church, Laird Hill, TX 75666. 

Visitation is 6:30-9 p.m. today, April 28, at the funeral 
home. 

Online condolences for the family may be left at www.raderfuneralhome.com