Robert "Bob" Arthur Allen, 73, of Bridge City, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas.
Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2012, at Orange Forest Lawn Cemetery in West Orange. Officiating will be Reverend Jeff Bell, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres.
Born in Ellensburg, Washington on June 11, 1938, Robert was the son of Arthur Burgess and Edith Scarborough Allen. He served in the US Army for 20 years and was a Green Beret. He served in three tours in Vietnam.
Robert is survived by his wife of 52 years, Dagmar Allen; daughter, Angie Hall and husband Britt of Forney; sons, Roy Allen and Anthony "Ray" Allen, both of Bridge City; grandchildren, Robert Hall, Brittany Hall, David Hall, and Devin Allen; and great-grandchildren, Emilia Hall and Sean Buttram.