Robert Eugene Allen, Sr.

Robert "Bob" Eugene Allen, Sr., beloved husband and father, 68, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2015, from injuries sustained in a construction accident. The Allen family will receive friends from 6 to 8pm Wednesday, March 2, at Gordon Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant, and from 6 to 8pm Thursday, March 3, at Roach Funeral Home in Gassaway, WV. A celebration of Robert’s life will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, March 4, at Roach Funeral Home, and burial will follow in Sugar Creek Cemetery in Gassaway. A native of Frametown, WV, Robert was born on Nov. 15, 1947, to Harry F. Allen and ErmaLee Smith Allen. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son, Jonathan Allen, and a granddaughter, Megan Nicole Allen. Robert was employed as a construction superintendent for Blythe Development. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he also was a licensed Baptist minister. His life-long love for nature and the outdoors made hunting and fishing natural hobbies. A special interest in trees drew him to wood-working and saw-milling. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Carol Anderson Allen; three sons, Robert E. Allen, Jr. (Cindy), Phillip S. Allen, and Matthew T. Allen (Jessica); two brothers, Richard Lee Allen (Christine) of Gassaway, and Steven Mark Allen (Laura) of Frametown; and five grandchildren, Robert E. Allen, III, Jacob Alexander Allen, Elizabeth Ann Allen, Matthew T. Allen, Jr., and Benjamin James Allen, also by several nieces and nephews