David B. Allen, age 58, of Greenville, passed away Wed morning, January 28, 2009 after suffering an apparent heart attack at home.
Born on Apr 11, 1950 in Greenville, Dave was a proud veteran of the Vietnam War having served with the United States Army. He was a member of the Ray I. Booth American Legion Post 101 in Greenville, and enjoyed working on cars, driving the Magic Bus for his Turk Lake friends, and watching NASCAR.
On Jul 28, 1972, in Greenville, he married Christine A. Ward.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jamie Christine Allen on Dec 3, 1974; his mother, Irene Allen-Austin; his mother in law, Maxine Ward; and a step mother, Nancy Austin.
Survivng are his wife, Chris Allen of Greenville; their children, Chad & Eiddie Allen and Mandy & Shawn Ingersoll; three grandchildren, Macy Ingersoll, Ashton Ingersoll, and Nicholle Christensen, all of Gowen; his step father, Floyd Austin of Greenville; a sister, Julie & Bruce Liscombe of Crystal; a brother, Bob & Teri Austin of Orleans; and uncle, Dr. Donald & Arlene Allen of Columbia, SC; parents in law, Gordon & Elaine Ward, Sr. of Rockford; siblings in law, Linda & Pete Petersen of Gowen, Gordon Ward, Jr of Greenville, Jackie & Don Korson of Gowen, and Bill & Sandy Ward of Jenison; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at the Brown – Teman & Christiansen Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Greenville, where the family will receive relatives and friends on Fri, from 5-8pm. Pastor Ted Bailey will officiate with military honors, rendered by the American Legion, concluding the ceremony.