Taylor Brian Allen

Services for Taylor Brian Allen, 52, of Gladewater, will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at 11 A.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Larry W. Osborne and Todd Clifton officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery with Dale Thomas, officiating. Born on March 15, 1960, in Gladewater, Texas, to Raymond and Betty Allen, he died on Monday, December 17, 2012. He was a 1978 graduate of Gladewater High School, a construction worker, and a member of the Church of Christ. He is survived by his mother, Betty Allen of Gladewater; daughter, Brandy Allen of Gladewater; son and daughter-in-law, Casey J and Colleen Allen of Gladewater; 4 grandchildren, Brandon and Kelsie Johnson and Leila and Carson Allen, all of Gladewater; brother, Mark Allen of Gladewater. aunt and uncle, Kathrine and Herman Wilson of Gladewater; and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond A. Allen. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.