Funeral service for Rev. Eakle P. Allen, Jr., age 80 will be 3 pm Saturday Oct. 13, 2007 at the Inola United Methodist Church under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.

Eakle died Tues., Oct. 9, 2007, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, at the age of 80.

The son of Eakle P. and Olive F. (Thompson) Allen was born on Jan. 6, 1927, in Florence, CO. He married Barbara W. Castleberry on Aug. 8, 1948 in Atlanta, KS, after serving in the Navy during WWII. She preceded him in death in June of this year. Prior to the ministry Eakle was a teacher, basketball coach, and worked for Boeing Aircraft for 18 years. He was active in the Lions Club, an amateur Ham Radio Operator, the American Legion, DAV and scouting. He was scout master in Braman, OK, Rose Hill Methodist Church, Tulsa, and restarted a troop in Inola, OK.

Eakle was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara; daughter, Venice Fischer; and sisters: Virginia Groom and Dorothy B. Allen.

His survivors include sons: Michael Allen and wife, Tawanda, Kenneth Allen and wife, Tilitha, Robert Allen, Roger Allen, Jack Allen and wife, Linda, and Steven Allen and wife, Debbie; son-in-law, Charles Fischer; brother, Harold Allen; sister, Marjorie Sullivan; grandchildren: Michael Allen, Jr. and wife, Tabitha, Stacy Boyd and husband, Jeb, Jason Allen and wife, Kari, Anthony Allen and wife, Alexion, Danny Allen and wife, Shawna, Melanie McClain, Jeremy Allen and wife, Rebekah, Mandy Garcia and husband, Pedro, Serena Straka and husband, Ben, Toby Fischer, Joshua Allen, Jeff Long, and Marty Long; and great-grandchildren: Kruize McClain, Korienna McClain, Kiara McClain, Angelica McClain, Kristian McClain, Kaleb Allen-Garcia, Kieshia Allen-Garcia, MaLeaha Allen-Garcia, Bentura Allen-Garcia, Gabriel Allen, Danielle Allen, Angelisa Allen, Dylan Allen, Marissa Allen, Alana Allen, Anthony Allen, Jr., Ashtin Allen, Hanna Boyd, Grant Allen, Austin Allen, Alex Allen, Eli Allen, and Ashlyn Allen.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Methodist Children’s Fund.