Rev. Gene Allen, 86, of Keller, a former long-time resident of Pampa, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at his home. Born August 10, 1927 in Temple, Oklahoma, he was the son of Willie George Allen and Bessie Caroline Carpenter Allen. He graduated from Cotton County High School in Oklahoma and later attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He served in the U S Navy at the end of World War II. On May 6, 1961 he married Jean Land at Glad Tidings Church in San Antonio, Texas. He and Jean lived in Pampa, Texas for 38 years. An ordained minister, he served as Senior Pastor at Briarwood Church in Pampa until his retirement in 1993. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club, was on the Board of the Pampa Optimist Club, was a certified hospital chaplain, and was affiliated with the North Texas District of the Assemblies of God at the time of his death. Gene and Jean moved to Keller, Texas five years ago. Survivors include his wife Jean of Keller; a son Garland O. Allen of Keller; daughter Heidi Roush and husband Randy of Colleyville, Texas; brother, J. T. Allen and wife Evelyn of Fort Worth; sisters, Pat Kemery of North Richland Hills and Sue Scoma and husband Louis of Colleyville; grandchildren, Hailey Allen Diamond and husband Michael of Amarillo, TX and Tate Roush of Norman, Oklahoma; and two great grandchildren. The family will receive friends 6:00 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 W. Airport Freeway in Irving. The funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 28, 2013 at Compass Christian Church, 2600 Hall Johnson Road in Colleyville, TX 76034. Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211.