Cover photo for Carl Allen's Obituary
Carl Allen Profile Photo
1942 Carl 2017

Carl Allen

January 5, 1942 — September 15, 2017

Born in Springfield, TN on January 5, 1942 Departed on September 15, 2017 and resided in Ridgetop, TN Visitation: Hendersonville Funeral Home Room: Stateroom AMonday September 18, 2017 4:00pm to 8:00pmTuesday September 19, 2017 10:00am to 1:00pmLife Celebration Service: Hendersonville Funeral Home Room: ChapelTuesday September 19, 2017 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Carl B. Allen, 75, passed away Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 at Brookdale of Goodlettsville. Born in Springfield, January 5, 1942, Carl was the son of the late Alvin Carl Allen and Dorothy Jackson Allen. He was also preceded in death by his step-father, Jerome Osborne; his first wife, Ruby Pauline Allen; his sister, Marlyn Montgomery; his son-in-law, Robbie Burton; and his nieces, Dorothy Ann Adams and Karen Jones. Carl was retired from Cargill Steel where he was a supervisor and his co-workers called him "Frosty". In is free time, Carl enjoyed camping and spending time with his family. He lived in Ridgetop and was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church in Greenbrier. He enjoyed visiting shut-ins as a representative of his church and generally had a love for all people. He was a caring, kind and gentle father, husband, grandfather and friend. Carl is survived by his daughter, Lisa Burton and her children Mandy, Heather (Mark) Burton and Rob (Danielle) Burton; his brother Kenneth (Hazel) Hinkle; his sisters, Loretta (Leon) Jones and Gena (James) Adams; his nephews, Chris Jones and Alex Jones; his nieces, Velvet (Greg) Morgan; his second wife, Patsy Gifford Barbee-Allen; his bonus family; William (Kay) Barbee, Pam (Randy) Stewart, Missy (Chris) Holland; Grandchildren, B.J. (Elizabeth) Barbee, Justin (Brittney), Brittany (Daniel) Becker, Kayla (Michael) Quinn, Tyde Kimble, Crimson Kimble, Noah Holland, Maggie Holland; and 9 "almost 10" Great-grandchildren. Visitation for Carl will be held Monday from 4 - 8 pm and Tuesday from 10 am - 1 pm at Hendersonville Funeral Home. A Life Celebration Service will be held Tuesday at 1 pm followed by interment at Hendersonville Memory Gardens. Serving as Pallbearers will be, Bobby Dorris, Dink Grogan, Tommy Cunningham, Rob Burton, Chirs Jones, B.J. Barbee, Justin Stewart, Mickey Acker, Tyde Kimble and Jared Schutt; Honorary Pallbearers will be Joey Henderson, Mike Otto, Joe Ford, Bob Wouten, Jamie Aldridge and Bud Wilkerson.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Carl Allen, please visit our flower store.

Guestbook

Visits: 11

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree