Kelley Miles Allen, ninety-eight, of Ryan, Oklahoma, died May 3, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He had been blessed with a long rich life and looked forward to his heavenly journey. Kelley's love for his Savior was apparent in everything he said or did and his life was a testimony of gratitude for the price Jesus paid for his salvation. He was a loving husband, a caring Dad, a delightful Grandpa, and a wonderful friend and good neighbor. Kelley was born August 16, 1909, in Clay County Texas, to James Drewery and Martha Elizabeth White Allen. He was the youngest of thirteen children. Early in 1913, his family moved from Clay County to what is now the Irving Community west of Ryan. Except for a short period in 1918, when his family moved to East Texas around Mt Vernon, he lived in the Irving Community the remainder of his life. He became a Christian in 1925, was baptized in 1927, and became a member of the Irving Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon since 1951. He joined the Masonic Lodge and attained the rank of 32nd Degree Mason. He was also a member of the Eastern Star and served as Worthy Patron several times. He married Faye Painter at her family home in Nocona, Texas, January 14, 1934. Faye died in 2000. They were married sixty-six years.

Kelley was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Faye, twelve siblings; one son-in-law, Wayne Hoover; one grandchildren, Emmitt Miles Allen; and one great-great-granchild, Tabitha Carlee Keith.

A celebration of Kelley's life will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Irving Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Rhone and Rev. Clarence Mize, Kelley's pastor for twenty-six years, officiating. Burial will be in the Ryan Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Ryan. Family visitation will be Tuesday evening, May 6, 2008, at the Dudley Funeral Home in Ryan.