Evelyn Holcomb Allen

Evelyn Holcomb Allen, age 91, of Bismarck, Ark. died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014. She was born Feb. 22, 1923 in Clark County the daughter of Jewell Rush and Cora Amy Kirksey Holcomb. She was a retired dairy farmer and a member of the First Baptist Church of Bismarck. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances LaVonne Allen; six brothers, Vernon, Charles, Lendol, Wayne, Gerald and Gene Holcomb and three sisters, Verlon Floyd, Fern Ainsworth and Ruth Partridge. Survivors include two sons, Jerry (Carla) Allen and Terry (Dee) Allen both of Bismarck; three daughters, Evon Teague and Dewana Allen both of Bismarck and Hilda (Benito) Ochoa of Texarkana, Ark.; one brother, Larry (Carolyn) Holcomb of Hot Springs; one sister, LaVonne (Cliff) Carson of Hampton, Ark.; six grandchildren, Jeremy, Tasha and Trent Allen, Katrina Knoedl, Tracy Hogan and Drew Adcock; nine great-grandchildren; five sisters-in-law, Mary, Gloria, Patricia and Linda Holcomb and Karen McKinney. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 22, in Arkadelphia. Visitation will be 9:30 till service time the day of the service. Burial will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronnie, Jeremy and Trent Allen, Kevin Carson, Brent Holcomb, Josh Hogan, Drew Adcock and Louie Wilson, honorary pallbearers will be Tristan Knoedl, Dennis and Alan Holcomb, James and Pete Wilson and great-grandsons, Lane, Ty, Brody, Gavin, Levi and Eli. Sign online guestbook at www.ruggleswilcox.com.