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Barbara Elizabeth Allen
03/15/1940 — 07/23/2002
From West, Richland, WA, US | Born in Texarkana, Texas
Barbara Elizabeth Allen
Barbara Elizabeth Allen, 62, of West Richland died at home Tuesday, July 23, 2002.
Barbara was born to Freelen and Mary Lou Cox on March 15, 1940 in Texarcana, Texas. As a young girl, Freelen and Mary Lou divorced and Barbara was then the lucky recipient of having the additional love of step-father Dale Hooks, and step-mother, Helen.
In 1955, Barbara met the man whom she would spend the rest of her life with when Billy Allen caught her eye one day at church. The two were married on May 27, 1957 and moved to El Pasco Texas following the birth of their first son, Keller Wayne. Shortly after that, they were blessed with the births of son, David Keith, and then daughter, Karen Elizabeth and they returned to Washington where they lived in Kent for several years. It was in Kent that youngest daughter, Katrina Renee, was born and their family was complete.
In 1971 the Allens moved to Pasco where they lived until 1985 when Barbara and Billy seeking warmer weather and a change of scenery moved with youngest daughter Katrina to Phoenix. Following Billys death in 1988, Barbara returned to the Tri-Cities where she lived until the time of her unexpected death. Barbara worked in the retail industry for over 30 years.
For everyone who knew Barbara, knows that her passion in life was her family. She is survived by father, Freelen Cox and his wife, Doris of Tenino Washington; step-father, Dale Hooks and his companion, Barbara Storey of Moses Lake, Washington; sister Mary Ann Wise of Phoenix Arizona, sister Marcella Morgan and husband Bud of Olympia Washington,and brother Lee Cox and wife Kathy of Chehalis, Washington. She is also survived by son, Kelly and wife Kathy granddaughters, Kimberly and Kelsy of Spokane; son Keith and wife Lori grandsons Kolby and Kaleb of Coeur d Alene, Idaho; daughter Karen and husband Donald Johnson grandson Michael and granddaughters Ashley and Cheyenne of Richland; and daughter Katrina and husband Arturo Mendoza granddaughter Anjelica of Richland. Her memory will also be carried on by special friend Don Fyler of Fife, Washington and her Mariner-watching, beer drinking, lets get a bit to eat, adopted son, Mike Dawkins of West Richland. Barbara also leaves behind numerous and much loved nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends.
Welcoming her to heaven, Barbara was proceeded in death by her husband, Billy Wayne Allen, mother Mary Lou Hooks, step-mother, Helen Cox, and brother Dale Rusty Hooks.
A memorial service celebrating Barbaras life will be held on August 6, 2002 at the Church of the Nazarene located at 7503 W. Court Street, Pasco at 11:00am. A private inurnment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that a donation be made to the charity of your choice.
Remembering You
Your time on earth seemed all too brief because we wanted you in our lives forever. And although we really miss you, in our hearts we know you are at peace. Still, countless times throughout the day we find ourselves remembering you. Although we cannot see or hear you, we know that you are with us. Well feel you in the warmth of the summer sun. Well see you in the brilliance of autumn leaves. Youll be safe beside us in the peacefulness of a gentle snowfall, and rejoice with us at the emergence of the first flowers of spring. We are thankful for the times we shared and the priceless memories too; for those memories are a comfort now when we lovingly- Remember you.
Happy Birthday Mom! I didn’t post yesterday but shared a bday cake with the boys in your honor, ok it was a picture of a cake sent via text message but they both replied and that’s how we communicate, better than not right? I miss you! I keep trying to imagine you at 81 and we’ll, I can’t, you’re forever young Mom! I love you.
Bobby,you will be missed from your children and family when they least expect it. Taking one day at a time will ease the sorrow. You will be gone but the memories will always be with them. Our thoughts are with the family Love,
Marcella and Bud
Mom, Grandma, Barbara, Auntie Barbar,Bobby, sis, no matter what she was called she was my best friend. We fought like cats and dogs when we were kids, but she was my best friend. We grew to love each other and shared all of our secerts. We could have blackmailed each other on any given day, but we didn’t because she was my best friend. I will remember her everyday for the rest of my life with laughter and love. She was not only my best friend she was my sister.
Love to you all Kelly, Keith, Karen and Trina.
Aunt Mary
To Trina: I feel the deep sadness you are experiencing during this time of grief and few words can comfort you in your sorrow, but please know that I am here for you and always will be.
Love
Lyle
Karen, my heart and prayers are with you and your family. Sincerely, Mary Ann
At such a time there isn’t much that anyone can say – but our prayers go out to you and our hearts are hoping you’ll find strength and comfort in knowing God is caring for her now.
We are thinking of you with Love and Caring.
Barbara, thanks for being a great wife to my brother and for always being so kind to my Mother. Now you will rest peacefully with the Lord forever.
First I would like to get a message to all of my Aunti Barbar’s grandbabies, I know this has been very hard on you and you all are very sad. I am sorry for that and I want you to know that your Grandmother thought the world of you. The first thing she did when visiting us in Phx was give me lots of hugs then she pulled out all the pictures of her babies. She thought the world of you. She was very proud of each and every one of you. One of my earlist memories of doing something with my auntie Barbar was having a birthday party at her house for me. I must have been 5 or 6. I remember this 1st becuase Uncle Billy told me he lost his leg in an helicopter crash and the best part about that day was that auntie Barbar had saved a wishing bone for me and I got to make my first wish. I dont remember what I wished for But I WISH HOPE and PRAY that you all know how much you ment to your Grandmother. She will be watching over you and listening to your prayers. So when you miss hear remember that you can always remember her and talk wiht her.
To my mother, I dont know what else to say excapt I am sorry and I love you
My heart goes out to all my cousins. I wish I can hug you all. Just know that I love you and you all our on my mind
Love
Leslie and
The Adkins Clan
We send our sincere condolences. May all our fondest memories of Bobby be best remembered. We remember Bobby for the wonderful person she was, how she was always there for all of us when we needed her most. We miss her so very much. She is pulling our family together in this time of sorrow. She would not want us to mourn her passing. She would want us to gather together and be strong. We love you Bobby. Love Grandad and Barb.
Mom, there are no words in this world to convey the void I have in my heart right now. I’m doing a little better each day but will always continue fight the desperation to feel your arms wrapped around me when I can’t find anything else in the world to comfort me, I have such an emptiness inside me that only you can fill. I miss you so much Mom. Your wish is coming true as the 4 of us kids are working out our differences and coming together as a family, something you’ve taught us since day one and ragged on us about every day since lol. We’re leaning on the strength you gave us and are pulling each other through this devestating time in our lives. I’ve talked to so many of your friends and family Mom, you were so loved by everyone. Your memory will live on in all of us, it’s not the same as having you with us but we are slowly finding comfort in that. Rest easy sweetheart. I love you. Karen
Barbara, you were a wonderful friend to me and my family. We will always have you in our hearts and thoughts forever.I will miss the friendship we had together. I will always love you and think of you. May God bless your family.
Love,
Arvay Brown
Aunt Barbara –
You really are going to be missed by everyone. I know now you are up there with Uncle Billy Wayne, and Grandma. The 3 of you will look down on all of us and guide us in the right direction. I’m thankful that I was able to see you when I did. Love You Dearly – MaryDee
Mom, 4 short months have passed since your death yet it feels like an eternity since I’ve seen your beautiful smile and felt your warm and loving touch. Today is Thanksgiving and I’m wondering how the hell I’m suppose to make it through the day without you-could you tell me again how much sage to add to the dressing? I love you so much Mom and I miss you more than words can say. The poem we wrote in your obituary means more to me today than any of those gone by since loosing you. I miss you Mom but you are in my heart and on my mind today, yesterday and always. I’m determined to get through today by not focusing on the void I feel from your loss but more on the legacy you left me, I don’t know if I can burn the rolls like you did but I’m sure going to try. With tears of sadness, I Love you mommy.
Karen
Your time on earth seemed all too brief because we wanted you in our lives forever.
And although we really miss you, in our hearts we know you are at peace.
Still, countless times throughout the day we find ourselves remembering you.
Although we cannot see or hear you, we know that you are with us.
Well feel you in the warmth of the summer sun.
Well see you in the brilliance of autumn leaves.
Youll be safe beside us in the peacefulness of a gentle snowfall,
and rejoice with us at the emergence of the first flowers of spring.
We are thankful for the times we shared and the priceless memories too;
for those memories are a comfort now when we lovingly-
Remember you.
We will never forget the nicest smiles and the warmest greetings at the Neighborhood Market, the hugs at seeing you in the darndest places, the love you have shared and placed in our hearts…We love you so much Barb, and are envious of your peace with God.
To my momma, I miss you so very much. I have no idea what I am supposed to do now.I feel like I am doing everything in mechanical mode, and missing you comes only when I am alone. I don’t like it, and there is nothing I can do about it. I wish you could be here to see how well the four of us K’s are getting along. We are together momma, like you always wanted. I know you would be proud and I hope pride is something you find in heaven too, when you watch down on us. I wish you peace and happiness where you are. I love you.
Your baby…….
Happy Easter Mom. I miss you. I miss your arms wrapping around me as I deal with all that has been placed upon us. I miss your smile that always welcomed me when I entered the room where you were. I miss your laughter. I miss your whining lol. I miss talking to you early in the morning over a cup of cofee. I miss your “newest creative craft ideas”. I miss brownies in a jar. I miss the way your eyes danced when you were excited about something or the passion in your voice when you spoke of our family. I miss having you here with me mom. I hate all that is going on in my life mom. I hate that Dan could devestate my family so much by his sick and evil ways. I hate that I have to learn to go on without you. I hate that I have to learn to be a mom myself without your wisdom and strength to pull me through. Ashley misses you terribly Mom. I can not tell you the countless times that she has verbalized her loss and the pain she carries from not having you here to help her through life. She has written you hundreds of letters, I know in my heart you’ve read each and everyone one of them countless times. She loves you so much mom, I never really knew how bonded you were together until you were gone and I feel the void your death has left in her life. She is a beautiful and strong young woman mom and if you were here you would be so proud of how she is handling all of the ugliness in her life. She is amazing and I draw my strength daily from her and watching her go through all that she is going through and the fact that she is able to walk with her head held high and is in control, finally in control, of her own decisions and her life’s fate. She is a good girl Mom and I owe you so much for all that you gave her while you were here with us. You taught her to laugh and to be strong and to hold true to herself above all others. I truly know the meaning of “she is here with you” even though you are gone Mom, thank you for giving her the strength to disclose the evil and vile that Dan brought to her innocent life. I wish you were here Mom.
Happy Easter.
Love,
Karen
Momma,
Forgive me for not writing sooner. I miss you terribly. I go and visit your grave at least once a month. It helps me feel closer to you, somehow. i felt you on Mother’s day in Safeway, I smelled you and felt warm all over, and there was no one else around but Ashley…she felt it too.
Well, two more kids down and 3 more to go for graduations. Kaleb’s was Friday and Michael’s Saturday. I am sure you watched, and are as proud as teh rest of us were. I love you mom, and wish you were here. It seems impossible that you will have been gone a year next month. I can still hear your laughter and your yells when you watched Bret Boone…..I miss you momma.
Love your baby,
Trina
Mom, Trina is lost, she has a map but doesn’t know where she is going. Please watch over her and help her arrive in AL safely ok? once she’s there poke her in the ribs until she wakes up and make her see that she deserves so much more. Please mom. You’re the only one that can.
I miss you and love you dearly.
Love,
Karen
Momma,
Karen was right. I WAS lost, but I have made my way and I am happy. Re-assure her that all is fine.
Can you believe I am living in ALABAMA??? You would love it here, you would fit right in, in this Southern state, and your cooking would beat all these folks by a million miles!!
I love you and miss you very much, my angel in heaven.
Happy birthday momma. I love you.
Hi Mom; I know your birthday was yesterday, did you hear me sing to you when I was in the shower? Sorry I didn’t come here yesterday to make this post but I just couldn’t because I knew that to get a post made I would have to scroll through your obituary and I just couldn’t do it yeserday, I know you understand. I miss you so much Mom. I planted a rose bush for you for your birthday in my yard – yellow ones w/red trim, can’t wait for the first bloom to appear, maybe it’ll be on Mother’s Day.
I want to ask you to keep an eye out for Michael’s grandpa Bill, he passed away on Monday after a long courageous battle with cancer and I know he’s up there looking for a friend. Give him a kiss for me and tell him I have always loved him.
I really miss you mom. Not a day goes by that I dont’ think of you; I want you to know that I can laugh about memories I have of us together now without busting into tears but the tears, they still come. I don’t think I will ever get over loosing you here on earth mom.
I love you.
Karen
I miss you. I wish you were here. I love you.
Karen
Dear Grandma,
A week and a Half ago my friend Danielle and her sweet mother were killed by a nasty sick man who later died a painfull death. I used to dance with her, and i was hopeing maybe you would dance with her up there in heaven. Wow its been so long since you were taken from this evil world. sometimes i wish i could go to where you are, i wish i could be with you and granny and grandpa and maybe i could meet him for the first time. i know that i was put on this earth for a reason and i know that i might not SAVE the world but i know as long as i could prevent a little baby from not being molested at all i know my job is comlete. i miss you grandma soo much. there has always been a special bond between me and you, i know i can still feel it. youve tought me soo much and i think god took you as his angel so that you could look out for me better and help me and mom go through life and making sure we make it. i miss you. i cant ever stop saying it. i still cry like ive never cried before. i miss the way you would always be ready for my phone call. you would always be the one to come get me from school and feed me soup when i was sick….
Trina got married. sometimes i feel like the family is falling apart. At kolbys wedding uncle kelly and keith werent speaking to each other but only to mom which was weird but oh well she needs them and they need her. uncle kellys ranch is on fire i just hope it doesnt spread anymore. maybe you could look over that and help him and give him some strength to fight harder for his dream.
When i was at kolbys wedding i hated the fact that i would never be able to have you and mom peeking over your scholders looking back at how much ive grown and what ive accomplished in life. mom misses you bad too. i would like to go vist your grave and i think i might soon. i need to. i love you so much. i graduate this year and i hope you will help me through. I LOVE YOU!
in my dreams always
your baby girl
ashley
Grandma,
School starts tomorrow. I thought about you a lot when i went school shopping this year. Its my last year and i wish you were here helping me through it. Please just watch over me.. i miss you so much. i love you.
ashley
Mom,
I just wanted you to know how much I love you and miss you. I think of you every day and wish God would have given you more time on this earth with us. I can’t believe it has been over 3 years. Not one day goes by that I don’t talk to you and pray that you are watching over all of us.
I miss you momma.
Mom, thanks for baking cookies with me yesterday. I loved having you with me, laughing in my ear, telling me when to stop adding powdered sugar to the frosting – more is not better lol. I miss you mommy, Merry Christmas.
Love,
Karen
Hi Mom, she beat me…she’s 3 hours ahead of me so it’s by a technicality ..lol. Happy Birthday MOM! Funny Trina, Ashley and I were just talking about how old Mom is and we teetered back and forth on 60/62/and 63 and then I started counting and holy cow! 66! Geez, that’s old! LOL. I love you Mom, Happy Birthday.
Karen
Hi momma!
Tomorrow is your birthday!!! 66, you would have tried to be retired, hanging out, reading books, watching the boob tube. In a way you are still watching the boob tube, watching all of us boobs down here trying to figure out which way to go. I miss you so much. I love you momma, I pray it is as beautiful as I dream. Have a wonderful day with our Lord, and tell Daddy, Granny, and Uncle Rusty hi for me!
Trina
Grandma..
i miss you so much. i graduate soon. only 5 1/2 weeks left. im excited but SOOOOOO scared at the same time. lifes crazy. i dunno what to say…. i love you grandma!!
–ashley–
Hi Mom, well, just a few more days, the blessings of the Lord and Ashley’s will to get her butt out of bed to make up 2 more PE classes and she’ll be graduating on Friday. I’m so happy and proud of her Mom, you know my heart so you know what I mean but I’m also saddened at the same time. Things are going to change for me soon in regards to “mommyhood” and while I’m looking forward to it I’m doing so with trepidation. There is so much more I want to do for her but I can’t. I don’t know that I’ve done enough. I don’t think I’m ready to let her leave the nest and yet I know I have to but I can’t in the world figure out how to get my head and heart in line to make it happen. What will I do now? Sure she still needs me but not like she has and that’s gonna free up a lot of time for me, how will I fill it? I’ve looked forward to this for a ..well, 18 years lol…and it’s going to be such a joyous moment to see her walk that stage, she has worked so hard to overcome things in her life and I know she’s “grown up” now but to me she’ll always be my baby.
I’m lonely for you mom, I miss you so much. I wish you were here to experience this with me. I wish I could pick up the phone and hear your voice or better yet stop by the apartment and wake you up and convince you to make me some coffee and scrambled eggs. I wish I could do that for you. I hate that death has seperated us for this time Mom and I know that we’ll be together again someday in Heaven but right now that’s not good enough. Today I’m “angry” that you were taken so soon from our lives. I need you here with me. I need your arms around me. I need your laughter in my ear as I call you before I go to bed. I need your potato salad! I love you mom.
Karen
I love you mom…missing you..
Karen
Hi Mom, been awhile since I’ve been here but you’ve been with me every single day. So, what do you think about our little Gabriel? Isn’t he just the greatest mom? I can’t wait till he’s old enough to hear the stories of his Great Grandma Barbar. I love him so much Mom, thank you for holding him in your arms during those close calls and watching over us as we welcome him into our lives. I felt your presence at the chapel on Saturday, when i went into the women’s room I could smell your gardenia perfume Mom and I was so comforted to know you were there. I love you mommy and I miss you terribly.
Karen
Hey grandma. I miss you a lot. I hope your keeping a good lookout for my baby boy. Hes getting big don;t you think? Hes amazing grandma. I know you love him and play with him all the time. Your who hes smiling at when hes playing with the butterflies. I love you!!
Hi Mom, I think of you everyday and miss you more and more all the time. I know I don’t have to come here for you to know that but sometimes I really just need have a place to go to be with you and since you’re buried in Moses Lake this is it for me. I love you momma, I miss you.
Grandma-
I feel you everyday. When I see my baby playing with butterflies I know your with him giving him soft kisses. I miss you so much. There is so much going on in everyone’s lives right now. Lots of changes-some good-some bad. I think about you all the time. I’ve learned more and more about you. I know you would be very proud of me right now. I am really getting into a grove of making lots of different crafts, I wish you were here to give me advice. In just a few days you will have been done for 7 years. When you first passed away I wondered if the pain would ever go away-it hasn’t. I still break down. I plan on getting your picture framed and having a memory wall. I love you-until we meet again.
Your Daisy Girl :
Happy Birthday, Beautiful. Sure do miss you. I love you, Mom.
Love you mom, missing you always but especially today…8 years too many without you. I love u.
Happy Birthday Momma. I love you.
Happy Birthday Mom! I Love you and miss you!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Mom! I love and miss you so very much!
Happy Mother’s day Momma. I miss you so much. I know you have plenty of beautiful flowers for this day and every day. I love you.
Miss you momma. Happy Mother’s Day!
We may not be able to be with you, but know that we grieve with you. All our love and prayers.
Love
Darren & Jennifer
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Barbara Elizabeth Allen