Kenneth Ricky Allen

Kenneth Ricky Allen, age 46, a resident of Cleveland, suddenly went home to be with the Lord Friday, April 28, 2006. He attended Cleveland Cornerstone Church and was employed with Cleveland Chair Company (Jackson Mfg.) for the past 22 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Coral Lee Blackwell, and one sister, Sherry Gail Allen. He is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law: Antionette and Daniel Barroso of Cleveland, and Aleshia and Nick Oswalt of Alaska; two grandchildren: Emilia Barroso and Morgan Oswalt; father, Lawrence Blackwell of Cleveland; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Wanda and Joe Carlton of Ringgold, GA, Mary "Peanut" and Terry Choate, Debra and Max McCann, all of Cleveland, and Denise and Jeff Howard of Georgetown; six brothers and their spouses: James and Kathy Allen, Freddie Hines, Scottie and Tammy Hines, Shane Allen, all of Cleveland, Jamie Cook of Fort Walton Beach, FL, and Jason Cook of Tullahoma; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Reverend Herbert Conley and Reverend John Bivens officiating. Interment will follow in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens with Chris Allen, Kenneth Allen, Derek Allen, Jesse Bullard, Kirk Allen and Shaun Hines serving as pallbearers. His family will receive friends from 2 ? 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.