Joseph R. 'Ron' Allen, 73

SEAFORD - Joseph R. "Ron" Allen of Seaford died Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, in Green Valley Nursing Home, Smyrna. He was 73.

Mr. Allen retired from the commissary at Fort Meade, Md., where he was a meat cutter.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and was a member of the American Legion Post 29, Denton, Md.

Mr. Allen is survived by his wife of 51 years, Geraldine Jefferson Allen; two sons, Ronald Allen and his wife Mary of Hurlock, Md., and Timothy Allen and his wife Diana of Glen Bernie, Md.; two grandchildren, Lauren Allen and Jenna Allen; a brother, Charles Allen of Henderson, Md.; and two sisters, Janet Neff of Pasadena, Md., and Virginia Jordan of Cape Sinclair, Md.

Funeral services will be noon Friday in the Cranston Funeral Home, 300 N. Shipley St., Seaford, where friends may call one hour prior.

Burial will be in Delaware Veterans Cemetery, Millsboro.