Allen Wayne Eldridge

Allen was born on December 14, 1949 in Canadian, Oklahoma to Wilfred and Willie Belle (Small) Eldridge. He attended and graduated from Canadian High School in May of 1968. On December 23, 1970, Allen married Margie Flud. He worked as a truck driver for over fifteen years and also as a mechanic for a salvage yard for eighteen years. On April 5, 1993, Allen married Pat Ann Henderson in McAlester, Oklahoma. Survivors include: his wife, Pat Eldridge, of the home; three sons, David and wife, Mindi, of Bartlesville, OK; Ron and wife, Jamie, of Edmond, OK; Steve and wife, Sonja, of Derby, KS; one daughter, Felicia and husband, Mike, of Ochelata, OK; four brothers, Jerry Pirtle and wife, Dian, of Roosevelt, AZ; Larry Moore, of Idaho Falls, ID; Donald Eldridge and wife, Catherine, of Canadian, OK; Anthony Eldridge, of Eufaula, OK; five sisters, Janet Casey and husband, Richard, of Eufaula, OK; Angela Barrows and husband, Barney, of Savanna, OK; Mary Jean Arterberry and husband, Danny, of Canadian, OK; Kathy Decker and husband, Harley, of Canadian, OK; Donna Harris and husband, Monte Joe, of Hitchita, OK; eleven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Wilfred and Willie Belle Eldridge; grandparents, Will and Rose Small; and Alber and Carrie Eldridge.