Loma Otwood Allen Jr.

Services for Loma O. Allen Jr., 94, of Tyler will be held on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 2:00pm, Reception will follow from 3:00pm-5:00pm, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703 with Dr. Charles Dodson, officiating. Military burial services will be held Friday, February 13, 2026, at 2:00pm at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, TX under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Allen passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, in Tyler. He was born January 28, 1931, in Goldsboro NC to Myrtle Edgerton Allen and Loma Otwood Allen, Sr. Loma was preceded in death by his mother, Myrtle Edgerton Allen, father, Loma Otwood Allen Sr., and sister Rachel Allen Cooper. He is survived by his loving family, including his wife, Geneva G. Allen; daughter, Korby Allen Duchelle; and son, Kenneth Clark Allen. Loma and Geneva were members of the Woods Baptist Church in Tyler. Visitation is scheduled from 5:00-7:00pm, Wednesday, February 11, at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler. Among Loma’s many life achievements listed below, his self-proclaimed greatest achievement was his 45 year marriage to his wife, Geneva G. Allen, whom he dearly loved. - 1951 Citadel Military College: Star of the West Medal Winner, Cadet Captain, Distinguished Military Student/Graduate, Bond volunteers, Summerall Guards, American Student Leader, Who’s Who in American Colleges & Universities, Editor of The Sphinx, President of the South Carolina Westminister Fellowship Synod, Battery Honor Cadet 1951 ROTC Summer Camp at Fort Bliss, Texas. - 1952 Citadel Military College graduate: Political Science & International Relations - 1952 Commissioned ROTC - 1953-1955 Served in Korean War: Artillery Battery Commander - 1957 Air Defense Artillery School: Ft Sill, Oklahoma - 1958 Asst. Operations Officer: Infantry Brigade Artillery Support - 1961 University of Arizona Graduate: BS Degree Aerospace Engineering - 1962 R&D Low Altitude Guided Missile Systems: Ft Bliss, TX - 1964 Command & General Staff College: Ft Leavenworth, KS - 1966 Studied at Defense Language Institute; Arabic: Monterey, CA - 1967 Deployed to Saudi Arabia: Hawk Missile System AD Adviser - 1968 Served in Viet Nam War: Artillery Battalion Commander - 1970 Artillery Battalion Commander: Merrill Barracks, Nuremberg, Germany - 1971 US Army War College: Carlisle, PA - 1972 Shippensburg University: Shippensburg, PA: Master's Degree in Public Administration - 1973-1977 Deputy Director of Race Relations: Pentagon, Washington, D.C. - 1974-1977 VP National Alliance of Business: Head of National Jobs For Veterans - 1978-1992 Director Public Affairs: Continental Telephone (ConTel) - Served over 25 years in the US Army; achieved the rank of Colonel. - Instructor of Mathematics, Survey & Practical Astronomy at Artillery & Missile School - Chief of Research & Analysis Division at Artillery & Missile Center - Chief of Education Branch of Artillery Career Management Office - Chief of Unit Training Division ACSFOR - Director of Equal Opportunity Programs of the Army in the Pentagon - Awarded Legion of Merit with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters - Awarded Bronze Star Medal with V device & 2 Oak Leaf Clusters - Awarded Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster - Awarded Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster - Instrumental in separation of Artillery Branch into Air Defense Branch & Field Artillery Branch - Master Mason at Masonic Lodge; William R. Singleton-Hope-Lebanon Lodge #7 in Washington D.C. - Member of Dallas Scottish Rite; 32 degree Free Masonry - Member of Disabled American Veterans: Chapter: Woodrow Wilson #6 - Member Military Officers Assoc. of America: Ark-La-Tex Chapter - Member Almas Hella Shrine of Garland, TX. - Member 14th Field Artillery Assoc. - Member of National Sojourners: Harrisburg Chapter #76 - Member of the American Legion, Post 12, of Tyler, Texas. - Lifetime member Citadel Alumni Association - Founding member of the US Army Historical Foundation & National Museum - Lifetime Member US Army War College Alumni Association & War College Foundation - VP National Alliance of Businessmen - Chairman, City of Dallas Manpower Planning Commission - Chairman, City of Dallas Private Industry Council

Loma Otwood Allen Jr.

January 28, 1931 - January 18, 2026