Delwin Don "Doc" Allen, DVM, 72 of Friona, passed away April 11, 2024. Viewing will be held on Friday, April 19, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM with family visitation from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the Ron Smiley Memorial Chapel of the funeral home.  Celebration of Life Services are set for 10:00 AM Saturday, April 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Friona with Pastor Brett Hoyle officiating.  Burial following at the Reed Cemetery in Reed, Oklahoma at 3:30 PM by HANSARD FAMILY Funeral Home of Friona.

Delwin was born March 17, 1952, in Mangum, Oklahoma to June and Winfred Allen.  He attended schools in Reed and Mangum, Oklahoma before attending Oklahoma State University where he graduated with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.  He married Patricia "Patsy" Lamson on January 1, 1980, in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

After working in Oklahoma and Texas, Delwin and Patsy, accepted the opportunity with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to move their family to Friona in 1990 where he worked as a Federal Veterinarian for the USDA for 28 years, the IIC in Friona for 18 years and the Texas Panhandle Circuit Supervisor for 7 years.

Delwin had a gift for music that he shared with family and the community.  Learning was always a priority in his life, and he valued education. He enjoyed reading and sharing what he learned with everyone.  He also loved spending time with his children and grandchildren.  He spent a great deal of time exploring the outdoors and traveling to new places.

He is preceded in death by his parents, June and Winfred Allen.

Those who carry on his legacy include his wife of 44 years-Patsy Allen of Friona, their children-Jesse Allen and his children Jaxxn of Wheeler, Jenni and Luci of Amarillo, Alice and her husband Aaron Doyle and their daughter Clare of Fort Worth, Texas, Emily and her husband Andrew Stowers and their daughters, Rylee and Layla of Amarillo, Texas,  sister- Judy Jenkins and husband Bob of El Reno, Oklahoma, and sister Kathy Haley and husband Guy of Granite, Oklahoma.

If you would like to donate in his honor, you may mail a donation to the Reed Cemetery, Great Plains Bank, P.O. Box 400, Mangum, Oklahoma 73554.

You may send blessings to the family and sign the online guest book at:  hansardfamily.com