Ronald Bruce Allen

Ronald Bruce Allen, 73, of Effingham, SC passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Mr. Allen was born in Effingham, SCa son of the late Melvin Allen and Mildred Floyd Allen.He was a US Army veteran and owner and operator of Allen Home Improvements.Ronald was a member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church and a great inspiration to his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife, Eliska Vaught Allen of Effingham; sons, Ronnie (Amber) Allen of Florence, and Tommy (Sarah) Vaught of Lake Placid, FL; daughters, Rhonda (Michael) Holland and Heidi (Fred) Gore, both of Florence; ten grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brothers, Melvin (Bert) Allen, Jr. of Effingham and Phil (Bobbie) Allen of Johnsonville; sister, Ernestine (Bobby) Kirby of Cades. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, February 3, 2020 at the Florence National Cemetery with military honors directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Please send messages to the family at the obit section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.