W.C. "Toby" Allen

BURLESON — W. C. “Toby” Allen, 86, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 at his home. Funeral: 11 A.M. Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 at Mayfield Kiser Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Interment: Benbrook Cemetery. Toby was born on December 10, 1926 in Morgan, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army in occupied Japan in 1945. When he returned to the States he worked as a cowboy and eventually worked as a carpenter in the construction industry. He became a general contractor and among many projects, built El Chico Restuarants in several States. He was preceded in death by his brothers; Warner and Royce; mother of his children, Ora Lee; second wife, Louise. Toby never met a stranger and instilled a work ethic and a positive attitude in his children. He was a very charismatic person and will be remembered with a smile by everyone who knew him. Survivors: children, Teresa Duval and husband Jerry, Becky Mahan and husband Robert, Steve Allen and wife Kathy, Keith Allen and Mike Allen and wife Mary; brother, James Allen; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.