02/23/2026
Jean Allen, age 95, passed away on February 20, 2026, in Denton. Jean was born on September 28, 1930, on a farm in Knox County, Texas, the fourth child of Raymond and Ressie Ratliff. She graduated from high school in Munday, TX in 1947 and attended classes at Texas Technological College in Lubbock, TX where she met and married Rhoades Allen in 1949. Upon returning home, Rhoades began a ranching/farming operation with his brother, Taylor in Throckmorton County. Rhoades and Jean made their home in Munday, TX until 1984 at which time they moved to Denton, TX. Jean was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Munday and the First United Methodist Church of Denton.
Jean was preceded in death in 2014 by her husband of 65 years, Rhoades. Jean is survived by her two daughters: Donna Reeves and husband, Dwight, of Decatur, TX, and Diana Shearer and husband, Kit, of Denton, TX; and son, Gary Allen and wife, Patti, of Denton, TX. She is also survived by a brother, Charles Ratliff of Kerrville, TX. She is also survived by seven grandchildren: Dana Schmitt, Amy Thayer, Stephen Reeves, Amanda Cox, Kirsten Griffin, Garrison Allen and Julianne Allen; and ten great grandchildren: Dawson Allen, Connor Schmitt, Madelyn Schmitt, Emma Reeves, Abigail Reeves, Brayden Cox, Addison Cox, Easton Cox, Liam Griffin and Olivia Griffin. Jean was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond L. Ratliff and Ressie Ratliff, brothers: William O. Ratliff and Don L Ratliff, and sister: Flora Belle Bledsoe.
A visitation will be held from 11:00AM to 12:00PM on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at McCauley-Smith Funeral Home, 130 N. Birch, Munday, Texas. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 2PM at Goree Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, we kindly request memorials be made in Jean’s memory to the First Methodist Church of Munday or the Goree Cemetery Association.