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Allen Dale Shifflett, 65, of Elkton, died Friday, June 13, 2008, at Avante of Harrisonburg, where he had been a resident for a short while.
Mr. Shifflett was born Jan. 14, 1943, in Elkton, and was the son of the late Rex Thomas and Annie Downey Shifflett.
Allen was a United States Navy veteran serving from 1961 to 1963 and retired from McQuay International in Verona as a machinist. He attended the Evangelical United Methodist Church as a child and also attended the Upper Room Church, both in Elkton. He coached Senior League and Amateur League baseball and softball for the Wranglers in Elkton.
Survivors include son, Wade Shifflett and wife, Kim, of Elkton; daughter, Tracey Todd of Elkton; sister, Patricia Morris of Shenandoah; and three grandchildren, Meghan Nicholson, Drew Shifflett, Gracie Shifflett.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at the Upper Room Church in Elkton with the Rev. Barbara Hensley officiating. Burial will follow in the Elk Run Cemetery in Elkton with graveside rites by the Gooden Brothers VFW Post 9292.
The family will receive friends Monday from 7-8 p.m. at the Upper Room Church.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kygers.com.
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