Lynn Edward Allen

January 30, 1949 - February 4, 2016

Lynn Edward Allen January 30, 1949--February 4, 2016 Services are set for 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the First Baptist Church in Hico for Lynn Edward Allen, 67, who passed away Thursday evening, Feb. 4, in Fort Worth, after a courageous and too short battle with cancer. Allen was a well-known and popular figure in Hico for many decades. He owned and operated the Koffee Kup Family Restaurant in Hico for 41 years and helped turn it into a state and national icon. Allen was born in Fort Worth, the only child of Thelma Weddle Allen Taylor and Jack Edward Allen. He graduated from Dublin High School in 1967 and then from North Texas State University in 1971. He later received a Master’s in Accounting from Tarleton State University and was a Certified Public Accountant. Allen owned the Koffee Kup Family Restaurant since 1975. He was elected to the Hico ISD School Board in 1982 and served for 18 years, including several terms as Board president. He had also served on the county school board when it was in place. Allen had a keen interest in education and remained an enthusiastic supporter of Hico ISD following his service on the Board. He was active in state education issues and also served as a director on the Texas Association of School Boards, eventually becoming president of that state organization. He officiated at the TASB Convention in Houston when the Hico High School band performed there. He remained a member of the past presidents of TASB organization and attended yearly directors’ meetings. He also served as a consultant to various school districts in superintendent searches. A man of many accomplishments, Allen had a pilot’s license and in recent years had obtained a sailing certificate. Also an avid snow skier and a member of the North Texas Ski Club, Lynn enjoyed many ski trips with family and friends across the U.S. and to France, Italy, Norway and Germany. He was a member of the Board of Directors for the Bosque County Bank/First Community Bank, The First Baptist Church of Hico and the Hico Civic Club. Allen had been honored as Hico Citizen of the Year and with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Hico Civic Club. Allen never said “no” to a community or school need and always contributed time, money and resources for every local program and organization. Allen was married to wife Nancy Feb. 28, 2004 in Taos, New Mexico. The couple had a beach house on South Padre Island and spent much of their time traveling after Lynn had made longtime employees Irene Leach and Pat Johnson partners in the restaurant. The Allens had recently sold the beach house to move closer to family members in the Fort Worth area, where they looked forward to spending more time with kids and grandkids. Allen was preceded in death by his parents, Thelma and Jack; and step-mother Juanita Royal Allen, and step-brother Alan DeWitt Royal. Lynn Allen is survived by his wife, Nancy Mari Mitchell Allen; son Patrick Bryant Allen and wife Tamera Lynn Caldwell Allen of Colleyville, Texas; son Scott Edward Allen and wife Rachel Michele Courtney Allen of Bahrs Scrub, Queensland, Australia; Nancy’s children Amy Beth Lee LLanes, and husband Isaac of Spring Hill, Tennessee, Scott Patrick Lee of Edmond, Oklahoma and Daniel Mark Lee of Fort Worth; grandchildren James Bryant (J.B.) Allen, Brett Casey Allen, Maddison Rose Allen, Nathan Peter Courtney-Kudell, Isabella Llanes, Adriana Llanes, and Boyd Patrick Lee; step-brother Leslie Nolan Royal and wife Martha of Dallas; nephew Dean Layton Royal and wife Kunyu Ching of San Jose, California; niece Kelly Royal Sullivan and husband John of Dallas and their daughters Evelyn Rose Sullivan and Liza Mozie Sullivan; Koffee Kup Family Restaurant partners Irene Leach and Pat Johnson and many beloved employees. Clergy to officiate at the memorial service at First Baptist Church in Hico are Dace Clifton, Bob Ray, Don Caldwell and Chris Irvin. Burial will follow at Parker Memorial Cemetery in Grapevine, Texas. Pallbearers are Jerry McAdams, Phil Fletcher, Gary Greenway, Richard Harbin, Mike Shillingburg and Weldon Williams. Honorary pallbearers are Hardy Morgan, James Allen and Brett Allen. Visitation was slated for Monday, Feb. 8, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Harvest Hills Funeral Home in Hico. Those wishing to donate to the Hico Memorial Scholarship Foundation in honor of Lynn Allen are invited to contact the superintendent’s office at Hico High School (254) 796-2181.