Allen Clifton Yates was born June 25, 1926 in Montague county, Texas. He was the son of Allen Clarence Yates and Didamia Pearl Roberts. Allen Clifton Yates was called Clifton in school, "Big Boy" by his family and "Fat" by his friends. The latter names were due to his large size as a youngster.
Allen never excelled in academics in school, although he enjoyed sports and other activities. He suffered a back injury while playing high school football which caused him pain all his adult life. He was very skilled in mechanics and woodworking as a youngster. These skills he put to use in later years.
Raised in Electra, Texas, Allen graduated from Electra High School. After graduation, he married May Terry Cunningham. Like many other young men, he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in the Philippines and Japan during World War II. He had hoped to be a truck driver or equipment operator in the Army, but his aptitude towards bookkeeping got him a position behind a desk.
Returning home to Electra, he rejoined his father and brother in the oil field trucking business. Allen was a skilled truck driver and enjoyed working in the field. As the company grew, his skills as a bookkeeper were needed and he spent more time behind a desk than behind a steering wheel.
Allen and his friends engaged in several other recreational activities. He built and raced a small motorboat; built and raced automobiles; constructed a cabin and pier on a nearby lake; played the guitar; excelled in target shooting.
Allen and May Terry Cunningham had two children: John Scott (1947) and Rossilyn Anette (1955). They lived in a small home (which Allen had remodeled) with May Terry's widowed father, Russell David Cunningham. In 1954, they purchased two lots on the near the Electra city limits and constructed a home. Allen selected the houseplans but modified them to suit their needs. He also did some of the finishing work on the new home and later constructed a large woodworking shop in the backyard.
In 1963, Allen and his father split the trucking business and Allen formed the Yates Trucking Company. He had a small fleet and specialized in tanker trucks used to transport oil, water, and drilling mud in the oil field. Allen designed and built several pieces of specialized equipment for transporting oil field supplies. He adopted the company slogan "Trucking is my only business", although he did have other interests. Allen purchased several oil leases which had a few producing wells. He obtained an old oil well drilling machine and tried his hand at drilling. None of his oil enterprises ever produced much of a profit.
In 1967, Allen and May Terry divorced. Allen remarried a year later to Charlotte Ross and they had one child, Allen Clifton Jr.
The Yates farm had been somewhat abandoned after Allen Clarence's death in 1965. Allen decided to try farming and in 1969 he moved to his father's farm. He had never done any farming in his life, but he soon learned and was raising cattle and planting wheat in a new career. Allen quickly found that he needed supplemental income and continued to do oil field trucking on a limited scale.
By the mid-1980s, Allen's health was beginning to fail. His chronic back problems, diabetes, and dental problems were taking their toll. He was becoming unable to work as much as he had been and relied on his wife to help maintain the farm and other business interests.
The Yates farm was owned by his mother and after her death in 1988, it was divided between Allen and his two siblings. After a difficult decision, the farm was sold and the money divided. Allen used his share to purchased a few acres and made plans to construct a home on it. By then he had been diagnosed with cancer and the work on his new home progressed slowly. Allen Clifton Yates died on April 3, 1990 in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital due to complications of prostate cancer. He did not live long enough to see his new home completed.
Allen never excelled in academics in school, although he enjoyed sports and other activities. He suffered a back injury while playing high school football which caused him pain all his adult life. He was very skilled in mechanics and woodworking as a youngster. These skills he put to use in later years.
Raised in Electra, Texas, Allen graduated from Electra High School. After graduation, he married May Terry Cunningham. Like many other young men, he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in the Philippines and Japan during World War II. He had hoped to be a truck driver or equipment operator in the Army, but his aptitude towards bookkeeping got him a position behind a desk.
Returning home to Electra, he rejoined his father and brother in the oil field trucking business. Allen was a skilled truck driver and enjoyed working in the field. As the company grew, his skills as a bookkeeper were needed and he spent more time behind a desk than behind a steering wheel.
Allen and his friends engaged in several other recreational activities. He built and raced a small motorboat; built and raced automobiles; constructed a cabin and pier on a nearby lake; played the guitar; excelled in target shooting.
Allen and May Terry Cunningham had two children: John Scott (1947) and Rossilyn Anette (1955). They lived in a small home (which Allen had remodeled) with May Terry's widowed father, Russell David Cunningham. In 1954, they purchased two lots on the near the Electra city limits and constructed a home. Allen selected the houseplans but modified them to suit their needs. He also did some of the finishing work on the new home and later constructed a large woodworking shop in the backyard.
In 1963, Allen and his father split the trucking business and Allen formed the Yates Trucking Company. He had a small fleet and specialized in tanker trucks used to transport oil, water, and drilling mud in the oil field. Allen designed and built several pieces of specialized equipment for transporting oil field supplies. He adopted the company slogan "Trucking is my only business", although he did have other interests. Allen purchased several oil leases which had a few producing wells. He obtained an old oil well drilling machine and tried his hand at drilling. None of his oil enterprises ever produced much of a profit.
In 1967, Allen and May Terry divorced. Allen remarried a year later to Charlotte Ross and they had one child, Allen Clifton Jr.
The Yates farm had been somewhat abandoned after Allen Clarence's death in 1965. Allen decided to try farming and in 1969 he moved to his father's farm. He had never done any farming in his life, but he soon learned and was raising cattle and planting wheat in a new career. Allen quickly found that he needed supplemental income and continued to do oil field trucking on a limited scale.
By the mid-1980s, Allen's health was beginning to fail. His chronic back problems, diabetes, and dental problems were taking their toll. He was becoming unable to work as much as he had been and relied on his wife to help maintain the farm and other business interests.
The Yates farm was owned by his mother and after her death in 1988, it was divided between Allen and his two siblings. After a difficult decision, the farm was sold and the money divided. Allen used his share to purchased a few acres and made plans to construct a home on it. By then he had been diagnosed with cancer and the work on his new home progressed slowly. Allen Clifton Yates died on April 3, 1990 in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital due to complications of prostate cancer. He did not live long enough to see his new home completed.
Allen Clifton Yates was born June 25, 1926 in Montague county, Texas. He was the son of Allen Clarence Yates and Didamia Pearl Roberts. Allen Clifton Yates was called Clifton in school, "Big Boy" by his family and "Fat" by his friends. The latter names were due to his large size as a youngster.
Allen never excelled in academics in school, although he enjoyed sports and other activities. He suffered a back injury while playing high school football which caused him pain all his adult life. He was very skilled in mechanics and woodworking as a youngster. These skills he put to use in later years.
Raised in Electra, Texas, Allen graduated from Electra High School. After graduation, he married May Terry Cunningham. Like many other young men, he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in the Philippines and Japan during World War II. He had hoped to be a truck driver or equipment operator in the Army, but his aptitude towards bookkeeping got him a position behind a desk.
Returning home to Electra, he rejoined his father and brother in the oil field trucking business. Allen was a skilled truck driver and enjoyed working in the field. As the company grew, his skills as a bookkeeper were needed and he spent more time behind a desk than behind a steering wheel.
Allen and his friends engaged in several other recreational activities. He built and raced a small motorboat; built and raced automobiles; constructed a cabin and pier on a nearby lake; played the guitar; excelled in target shooting.
Allen and May Terry Cunningham had two children: John Scott (1947) and Rossilyn Anette (1955). They lived in a small home (which Allen had remodeled) with May Terry's widowed father, Russell David Cunningham. In 1954, they purchased two lots on the near the Electra city limits and constructed a home. Allen selected the houseplans but modified them to suit their needs. He also did some of the finishing work on the new home and later constructed a large woodworking shop in the backyard.
In 1963, Allen and his father split the trucking business and Allen formed the Yates Trucking Company. He had a small fleet and specialized in tanker trucks used to transport oil, water, and drilling mud in the oil field. Allen designed and built several pieces of specialized equipment for transporting oil field supplies. He adopted the company slogan "Trucking is my only business", although he did have other interests. Allen purchased several oil leases which had a few producing wells. He obtained an old oil well drilling machine and tried his hand at drilling. None of his oil enterprises ever produced much of a profit.
In 1967, Allen and May Terry divorced. Allen remarried a year later to Charlotte Ross and they had one child, Allen Clifton Jr.
The Yates farm had been somewhat abandoned after Allen Clarence's death in 1965. Allen decided to try farming and in 1969 he moved to his father's farm. He had never done any farming in his life, but he soon learned and was raising cattle and planting wheat in a new career. Allen quickly found that he needed supplemental income and continued to do oil field trucking on a limited scale.
By the mid-1980s, Allen's health was beginning to fail. His chronic back problems, diabetes, and dental problems were taking their toll. He was becoming unable to work as much as he had been and relied on his wife to help maintain the farm and other business interests.
The Yates farm was owned by his mother and after her death in 1988, it was divided between Allen and his two siblings. After a difficult decision, the farm was sold and the money divided. Allen used his share to purchased a few acres and made plans to construct a home on it. By then he had been diagnosed with cancer and the work on his new home progressed slowly. Allen Clifton Yates died on April 3, 1990 in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital due to complications of prostate cancer. He did not live long enough to see his new home completed.
Allen never excelled in academics in school, although he enjoyed sports and other activities. He suffered a back injury while playing high school football which caused him pain all his adult life. He was very skilled in mechanics and woodworking as a youngster. These skills he put to use in later years.
Raised in Electra, Texas, Allen graduated from Electra High School. After graduation, he married May Terry Cunningham. Like many other young men, he enlisted in the Army and was stationed in the Philippines and Japan during World War II. He had hoped to be a truck driver or equipment operator in the Army, but his aptitude towards bookkeeping got him a position behind a desk.
Returning home to Electra, he rejoined his father and brother in the oil field trucking business. Allen was a skilled truck driver and enjoyed working in the field. As the company grew, his skills as a bookkeeper were needed and he spent more time behind a desk than behind a steering wheel.
Allen and his friends engaged in several other recreational activities. He built and raced a small motorboat; built and raced automobiles; constructed a cabin and pier on a nearby lake; played the guitar; excelled in target shooting.
Allen and May Terry Cunningham had two children: John Scott (1947) and Rossilyn Anette (1955). They lived in a small home (which Allen had remodeled) with May Terry's widowed father, Russell David Cunningham. In 1954, they purchased two lots on the near the Electra city limits and constructed a home. Allen selected the houseplans but modified them to suit their needs. He also did some of the finishing work on the new home and later constructed a large woodworking shop in the backyard.
In 1963, Allen and his father split the trucking business and Allen formed the Yates Trucking Company. He had a small fleet and specialized in tanker trucks used to transport oil, water, and drilling mud in the oil field. Allen designed and built several pieces of specialized equipment for transporting oil field supplies. He adopted the company slogan "Trucking is my only business", although he did have other interests. Allen purchased several oil leases which had a few producing wells. He obtained an old oil well drilling machine and tried his hand at drilling. None of his oil enterprises ever produced much of a profit.
In 1967, Allen and May Terry divorced. Allen remarried a year later to Charlotte Ross and they had one child, Allen Clifton Jr.
The Yates farm had been somewhat abandoned after Allen Clarence's death in 1965. Allen decided to try farming and in 1969 he moved to his father's farm. He had never done any farming in his life, but he soon learned and was raising cattle and planting wheat in a new career. Allen quickly found that he needed supplemental income and continued to do oil field trucking on a limited scale.
By the mid-1980s, Allen's health was beginning to fail. His chronic back problems, diabetes, and dental problems were taking their toll. He was becoming unable to work as much as he had been and relied on his wife to help maintain the farm and other business interests.
The Yates farm was owned by his mother and after her death in 1988, it was divided between Allen and his two siblings. After a difficult decision, the farm was sold and the money divided. Allen used his share to purchased a few acres and made plans to construct a home on it. By then he had been diagnosed with cancer and the work on his new home progressed slowly. Allen Clifton Yates died on April 3, 1990 in a Wichita Falls, Texas hospital due to complications of prostate cancer. He did not live long enough to see his new home completed.
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