Allen L. "Smith" Dulaney, 86, of Brave, PA died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at his residence.
He was born July 4, 1927 at Waynesburg, a son of the late Furman Dulaney and Pansy Orndorff Dulaney.
Mr. Dulaney was retired from Accurate Forging Corp. in Brave, PA where he worked as an inspector packer.
Allen was a United States Navy veteran.
Mr. Dulaney played Santa Claus for many years and greatly enjoyed going on his rounds in the area to provide Christmas joy to all of the children that he would visit.
He was a member of the Spraggs United Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mary E. DuBreuil Dulaney; three daughters and their spouses, Lou Moore of Brave, PA, Becky and Richard Seaman of Brave, PA, and Ola Jean Dulaney of Moundsville, WV; one sister, Margie Russell of Waynesburg, PA; five grandchildren, Angie Haught, Michael Moore, Jamie Sharp, Casey McCord, and Melissa Barr; eleven great-grandchildren; and his ex son-in-law, Norman Barr.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Martha Scritchfield and a sister who died as an infant; a son who died as an infant, Charles William Dulaney; and a son-in-law, Donald Moore.
Friends may call at the Owen-Neely Funeral Home in Blacksville, WV from 6-9 PM Saturday. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home at 1:30 PM Sunday with Evangelist Steve Stevens officiating. Interment will follow in the Blacksville Cemetery.