He is survived by his wife of 53 years Wilma Allen and his children Carl Earl Allen, Thereasa Lee, Carla Harrison and Beverly Newby. Step children Charlotte Armstrong, Gena Evans and William Hough Sr. Many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He worked as a cannery worker at Contadina Foods in Riverbank before they closed, as a farm laborer, then retired from Santa Fe Aggregates.
He and Wilma were rarely apart. The only times they were apart were when one of them was in the hospital or work. The early years they worked for the same companies. They would relax by taking long drives. When the children were all at home they would often all pile into the car for a drive with no destination. For vacations they would drive to other states to visit family and friends sight seeing along the way.