Hallie Thompson Allen

Services for Hallie Thompson Allen, 92, of Lufkin, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, with Glynn Langston and Stacy Cooke officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mrs. Allen was born September 27, 1923 in Angelina County, Texas, the daughter of the late Emma (Vansau) and Lee Thompson. She passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and fishing. She was a very giving person. Her husband served as preacher at Dunn Chapel Church of Christ from 1978 to 1996. He also served at 4th & Groesbeck Church of Christ, Union Road Church of Christ, Bald Hill Church of Christ, Wells Church of Christ and Diboll Church of Christ.

Survivors include her daughter, Emily Allen of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law, Deneice and Jay Winn of Marquez; grandchildren, David Allen Slack, James Thompson Myers, Bradley Foster Slack, Teresa Raynell Smith and husband Kyle, Jayson Michael Winn and wife Dorothy, Matt Winn and wife Katy, and Toby Winn; great-grandchildren, Barrett Gregory Myers, Blaine Thompson Myers, Owen Thompson Smith, Kylee Kathryn Smith, Tyler Winn, and Thomas Winn; sister, Nell Cox of Bald Hill; brother-in-law, Grady Crain of Dover, Arkansas; and a number of nieces, nephews, and other family members.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ray Allen; brother, Boyce Thompson; and sisters, Helen Reynolds and Mildred Crain.

Pallbearers will be David Allen Slack, James Thompson Myers, Bradley Foster Slack, Kyle Smith, Barrett Gregory Myers, and Blaine Thompson Myers.

Mrs. Allen’s family wishes to extend special thanks to her caregivers, Sherill Sanford, Patricia Gresham, Lisa Sanford, Tonya Roberts, and Leslie Bosley, for the loving care given to her.

Memorial contributions in Mrs. Allen’s memory may be made to Insight International, P. O. Box 730, Carencro, LA 70520; or to Dunn Chapel Church of Christ, 474 Porter Road, Lufkin, TX 75904.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com

Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.