She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of fifty-eight years; James B. Allen, her parents; Callie Williams Smith & Doc Newton Smith, her siblings; Geneva Savage, Thelma Ward, Ruby Outlaw and Lloyd Smith.
She is survived by 3 children, Mike Allen (Crystal), Fred Allen (Joy), Wanda Allen Dawson (Steve), 7 grandchildren; Joanna Parmer (Kevin), Brian Allen (Natalie), Lee Allen (Brittany), Steven Dawson (Mallory), Allen Dawson, Matthew Allen, Callie Grace Allen and 9 great grandchildren. Also, many nieces & nephews.
Elsie was our Matriarch and the last one to leave us of an incredible generation! She was the youngest of 5 children, born in Brooksville Mississippi. When she was 12 years old, her Dad got a job with the Mobile Gas Company, so their family of seven moved to Alabama. She and her four siblings went to Murphy & Vigor High Schools. Her young years were filled with happy memories of close friends and family gatherings. It was a safe, simple wonderful life. She loved talking about those times!
She married James Allen when she was nineteen. They built a life that mimicked what they both had grown up with; Godly morals, high work ethics and the value of family and friends.
This was a hard working women, all of her life. She is the reason her children had a wonderful and endearing childhood.
She and Daddy worked hard to give us things we needed and a simple and happy life. She taught us about tradition, family, friendship & love, the most important things in life. She left a legacy of love in her children, grandchildren, nieces & nephews. She adored each one. Hers was a life well lived and loved by so many.
Mom, go and rest in the arms of Jesus and with your precious loved ones in Glory. You will be greatly missed!
Honoring Elsie as pallbearers will be Lee Allen, Steven Dawson, Allen Dawson, Fred Allen, Mike Allen, and Steve Dawson. Honorary pallbearers will be Brian Allen and Matthew Allen.
The family will be accepting guests for visitation on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Radney Funeral Home, 1200 Industrial Parkway, Saraland, Alabama 36571 to begin at 9:00 AM until time of service at 10:00 AM officiated by her great-nephew, Bobby Greer, Jr.
Interment will immediately follow on the grounds of Forest Lawn Memorial Garden, 10000 Celeste Road, Saraland, Alabama, 36571.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.RadneyFuneralHome-Saraland.com for the Allen family.
