ALLEN - Emma Lou Allen, 79, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013. She was a native of Lake City, FL and had retired as an inspector for the Bacardi Company. Mrs. Allen was a member of Dinsmore Baptist Church where her funeral service will be held Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM with Dr. Winson Butler officiating. Interment will follow at Verdie Cemetery near Bryceville. Her surviving family includes: her husband of 50 years, Roger L. Allen; 2 daughters, Donna (Dwayne) Crews and Debbie (Steve) Bryant; a son, David (Sally) Cannon; 6 grandchildren, Rebecca, Lesley, Lourie, Steven, David, Josh and 2 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made, in her memory, to the Building Fund of Dinsmore Baptist Church, 10500 Old Kings Road, Jacksonville 32219. Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home, 1426 Rowe Ave.