Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Allen, Elizabeth Stegar November 11, 1902
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The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia, November 14, 1902

Mrs. Elizabeth Allen Dead

Mrs. Elizabeth E. Allen, aged nearly 87 years old, died at one o’clock a.m. on 
the 11th inst. At her home near Williamson. Her funeral was held from her late 
residence on Wednesday morning. Her remains were interred in the Allen 
cemetery, Rev. C.V. Weathers conducted the funeral and said in part:

Mrs. Elizabeth Allen was born in Edgefield, S.C., April 29, 1815. Her maiden 
name was Stegar. She was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Robt. M. Stegar. Bro. 
Stegar was for some years an Exhortor in the Methodist church.

Sister Allen’s family moved to this country when she was about twelve years of 
age. When quite young she was converted and joined the Methodist church of 
which she remained a faithful member until the Lord took her away.

On May 9, 1858, she was happily married to the now sainted Abraham Stokes 
Allen. Sister Allen never had any children of her own but in her marriage 
became the stepmother of seven children. We are told that she was as true and 
loving and devoted to them as became her relation to them. For several years 
Sister Allen has been a widow, Bro. Allen having preceded her to the spirit 
world.

During her last days she became infirm with age and memory very much impaired 
in recalling many events of the past. She had forgotten her age. But there was 
one thing she seemed to grasp and that was her love for God and her hope and 
expectation of getting to heaven. She frequently said, "I expect to get to 
heaven when I die."

She has gone from us and we believe that her expectation has been realized. 
While she sleeps from her labor and toil her works do follow her. The step-
children will feel the touch of her life and influence. She leaves an only 
sister, Sister Jordan, a host of friends and many relatives who will lament 
her departure but are consoled in the belief that she is at rest with the 
sainted in glory.

She lived well, had faith in her Lord, builded her character upon Him, rested 
her hope of eternal life in Him,  and has left us to receive the rich reward 
of all who love him.

We deeply sympathize with the bereft and would insist upon them ever following 
in her footsteps as she followed in the footsteps of our Lord.

Let us not sorrow as those without hope, for if we serve Him we shall see this 
Mother in Isreal again as she wake in the likeness of our Lord.

(Transcribed 11/17/06 Lynn Cunningham


Additional Comments:
At Allen Family Cemetery, Pike County, Georgia:
Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, b. 29 Apr 1815, D. 11 Nov 1902 - She was the second wife 
of Capt. A.S. Allen.

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