Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ALLEN, LAVINIA B. July 7, 2008
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The News Star World - July 8, 2008
LAVINIA B. ALLEN

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Sterlington Road Monroe, LA

Funeral services for Mrs. Lavinia B. Allen of Monroe, LA will be held at 10:00 
AM Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington 
Road, Monroe, with Rev. Warren Eckhardt of North Monroe Baptist Church 
officiating. Burial will be at 3:00 PM Wednesday in Sallis, MS.

Mrs. Allen was born November 30, 1924, in Blackstone, VA, and went to be with 
her heavenly Father and Savior on Monday, July 7, 2008. She was a long-time 
member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Jackson, MS, and worked for 25 years 
as manager of Town and Country Cleaners on Canton Mart Road in Jackson. Mrs. 
Allen was devoted to her family, meeting the challenges of life with grace and 
gleaning joy from the simple things of life. She was preceded in death by her 
husband of 53 years, Grover N. Allen.

Survivors include her daughter, Dianne A. Graham and husband Michael F. Graham 
of Monroe, LA; her son, Robert N. Allen of Greenwood, MS; five grandchildren, 
Michael A. Graham and wife Jennifer, Lauren G. Bailey and husband Mike, all of 
Monroe, LA, Melanie Bonds and husband Mark of Birmingham, AL, Beverly Allen of 
Greenwood, MS, and Grover Allen of Vicksburg, MS; great- grandchildren, Beau 
and Katie Bailey, Caroline and Lauren Graham, Tara Bonds, and Sierra Allen; one 
sister, Jane Daniel and husband Tommy of Blackstone, VA; and numerous nieces 
and nephews.

Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 AM until service time at Mulhearn 
Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.

Special gratitude is given to Mrs. Allen's long-time caregivers: Melba Moore, 
Gwen Hollins, Dianne Handy, Virginia Johnson of Monroe, LA, and Vanessa 
Atkinson of Jackson, MS. These ladies were not only Christian caregivers but 
also friends and companions who lovingly watched over her and gave her comfort 
and joy in her last nine years.



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