PEARL ALLEN Obituary: Terrebonne Parish, La.

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Source: Houma Courier, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, La.

23 Apr 2005

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April 21. 2005 12:00AM

Pearl Allen						[Photo]

Pearl Newton Allen, 84, a native of Terrebonne Parish and resident of Houma, 
died at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2005.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Gertrude Geddes Willis-Terrebonne 
Funeral Home Chapel. Religious service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke 
Baptist Church, with burial in the church cemetery.

She is survived by one son, Matthew Shepherd Jr. of Houma; two granddaughters, 
Shelia Galmore and husband, Eric, of Houma, and Linda Bland and husband Stacy, 
of Houma; six great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a host of 
nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Allen; her parents, Isaac 
Newton and Sophie Newton Diggs; her grandparents, Pate Hawkins and Gracie 
Hawkins; one brother, Nathaniel Diggs; one sister, Grace Diggs Johnson; and one 
granddaughter, Pamela Shepherd Swing.

She was a homemaker and was a former usher at St. Luke Baptist Church.

She designed flower arrangements and was also known for her Christmas Collection 
at Bayou Towers apartment.

Gertrude Geddes Willis-Terrebonne Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.