CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Allene Perkins Blevins, 1 Apr 2005 ----¤¤¤---- Mrs. Allene Perkins Blevins, 86, South Roan Street, Johnson City, passed away Friday, April 1, 2005, at Johnson City Medical Center after an extended illness. Mrs. Blevins was born in Shell Creek, Tenn. She was a daughter of the late Oscar J. and Lila Ingram Perkins and was also preceded in death by her husband, Prince Herbert Blevins; a son, D.F. Blevins; a daughter-in-law, Linda Blevins; a brother, George Perkins; an infant son; and a stepdaughter, Emma Lee Leonard. Mrs. Blevins was a homemaker and the oldest member of Rich Acres Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter and special son-in-law, Zeola and Lennie Michael Cole, Elizabethton; a son and daughter-in-law, O.J. and Ruth Blevins, Jonesborough; four grandchildren, David Blevins, Gail Balliett, Special in her eyes Lori Royston and Lisa Cole; four great-grandchildren, Corey and Cortney Blevins; Special Kaysi and Caleb Royston; a beloved sister-in-law, Zeloa Perkins, Bakersville, N.C.; a niece, Doris Royston; and a nephew, Joseph C. Perkins. Funeral services for Mrs. Blevins will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Rich Acres Freewill Baptist Church, King Springs Road, with J.D. Price and Jerry Cannon officiating. Mrs. Blevins will be placed in the church at 5 p.m. Interment will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 4, at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, 3303 South Roan Street, Johnson City. Pallbearers will be Eddie Hartman, David Freeman, George Carroll Hughes, Earl Hughes, Homer Price and Gary Gilley. A special thank you to the Options Program and to the personnel of the 2400 Hall, Johnson City Medical Center. Henline-Hughes Funeral Home is serving the family. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Elizabethton Star http://www.starhq.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------