Mary Ellen Allen
Apr 10, 2018Sunday, April 8, from the chapel of Presley Funeral Home in Cookeville. Interment will follow in Boiling Springs Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until time of services today at the funeral home. Mary Ellen Allen passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018, at her home in Algood.She was born Wednesday, Aug. 25, 1915, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to the late Lucian Shover and Mable Marie Kirker Shover.Mrs. Allen retired as an LPN from Golden Hills Nursing Home, Kenosha, Wisconsin. ?She served as a volunteer in Sparta, Tennessee for several years. She loved her Lord, family and church family at Boiling Springs Baptist Church.She is survived by a son, John Leroy Kegarise; grandchildren, Sue (Scott) Yielding, Brad (Jena) Kegarise and Jackie (Mike) Huber; great-grandchildren, Nicholas Yielding, Patrick Yielding, Britta Kegarise, TJ Kegarise and Ava Huber. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John Wilson Kegarise; her second husband, Paul Don Allen; and three sisters, Evelyn Grodicur, Annie McClaffery and Peggy Hilleshiem. Pallbearers will be Brad Kegarise, Mike Huber, Phil Smith, Tim Crabtree, Dale Sherrell and Harley Sherrell.Pastor Dave Shelley will officiate at the services.The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at NHC Homecare.You may share your thoughts or send condolences to the family by visiting www.presleyfuneralhome.com.Professional services provided by Presley Funeral Home in Cookeville, 528-1044. ... (Cookeville Herald Citizen)
