Ethel Mae Simmons Allen, 78, of Moncks Corner, SC, a retired customer service representative for BellSouth, died Monday morning in a Moncks Corner nursing home.
Her funeral will be 1:30 PM Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013 in the Berkeley Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens, directed by DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Berkeley Baptist Church, 2045 Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.
Ms. Allen was born March 30, 1935, in Malakoff, TX, a daughter of Rufus Brisco Simmons, Sr., and Mae Smyth Simmons. She was a member of the Berkeley Baptist Church and enjoyed singing in the church. In her younger years, she enjoyed playing basketball, and was the salutatorian of her graduating class from Malakoff High School. Ms. Allen also loved playing bingo, and cooking, but above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Hines, and three brothers, Hollace Simmons, Calvin Simmons, and R.B. Simmons, Jr.
Surviving are, three daughters, Lana Gaylene Allen, Glenda Horne, and Becky Allen Mims and her husband, Will, all of Moncks Corner; a son, Joel O. Allen, Sr., and his significant other, Kathy Bonollo, of Bucksport, ME; a sister, Betty Collins of Houston, TX; a brother, Rufus Simmons of Tyler, TX; six grandchildren, Cassandra Allen Gifford, Berry J. Allen, Raymond W. Allen, Joel O. Allen, Jr., Callie Bonollo, and Jake Bonollo; and four great grandchildren, Joel O. Allen, III, Ayzlynn Gifford, Daxton Gifford, and Ryker Gifford.
Her funeral will be 1:30 PM Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013 in the Berkeley Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens, directed by DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Berkeley Baptist Church, 2045 Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.
Ms. Allen was born March 30, 1935, in Malakoff, TX, a daughter of Rufus Brisco Simmons, Sr., and Mae Smyth Simmons. She was a member of the Berkeley Baptist Church and enjoyed singing in the church. In her younger years, she enjoyed playing basketball, and was the salutatorian of her graduating class from Malakoff High School. Ms. Allen also loved playing bingo, and cooking, but above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Hines, and three brothers, Hollace Simmons, Calvin Simmons, and R.B. Simmons, Jr.
Surviving are, three daughters, Lana Gaylene Allen, Glenda Horne, and Becky Allen Mims and her husband, Will, all of Moncks Corner; a son, Joel O. Allen, Sr., and his significant other, Kathy Bonollo, of Bucksport, ME; a sister, Betty Collins of Houston, TX; a brother, Rufus Simmons of Tyler, TX; six grandchildren, Cassandra Allen Gifford, Berry J. Allen, Raymond W. Allen, Joel O. Allen, Jr., Callie Bonollo, and Jake Bonollo; and four great grandchildren, Joel O. Allen, III, Ayzlynn Gifford, Daxton Gifford, and Ryker Gifford.
Ethel Mae Simmons Allen, 78, of Moncks Corner, SC, a retired customer service representative for BellSouth, died Monday morning in a Moncks Corner nursing home.
Her funeral will be 1:30 PM Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013 in the Berkeley Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens, directed by DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Berkeley Baptist Church, 2045 Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.
Ms. Allen was born March 30, 1935, in Malakoff, TX, a daughter of Rufus Brisco Simmons, Sr., and Mae Smyth Simmons. She was a member of the Berkeley Baptist Church and enjoyed singing in the church. In her younger years, she enjoyed playing basketball, and was the salutatorian of her graduating class from Malakoff High School. Ms. Allen also loved playing bingo, and cooking, but above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Hines, and three brothers, Hollace Simmons, Calvin Simmons, and R.B. Simmons, Jr.
Surviving are, three daughters, Lana Gaylene Allen, Glenda Horne, and Becky Allen Mims and her husband, Will, all of Moncks Corner; a son, Joel O. Allen, Sr., and his significant other, Kathy Bonollo, of Bucksport, ME; a sister, Betty Collins of Houston, TX; a brother, Rufus Simmons of Tyler, TX; six grandchildren, Cassandra Allen Gifford, Berry J. Allen, Raymond W. Allen, Joel O. Allen, Jr., Callie Bonollo, and Jake Bonollo; and four great grandchildren, Joel O. Allen, III, Ayzlynn Gifford, Daxton Gifford, and Ryker Gifford.
Her funeral will be 1:30 PM Thursday afternoon, July 11, 2013 in the Berkeley Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Whispering Pines Memorial Gardens, directed by DIAL-MURRAY FUNERAL HOME, MONCKS CORNER. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 PM Wednesday evening. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Berkeley Baptist Church, 2045 Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461.
Ms. Allen was born March 30, 1935, in Malakoff, TX, a daughter of Rufus Brisco Simmons, Sr., and Mae Smyth Simmons. She was a member of the Berkeley Baptist Church and enjoyed singing in the church. In her younger years, she enjoyed playing basketball, and was the salutatorian of her graduating class from Malakoff High School. Ms. Allen also loved playing bingo, and cooking, but above all, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She was preceded in death by a sister, Lillian Hines, and three brothers, Hollace Simmons, Calvin Simmons, and R.B. Simmons, Jr.
Surviving are, three daughters, Lana Gaylene Allen, Glenda Horne, and Becky Allen Mims and her husband, Will, all of Moncks Corner; a son, Joel O. Allen, Sr., and his significant other, Kathy Bonollo, of Bucksport, ME; a sister, Betty Collins of Houston, TX; a brother, Rufus Simmons of Tyler, TX; six grandchildren, Cassandra Allen Gifford, Berry J. Allen, Raymond W. Allen, Joel O. Allen, Jr., Callie Bonollo, and Jake Bonollo; and four great grandchildren, Joel O. Allen, III, Ayzlynn Gifford, Daxton Gifford, and Ryker Gifford.
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