Phyllis M. Allen
Nov. 15, 1924 — March 8, 2015
BEDFORD — Phyllis M. Allen, 90, of Bedford, died at 3:05 a.m. on Sunday at Indiana University Health Bedford.
Born Nov. 15, 1924, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Alva and Katie (Smith) Smith. She married Lee Allen on Nov. 1, 1947; he preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 1994.
She was a homemaker and worked the Christian Church Camp during the summers at the Indiana University Union in Bloomington. Phyllis worked in the North Lawrence School Corporation as the school lunch manager for 23 years, where she retired in 1989. She worked at the Hoosier National Forest for six years.
Phyllis was a lifetime member of Grace United Methodist Church where she was a very active member. She was also a member of the Grace United Methodist Women and the Bedford Boys Club Auxiliary.
Surviving are one son, Jack L. Allen of Bedford; one daughter, Barbara Lee of Bedford; grandson, Gregg (Aleta) Taylor of Fayetteville; granddaughter, Lora (Armel) Patton of Orleans; three great-grandsons, Dustin, Devin, and Dillon Chumley; two great-granddaughters, Emily and Kaci Taylor; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lee; four brothers, Richard Smith, John Smith, and two in infancy; and three sisters, Helen Bennett, Donna Short, and one in infancy.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Friday at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, with Hugh Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Nov. 15, 1924 — March 8, 2015
BEDFORD — Phyllis M. Allen, 90, of Bedford, died at 3:05 a.m. on Sunday at Indiana University Health Bedford.
Born Nov. 15, 1924, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Alva and Katie (Smith) Smith. She married Lee Allen on Nov. 1, 1947; he preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 1994.
She was a homemaker and worked the Christian Church Camp during the summers at the Indiana University Union in Bloomington. Phyllis worked in the North Lawrence School Corporation as the school lunch manager for 23 years, where she retired in 1989. She worked at the Hoosier National Forest for six years.
Phyllis was a lifetime member of Grace United Methodist Church where she was a very active member. She was also a member of the Grace United Methodist Women and the Bedford Boys Club Auxiliary.
Surviving are one son, Jack L. Allen of Bedford; one daughter, Barbara Lee of Bedford; grandson, Gregg (Aleta) Taylor of Fayetteville; granddaughter, Lora (Armel) Patton of Orleans; three great-grandsons, Dustin, Devin, and Dillon Chumley; two great-granddaughters, Emily and Kaci Taylor; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lee; four brothers, Richard Smith, John Smith, and two in infancy; and three sisters, Helen Bennett, Donna Short, and one in infancy.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Friday at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, with Hugh Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Phyllis M. Allen
Nov. 15, 1924 — March 8, 2015
BEDFORD — Phyllis M. Allen, 90, of Bedford, died at 3:05 a.m. on Sunday at Indiana University Health Bedford.
Born Nov. 15, 1924, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Alva and Katie (Smith) Smith. She married Lee Allen on Nov. 1, 1947; he preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 1994.
She was a homemaker and worked the Christian Church Camp during the summers at the Indiana University Union in Bloomington. Phyllis worked in the North Lawrence School Corporation as the school lunch manager for 23 years, where she retired in 1989. She worked at the Hoosier National Forest for six years.
Phyllis was a lifetime member of Grace United Methodist Church where she was a very active member. She was also a member of the Grace United Methodist Women and the Bedford Boys Club Auxiliary.
Surviving are one son, Jack L. Allen of Bedford; one daughter, Barbara Lee of Bedford; grandson, Gregg (Aleta) Taylor of Fayetteville; granddaughter, Lora (Armel) Patton of Orleans; three great-grandsons, Dustin, Devin, and Dillon Chumley; two great-granddaughters, Emily and Kaci Taylor; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lee; four brothers, Richard Smith, John Smith, and two in infancy; and three sisters, Helen Bennett, Donna Short, and one in infancy.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Friday at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, with Hugh Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
Nov. 15, 1924 — March 8, 2015
BEDFORD — Phyllis M. Allen, 90, of Bedford, died at 3:05 a.m. on Sunday at Indiana University Health Bedford.
Born Nov. 15, 1924, in Bedford, she was the daughter of Alva and Katie (Smith) Smith. She married Lee Allen on Nov. 1, 1947; he preceded her in death on Aug. 30, 1994.
She was a homemaker and worked the Christian Church Camp during the summers at the Indiana University Union in Bloomington. Phyllis worked in the North Lawrence School Corporation as the school lunch manager for 23 years, where she retired in 1989. She worked at the Hoosier National Forest for six years.
Phyllis was a lifetime member of Grace United Methodist Church where she was a very active member. She was also a member of the Grace United Methodist Women and the Bedford Boys Club Auxiliary.
Surviving are one son, Jack L. Allen of Bedford; one daughter, Barbara Lee of Bedford; grandson, Gregg (Aleta) Taylor of Fayetteville; granddaughter, Lora (Armel) Patton of Orleans; three great-grandsons, Dustin, Devin, and Dillon Chumley; two great-granddaughters, Emily and Kaci Taylor; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lee; four brothers, Richard Smith, John Smith, and two in infancy; and three sisters, Helen Bennett, Donna Short, and one in infancy.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Friday at Ferguson-Lee Funeral Home, with Hugh Reynolds officiating. Burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.
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