Willie Faye Allen, 75, passed away in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis. A Celebration of her life will take place at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel of Ennis with Rev. Eddie Ricks officiating. Interment will follow in Myrtle Cemetery.
Willie Faye was born in Amarillo, Texas, to the late Willie and Ruby Pearl (White) Martin. She grew up in and around Ennis and attended Ennis Schools. On June 7, 1954, Willie married Clifton Shaw Allen and they made their home in Ennis. She worked for more than 30 years for Donivan-Galvanti and R.C. Sewing as a seamstress. She was a member of the Anthony Drive Baptist Church of Ennis. Willie enjoyed crocheting and sewing.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Shaw Allen; a daughter, Diana Lene Allen; a son, David Lee Allen; a brother; and a sister.
She is survived by her son, Donald Keith Allen and his wife, Melonia, of Frankston, TX; daughter, Delores Rhodes and her husband, John, of Waxahachie; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Roy Martin, of Ennis; sisters, Joyce Carter, Dorothy Keeney, and Bonnie Pishanidar, all of Ennis; other relatives, special friend, Jay Rhodes, and many other friends.
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Willie Faye was born in Amarillo, Texas, to the late Willie and Ruby Pearl (White) Martin. She grew up in and around Ennis and attended Ennis Schools. On June 7, 1954, Willie married Clifton Shaw Allen and they made their home in Ennis. She worked for more than 30 years for Donivan-Galvanti and R.C. Sewing as a seamstress. She was a member of the Anthony Drive Baptist Church of Ennis. Willie enjoyed crocheting and sewing.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Shaw Allen; a daughter, Diana Lene Allen; a son, David Lee Allen; a brother; and a sister.
She is survived by her son, Donald Keith Allen and his wife, Melonia, of Frankston, TX; daughter, Delores Rhodes and her husband, John, of Waxahachie; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Roy Martin, of Ennis; sisters, Joyce Carter, Dorothy Keeney, and Bonnie Pishanidar, all of Ennis; other relatives, special friend, Jay Rhodes, and many other friends.
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Willie Faye Allen, 75, passed away in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis. A Celebration of her life will take place at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2013, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary Chapel of Ennis with Rev. Eddie Ricks officiating. Interment will follow in Myrtle Cemetery.
Willie Faye was born in Amarillo, Texas, to the late Willie and Ruby Pearl (White) Martin. She grew up in and around Ennis and attended Ennis Schools. On June 7, 1954, Willie married Clifton Shaw Allen and they made their home in Ennis. She worked for more than 30 years for Donivan-Galvanti and R.C. Sewing as a seamstress. She was a member of the Anthony Drive Baptist Church of Ennis. Willie enjoyed crocheting and sewing.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Shaw Allen; a daughter, Diana Lene Allen; a son, David Lee Allen; a brother; and a sister.
She is survived by her son, Donald Keith Allen and his wife, Melonia, of Frankston, TX; daughter, Delores Rhodes and her husband, John, of Waxahachie; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Roy Martin, of Ennis; sisters, Joyce Carter, Dorothy Keeney, and Bonnie Pishanidar, all of Ennis; other relatives, special friend, Jay Rhodes, and many other friends.
Ennis Daily News: 7/30/2013...E13
Willie Faye was born in Amarillo, Texas, to the late Willie and Ruby Pearl (White) Martin. She grew up in and around Ennis and attended Ennis Schools. On June 7, 1954, Willie married Clifton Shaw Allen and they made their home in Ennis. She worked for more than 30 years for Donivan-Galvanti and R.C. Sewing as a seamstress. She was a member of the Anthony Drive Baptist Church of Ennis. Willie enjoyed crocheting and sewing.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Shaw Allen; a daughter, Diana Lene Allen; a son, David Lee Allen; a brother; and a sister.
She is survived by her son, Donald Keith Allen and his wife, Melonia, of Frankston, TX; daughter, Delores Rhodes and her husband, John, of Waxahachie; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Roy Martin, of Ennis; sisters, Joyce Carter, Dorothy Keeney, and Bonnie Pishanidar, all of Ennis; other relatives, special friend, Jay Rhodes, and many other friends.
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