Carrsville – Albert Herman Allen, 81, died October 29, 2007. He was born in Robeson County, N. C., a son of the late Roy Sam and Flowers Walters Allen. He was machine tender at # 3 paper machine with Union Camp Corporation for 37 years. Mr. Allen was a sergeant in the Army during WWII, serving in the 30th Infantry Division in France and Germany, and participated in the Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 34 years, Alice Wills Allen; a daughter, Patricia Phelps and husband, Rod, of Franklin; one son, Larry A. Allen of Pickens, S. C.; daughter-in-law, Gail J. Allen of Windsor; three step-daughters, Brenda B. Rawls and husband, Kilby, of Windsor, Sandra B. Huband and husband, David, of Virginia Beach, Pat B. Mason and husband, Ronnie, of Franklin; seven grandchildren, Dave Allen and wife, Stacy,Ben Phelps, Jennifer Rawls, Cheryl M. Drake and husband, Eric, Kevin Rawls, Brent Mason, Tyler Huband; five great-grandchildren, Sean, Trevor, and Amanda Allen, Ethan Phelps, Brooklynn Drake; two sisters, Esther Rhodes of Burlington, N. C. and Winsome Smith and husband, Homer, of Gold Hill, N. C.; two brothers, Elliott Allen and wife, Elsie, of Atlanta, Ga. and Horace Allen and wife, Bobbie, of Fairmont, N. C. Mr. Allen was predeceased by his first wife, Myrtle Allen, a daughter, Brenda Allen; a son, Jerry Allen, granddaughter, "Angel" Amy Phelps; one sister, Etta Brown Leggett, and one brother, Roy S. Allen.
A graveside service, with military honors, will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Richard L. Peerey officiating. The family will receive friends today (Wednesday) from 7 to 8:30 p. m. at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, and suggest memorials be made to the Amy Phelps Art Scholarship Fund, c/o The Junior Woman's Club, Darnell Carr, 30045 Walters Hwy., Carrsville, Va. 23315 or Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 3593 Carrsville Highway, Franklin, Va. 23851.
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