PIEDMONT, Mo. -- Thelma Allen, 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Piedmont, Mo., died on March 2, 2012, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff, MO.
Mrs. Allen was born Feb. 25, 1934, to the late Charles Henderson and the late Floy (Allen) Henderson, in Patterson, Mo. She was raised in the Lake Creek Community.
Mrs. Allen was a member of the Clearwater United Baptist Church. In 1943, she was baptized by W.W. Handy at New Liberty in Patterson. For a time she played piano for the New Liberty Church. She attended a one room country school house at Greenhill and Liberty Hill and completed the eighth grade. She enjoyed cooking and baking, and was known for her chicken -n- dumplings and cinnamon rolls. Mrs. Allen was an avid vegetable gardener and enjoyed canning her harvest. She enjoyed crocheting and really enjoyed beating the boys at Pitch.
On Feb. 13, 1954, she was married to Clifford W. Allen.
Surviving are one son, Bryan Allen of Fisk, Mo.; three daughters, Beverly Wasson of Marshall, Mo., Brenda Ireland of Warsaw, Mo., and Nancy Darlene Allen of Piedmont; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Billie and Bobbie Lee Henderson; two sisters, Bonnie Henderson and Velma Street; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be held after 5 p.m. Sunday at Ruegg Funeral Home, Piedmont. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Bob Webb and Jerry London officiating. Burial will be in Little Lake Cemetery in Patterson.
Online condolences may be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com.
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