Funeral services for Della Dickerson Allen, 94, of Cookeville, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in West Cemetery.
Family will receive friends today, Monday, Nov. 27, from 3-9 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Allen died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Jackson County to the late Henry and Daisy Lynn Dickerson.
Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, Arel and Ann Allen of Jackson County; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Wilma Croy of Nashville, Rilda Stacy of Jackson County, Janice and Robert Sheridan of Clinton Township, Mich., Carylon and Douglas Nash of Westland, Mich., Sandra and Gregory Diemer of Grosse Ile, Mich., and Judy and Ray Rozar of Fayetteville; a sister, Carlena Phillips of Jackson County; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Joe Lee Allen; three children, Gerald, Bobby and Velreia Allen; a brother, Billy Dickerson; and two grandchildren, Bobbie Sharon and Patricia Allen.
Memorial contributions may be made to Happy Haven Children's Home.
Bro. Michael Prowse will officiate the services.
Cookeville Herald - Citizen 11/27/2006
Family will receive friends today, Monday, Nov. 27, from 3-9 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Allen died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Jackson County to the late Henry and Daisy Lynn Dickerson.
Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, Arel and Ann Allen of Jackson County; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Wilma Croy of Nashville, Rilda Stacy of Jackson County, Janice and Robert Sheridan of Clinton Township, Mich., Carylon and Douglas Nash of Westland, Mich., Sandra and Gregory Diemer of Grosse Ile, Mich., and Judy and Ray Rozar of Fayetteville; a sister, Carlena Phillips of Jackson County; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Joe Lee Allen; three children, Gerald, Bobby and Velreia Allen; a brother, Billy Dickerson; and two grandchildren, Bobbie Sharon and Patricia Allen.
Memorial contributions may be made to Happy Haven Children's Home.
Bro. Michael Prowse will officiate the services.
Cookeville Herald - Citizen 11/27/2006
Funeral services for Della Dickerson Allen, 94, of Cookeville, will be held Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in West Cemetery.
Family will receive friends today, Monday, Nov. 27, from 3-9 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Allen died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Jackson County to the late Henry and Daisy Lynn Dickerson.
Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, Arel and Ann Allen of Jackson County; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Wilma Croy of Nashville, Rilda Stacy of Jackson County, Janice and Robert Sheridan of Clinton Township, Mich., Carylon and Douglas Nash of Westland, Mich., Sandra and Gregory Diemer of Grosse Ile, Mich., and Judy and Ray Rozar of Fayetteville; a sister, Carlena Phillips of Jackson County; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Joe Lee Allen; three children, Gerald, Bobby and Velreia Allen; a brother, Billy Dickerson; and two grandchildren, Bobbie Sharon and Patricia Allen.
Memorial contributions may be made to Happy Haven Children's Home.
Bro. Michael Prowse will officiate the services.
Cookeville Herald - Citizen 11/27/2006
Family will receive friends today, Monday, Nov. 27, from 3-9 p.m., and Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.
Mrs. Allen died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at her residence.
She was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Jackson County to the late Henry and Daisy Lynn Dickerson.
Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith.
Her family includes a son and daughter-in-law, Arel and Ann Allen of Jackson County; six daughters and four sons-in-law, Wilma Croy of Nashville, Rilda Stacy of Jackson County, Janice and Robert Sheridan of Clinton Township, Mich., Carylon and Douglas Nash of Westland, Mich., Sandra and Gregory Diemer of Grosse Ile, Mich., and Judy and Ray Rozar of Fayetteville; a sister, Carlena Phillips of Jackson County; 18 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Joe Lee Allen; three children, Gerald, Bobby and Velreia Allen; a brother, Billy Dickerson; and two grandchildren, Bobbie Sharon and Patricia Allen.
Memorial contributions may be made to Happy Haven Children's Home.
Bro. Michael Prowse will officiate the services.
Cookeville Herald - Citizen 11/27/2006
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