Irene F Allen

Irene F. Allen, 82, a resident of Cleveland, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 11, 2010 in a local healthcare facility. She was a member of Big Spring Baptist Church. She was an accomplished seamstress. She loved gospel music and was a doting great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Allen; parents, E.L. and Flora Richmond; and brother, Edward Richmond. Survivors include her daughter, Wanda Grimm and husband, Stan of Cleveland; granddaughter, Tracy Frazier and husband, Andrew and great grandchildren, Ethan and Faith Frazier who are missionaries in New Zealand; sister, Lois Eslinger of Cleveland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 14, 2010 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with the Reverend George Bulson officiating. Interment will follow in Laurel Hill-Lebanon Cemetery with Andrew Frazier, Don Cartwright, Jeff Shadwick, Ken Hamilton, Gary Ford and Allen Carter serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Eslinger and Clarence Carter. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service. Her family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the funeral home. The family requests that memorials be made to the Big Spring Baptist Church Building Fund, 1415 Hardwick St. NE, Cleveland TN 37311. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Allen family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.