Avis de décès de William-Leonard Allen

FAYETTE William Leonard Allen, age 89, of Fayette, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, March 12, 2008, at Fayette Long Term Care. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Richards and Rev. James Cullins officiating. Burial will follow in Tuscaloosa Memorial Park with Memory Chapel Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.He was preceded in death by his grandson, Russell Allen; parents, William Lonzo Allen and Sarah Ethel White; two sisters; three brothers; and his wife of 53 years, the former Margaret Ella Canterbury.Survivors include his daughter, Shirley Dailey of Fayette; son, Ray Allen of Atlanta, Ga.; two grandchildren, Alicia Glenn of Atlanta, Ga. and Johnathan Thomas of Fayette; one great grandchild, Ronin Glenn of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Oliver Allen of Texas and Harold Allen of Tuscaloosa; and his sister, Jewel Abston of Oklahoma.He was a member of Englewood Baptist Church, and a former member of Holt Baptist Church. He was a World War II Army veteran, retired employee of Gulf States Paper Corp., member of Von Bayer Lodge 699, and the Clara Blackman Chapter 167, Order of the Eastern Star.Pallbearers will be Lynn Canterbury, Mike Canterbury, Wayne Canterbury, Heath Dailey, Mark Earnest, and Frank Sellers.The family would like to especially thank Dr. Fred Yerby, the staff of Fayette Medical Center, and Fayette Long Term Care for their expert treatment and compassionate care.