Evelyn Marie Coffey Allen

1919 - 2008

Evelyn Marie Coffey Allen, 89, formerly of 330 Burley Hollow Road, Amherst, died Friday, August 22, 2008, at Fairmont Crossing, 173 Brockman Park Drive, Amherst. She was the wife of the late William Hunter Allen Sr. for more than sixty years. Born March 28, 1919, in Salisbury, near Eagle Rock, she was the daughter of the late Bascom Walker and Cora Sprouse Coffey. Her younger days were spent raising her six children, preparing meals, sewing and tending to daily household chores. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and neighbor. She served in many different capacities with the women's group at Sardis United Methodist Church, where she was a member for more than 55 years. Mrs. Allen is survived by her five daughters, Shelby Campbell and her husband, Lee Roy, Barbara Layne and her husband, Johnny, Lois Cash and her husband, Roy, Gay Stinnett and her husband, Harry, and Fay Mays and her husband, Elwood, all of Amherst County; one son, William Hunter Allen Jr. and his wife, Cindy, of Salem; 17 grandchildren, Lee, Tony, Keith, Eric, Barry, Steven, Susan, Cindy, Stephania, H.B. III, Chris, Jason, Bryan, Craig, Karen, Hunter, and Emily; 34 great-grandchildren; two greatgreat-granddaughters; and special friends, Talmadge and Nina Fain and their family, of Roanoke. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, August 25, 2008, at Sardis United Methodist Church by the Rev. Jack Bartee, Pastor of the church. Interment will follow in Tudor Hall Cemetery in the Sardis community. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today, August 24, 2008, at Whitten Monelison Chapel and other times at the home of Gay and Harry Stinnett, 1886 Lexington Turnpike, Amherst. The family requests those wishing to make memorial contributions consider Sardis U.M. Church, P.O. Box 1603, Amherst, Va., 24521. Our sincere thanks to her caregivers at Fairmont Crossing, who offered tender care and unconditional love during her final years. To send a condolence to the family, visit www.whittenfuneralhome.com. Whitten Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, Monelison Chapel, is serving Mrs. Allen's family.