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RUBY JEAN ALLEN
A beautiful lady passed our way and now is at rest.
Ruby Jean Allen, 90, of Minford area, died Aug. 9, 2015. The only child of the late Landon Lawson and Icy Lou Meadows Ball, she was born Sept. 12, 1924, in Portsmouth, Ohio.
A graduate of Wheelersburg High School in 1942 and Ohio University in 1967, she worked as a secretary for the Selby Shoe Factory, as a homemaker, and then as a reading teacher for 27 years at Stockdale Elementary School. Her school co-workers were a very important part of her life.
On Dec. 26, 1943, she married Edgar Aaron Allen in Greenup, Ky. Edgar preceded her in death on Sept. 22, 2012.
Jean is survived by four children: sons, Greg (Jennifer) Allen and Dane (B'Jo) Allen and daughters, Brenda (Tom) Kallner and Elaine (Donnie) Blevins.
Edgar and Jean had eight grandchildren: Ashlea (Gerald) Green, Leslie Allen (deceased in infancy), Zac (Ann Marie) Allen, Lance (Tiffany) Allen, Aaron (Jodi) Kallner, Natalie (Mike) Limrick, Eric (Stephanie) Miller and Alicia (Chris) Newman.
Also surviving are twelve great grandchildren: Zeb and Junie Allen, Lucas and Leo Allen, Abbie, Ellie and Grant Kallner, Ewan Limrick, Zane and Cali Miller, and Ian and Alexis Newman.
Our family wishes to thank the Minford Retirement Center nurses and nurse aides as well as the SOMC Hospice staff who lovingly provided care and compassion. Thank you to Jean's church family at the Sunshine Church of Christ for their prayers for and support of our family.
Friends may call at Erwin-Dodson-Allen Funeral Home in Minford Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. Private family services will be held with Steve Miller, Minister officiating. Burial will be at Bennett Cemetery in Minford. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to SOMC Hospice, 2201 25th Street, Portsmouth, Ohio 45662. Online condolences may be sent to www.edafh.com.
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DS
August 14, 2015
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Marcia Johnson
August 12, 2015
Jean was a beautiful lady inside and out. We(Mom,Dad, and I) had wonderful times at Stockdale School with her. So sorry for your loss.
Mary Ann Blackburn
August 11, 2015
My condolences to the family my prayers are with you during this time
Miriam Ibarra
August 11, 2015
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August 11, 2015
Thinking of you caring about you, and wishing there were words to express the sympathy that goes out to you today.
August 10, 2015
One of the kindest ladies we have ever met. Dick and I enjoyed the times we had with both your mother and dad. They were best friends of Faye and Gib. How fortunate you all are to have had your mother with you for as long as you did.
Dick and Jane Young Salmon (Faye's sister)
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