Laurie "Dozier" Allen

Laurie Dozier Allen Laurie "Dozier" Allen, 76, who retired after 16 years as the Trial Court Administrator for the 2nd Judicial Circuit died, Tuesday, July 17, 2007. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Laris Allen. The service will be at 11 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 19, at Fellowship Baptist Church, with burial at MeadowWood Memorial Park. Family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. EDT today at Bevis Funeral Home in Tallahassee (850-385-2193). Memorial contributions may be made to Fellowship Baptist Building Fund, 3705 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32303, or a favorite charity. Mr. Allen was a native and lifelong resident of Tallahassee. He was appointed Trial Court Administrator by then Chief Judge Ben C. Willis in January 1973 and served until his retirement in 1989. Prior to that he served as Clerk of the County Court, a position abolished when the courts system was restructured. He also served as a circuit court bailiff with the Leon County Sheriff's Office and as a Systems Analyst with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War era and attended Fellowship Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Big Bend High School Officials Association and for almost 30 years served as a referee for high-school football games in the Big Bend area. Other survivors include two sons and two daughters-in-law, Mike and Elke Allen and Jeff and Karen Allen, all of Tallahassee; a sister, Kathleen Arms (and husband Sterling) of Tallahassee; a brother, Dalton Allen (and wife Tenilla) of Tallahassee; and two grandchildren, Brittany Allen, a student at Western Kentucky University, and Colby Allen of Tallahassee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Vernie Allen.