Melvin Jean Bragg Allen
MELVIN JEAN BRAGG ALLEN, 71, of LR, transitioned Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. She was predeceased by parents, Reverend Leo and Ida Adams Bragg; stepmother, Mae Ella Bragg; daughter, Vivian Sullivan and son, Kenneth Wayne Allen. She leaves to cherish her memories, husband, Ardell Allen; daughters: Deborah (George) Drayton, Glenda (Gregory) Matthews, Tammy (Todd) Washington; sons, Larry Houston and Ardell (Catoya) Allen III; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; siblings: Samuel Bragg, Leo Bragg and Elbert Chukes, Evelyn Moore, Bobbi Farr, Joyce Williams; and other relatives. Funeral: Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, 11 a.m., Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church #4, 5100 Frazier Pike. Reverend Byron Blackmon, Eulogist. Visitation: Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, 2-4 p.m., Watson-Northcrest Funeral Home, 1801 North Maple Street, NLR, 72114. Services entrusted to Arms of Peace Funeral Home, 501-377-2767.
Published December 27, 2015