Mary Elizabeth Allen's Obituary
Mary E. Allen, 60, passed July 9, 2022 after fighting 15 years with numerous ailments at Tranquility Austell. She was born March 13, 1962 , the daughter of Gilbert Glen and Louis Elnore (Wardleigh) Merriman in Ontario, CA. Liz, as all of her friends and family called her, graduated from Lemoore High School in Lemoore, CA in 1980. Being the daughter of a Navy Seabee, she grew up in many places- a few of them being Taipei, Taiwan and Whidby Island, WA with the last station being Lemoore, CA where she met and married Husband Richard (Rick) Allen. They celebrated 41 years of marriage in June. In addition to being a loving wife and mother, she was involved with the Girl Scouts of America serving as a troop leader and working as service unit member helping to schedule service unit events. She was also a dental assistant for 15 years with Austell Dental Associates.
Surviving in addition to her husband are her daughters Allicia and Ashley and her two grandsons Kaiden and Kenzo along with three sisters Shirley, Marie, and Jeannie.
A memorial service will be held Saturday 3:00 PM at Davis-Struempf Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends for visitation Saturday from 2:00-3:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Mary’s name to the Disabled American Veterans association at https://secure.dav.org/donate
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