Mrs. Helen Marie “Granny” Allen, age 83, of Summerville, GA, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at the residence of her son and daughter-in-law.
 
Mrs. Allen was born November 7, 1930, in Piedmont, AL, daughter of the late Charlie Marvin Bryan and Mary Ellen Timms Bryan.  She was a member of the Four Mile Baptist Church, and prior to her retirement, she was employed with Mount Vernon Mills.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Allen; a son, Charles Keith Allen; brothers, James Howard Bryan, Charlie Marvin Bryan, Jr., and William Hoyt Bryan; sisters, Alma Timms, Flossy Mae Rosser, Dorothy Dean McClellan, and Mayron Veatch.
 
Mrs. Allen is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Mick and Becky Allen; a daughter, Brenda McPhail; grandchildren, Misty and Richard Miller, Matt McPhail, Andy Allen, and Ben Allen; great-grand grandchildren, Anslie Miller, Braden Miller, Reagan Miller, and Piper Miller.
 
Funeral services for Mrs. Allen will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, August 15, 2014, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Smith, Rev. Sanford DeBerry, and Rev. Doyle Kelley officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.  Active pallbearers will be Daniel Sanford, Randall Martin, Jimmy Martin, Daniel Smith, Ryan Gravley, and Marvin Payton.  Honorary pallbearers will be her caregivers, Nicole Watkins, Robin Hammitt, Christina Bentley, and Sandy Wheat.
 
Mrs. Allen will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Thursday, August 14, 2014.
 
Mason Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Mrs. Helen Marie Allen who died on Tuesday.