Funeral services for Lena Marie Pitts Allen, 88, of Demorest, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Trent Smith and the Rev. Billy Burrell officiating. Interment will follow the service at Yonah Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Allen passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 following a period of declining health.
Born July 14, 1933, in Clarkesville, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Belle Hinson Pitts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard G. Allen; daughter, Terrie Allen Willis; brothers and sisters-in-law Phillip Pitts (Katie Pitts) and Bill Pitts (Ruth); and sisters, Dorothy Pitts Palmer (Ross), and Betty Pitts Tench (Pete).
Marie was a retired banker and she was a homemaker. She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross and also volunteered at the Mt. Airy voting polls. Marie was a very active member at Hazel Creek Baptist Church where she was on the Benevolence Committee. She always baked cakes and pies for families who had lost loved ones and also volunteered in the AWANA program.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Freida Allen of Clarkesville; son-in-law, Jack Willis of Atlantic Beach, Florida; and numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 18, from 1 until 3 p.m.
An online guestbook is available for the Allen family at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville.