Shirley Gertrude Allen
1929-2018
Shirley Gertrude Allen – age 89, of Centreville, passed away
on December 23, 2018 in Grandview Manor, Berwick. Born in Upper
Nappan, she was a daughter of the late Carlos and Lillian (Smith)
Read. She was a former teacher in East Amherst and Nappan until family
responsibilities required her attention. She was a loving mother and
very devoted to her family. She loved to travel and take long walks on
the beach. She was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in
1952. She will be dearly missed by children, Ardith Stiles,
Centreville; Marlene (Bill) MacKay, Lakeville; Richard (Carolyn)
Stiles, New Minas; Brian (Nancy) Stiles, Dewberry, AB; siblings, Doug,
Vivian, Edwin (Gwen) and Barb; half-sisters, Dorothy Jean (Bob),
Althea (Rick), Catherine (Ken); grandchildren, Carlee (Dana), Amanda,
Mya (Matthew), Tyler (Jacqueline), Colin, Corey (Chaula), Deanna
(Lonnie), Jordan; great-grandchildren, MacKay, Noah, Isabella, Hannah
and Olivia. She was predeceased by husbands, Denzell Stiles and
Clifford Allen; grandchildren, Lori Lynn; great-granddaughter, Vienna;
sisters, Elaine and Iona; brothers, Garnet and Cecil. Cremation has
taken place. There will be no visitation, by request. A
celebration of life will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
December 26, 2018 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses,
Centreville, Paul Crandall officiating. Burial will take place in the
Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill. Immediate family flowers only, by
request. Donations in memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s
Society or the charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements have been
entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Kentville.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Shirley Gertrude Allen 19292018..
Source:white family funeral home
Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia