In Memory Of
Dixie M. Allen
1929
2013
Dixie M. Allen
August 13, 1929 — October 5, 2013
Dixie Maurine Allen
Dixie Maurine Allen, 84, Topeka, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at her home. She was born August 13, 1929, at Soldier, the daughter of Fred and Cleo (McKinsey) Fisher.
She attended Soldier High School. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and Arab Ladies of the Shrine.
Dixie was married to Donald Duane Allen on June 26, 1949, in Soldier. He preceded her in death on July 25, 2000. She was also preceded in death by a son, Steven Kent Allen, on August 15, 2006, and a daughter, Dixie Diane Allen, on February 9, 1977.
Surviving are three sons: Jay Allen, Paul Allen, and Vance Allen, all of Topeka; a daughter-in-law: Kathy Allen of Lawrence; six grandchildren: Dylon Allen and wife, Kayla, Jayde Allen, Brooke Allen, Shane Allen, Kelsey Allen, and Nicole Nantz; and three great-grandchildren: Madison Shirley, Jaylon Allen, and Kingston Allen.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at Second Presbyterian Church, 210 NW Menninger Road, Topeka. Interment in Rochester Cemetery. Dixie will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Tuesday, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, where the family will receive from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 6900 College Boulevard, Suite # 250, Leawood, KS 66211.
Dixie Maurine Allen, 84, Topeka, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at her home. She was born August 13, 1929, at Soldier, the daughter of Fred and Cleo (McKinsey) Fisher.
She attended Soldier High School. She was a member of Second Presbyterian Church and Arab Ladies of the Shrine.
Dixie was married to Donald Duane Allen on June 26, 1949, in Soldier. He preceded her in death on July 25, 2000. She was also preceded in death by a son, Steven Kent Allen, on August 15, 2006, and a daughter, Dixie Diane Allen, on February 9, 1977.
Surviving are three sons: Jay Allen, Paul Allen, and Vance Allen, all of Topeka; a daughter-in-law: Kathy Allen of Lawrence; six grandchildren: Dylon Allen and wife, Kayla, Jayde Allen, Brooke Allen, Shane Allen, Kelsey Allen, and Nicole Nantz; and three great-grandchildren: Madison Shirley, Jaylon Allen, and Kingston Allen.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at Second Presbyterian Church, 210 NW Menninger Road, Topeka. Interment in Rochester Cemetery. Dixie will lie in state after 3:00 PM, Tuesday, at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, 245 NW Independence Avenue, Topeka, where the family will receive from 6:00 to 7:30 PM.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 6900 College Boulevard, Suite # 250, Leawood, KS 66211.
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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