Medora Lee Allen, 83, formerly of Pocola,
OK passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013, in Ft.
Worth, Texas. Medora was born in Cedars, Oklahoma
on November 19, 1929, to Sterling
and Mariah Beachem. She graduated from Lincoln High School
in Fort Smith, Arkansas,
and continued her education at Langston
University. She was married to Richard K. Allen for over
sixty-three years.
She served as church clerk of Union Baptist
Church for over fifty
years and was a deaconess. She was a
founding member of the LeFlore County Branch of the NAACP and Golden Heritage
Life Member. She was a charter member of
the Willie Mae Myers Court 77 HOJ, and past PMAGM. She was also a member of Eastern Star.
She was a teacher and later the director of the Pocola Head Start
program.
She is survived by her husband Richard Allen, Sr., and
five children Sharon, Richard, Jr., Randy, Sue and Bernard; nine grandchildren,
Antoine, Kenneth, Shannon M., Joshua, Shannon S., Asante, Mary, Maria, and
Jabari; six great-grandchildren, sisters Lula, Elzora, Barbara; and a host of
other relatives and friends. Services will be 11 am, Saturday, March 30, 2013 at Union Baptist Church in Pocola, OK. The family will be at the funeral home in Pocola, OK on Friday evening from 6-7:30 pm to visit with relatives & friends.
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