CALABASH — Anne Foster Allen, 78, passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at her residence.
She was born Oct. 4, 1941, in Belmont, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Carl and Ila Foster. She spent many years living in the Belmont and Mount Holly areas and later lived in North Wilkesboro, North Myrtle Beach and Calabash. She enjoyed singing in the church choir and teaching Sunday school; loved animals and her pets; and was very talented at painting lighthouses, birds and nature scenes. She will be missed by her family and friends who knew and loved her.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 58 years, Don Allen; son, Rusty Allen, and his wife, Rebecca Allen, of Raleigh; grandchild, Chandler Allen; sister, Kathy Foster Arnold; and many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 17, at Beulah Baptist Church, Calabash. Interment will follow in Brunswick Memorial Gardens, Shallotte, with Pastor Doug Adams presiding. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service at the church.
The family would like to thank Liberty Hospice, Supply, for their loving care and support. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to this wonderful organization.
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