Evelyn Fannie Johnson Allen

Evelyn Fannie Johnson Allen, born July 19, 1917, went home to be with the Lord on August 2, 2013 at the Sharon Health Care Center in Sharon, Connecticut.

Evelyn, the daughter of Loring and Fannie Tice Johnson, was born and raised in Yorktown Heights, New York. After high school she graduated from the Peekskill Business School, and worked at the Mohegan Military Academy in Westchester County.

She was married to Edwin Merl Allen during World War II, and they lived in Yorktown Heights, NY and Stamford, CT before moving to Pine Plains, NY in 1951, with four children, who continue to celebrate the life of their mother today.

Evelyn and Eddie's surviving family: Son Donald (Pam) Allen, Wilmington, OH; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; Son Douglas (Rosemary) Allen, Chatham, NY; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; Son Thomas (Judith) Allen, Pine Plains NY; four grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; Daughter Constance (William) Mayhew, Millerton, NY; two grandchildren and six great- grandchildren; Niece Susan (Bruce) Strengberg, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.

Evelyn was predeceased by a brother, Raymond L. Johnson, and by three great-grandchildren: Kate Evelyn Jackson, Jesse Hezekiah Diller, and Hope Flynn.

Evelyn and Eddie lived in Pine Plains until her husband's death in 1990. Besides being a mother and homemaker, Evelyn was a beloved Sunday School teacher, as well as a pianist and organist for the Northeast Baptist Church in Millerton, NY for many years. Gospel music was a great source of joy in her life. Because Evelyn was an avid Christian believer, it seemed fitting that the music of one of her favorite hymns, "At Calvary," was playing in her room as she drew her last earthly breath.

Over the years Evelyn shared much happiness and love with her children, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren. She also had enduring spiritual friendships with many fellow believers at the Faith Bible Chapel in Millerton, NY where she was an active member and inspiration to others for the last four decades. Evelyn and Eddie were affectionately known as Ma and Pa Allen by young and old alike in the extended family of the Chapel community.

There are no calling hours.

Burial will be private and at the convenience of the immediate family.

A public memorial service celebrating Evelyn's life will be announced at a later date.

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