Carolyn Allen

Smithfield, NC: Mrs. Carolyn Stephenson Allen age 93 died Sunday January 24, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 11:00 AM at Rose  and Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Louis Godwin and Tim Brown. Burial will follow in the Hills of the Neuse Memorial Gardens in Smithfield.                Mrs. Allen was born December 6, 1922 in Johnston County. She was one of ten siblings born to Israel (Buddy) & Kitty Johnson Stephenson. She was also preceded in death by siblings, Earl, Wade, Carl, Horace and Jimmy Stephenson, Arah Adams, Rachel Braswell and Alice Little.  She was a member of Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church for 72 years. She worked at Jerold Corporation for a number of years but mostly she was a homemaker. She was the wife of the late Seth Allen, Sr. who died in 2006.                Surviving are three children and spouses, Sandra Bowman and husband Robert of Smithfield, Stephen Ray (Steve) and wife Wilma of Smithfield, Seth Allen, Jr. and wife Libby of Smithfield.; Eight Grandchildren, Michael Barbour, Vickie Brown, Emily Keene, Stephen Ray Allen, II., Carol Allen Carter, Elise Allen Beam, Caitlyn Allen and Erin Allen. Six great -grandchildren, T.J., Anna Grace  and Allen Brown, Sydney Allen, Joshua David Beam and William Harold Beam. Sister, Catherine Cobb of Four Oaks  Several nieces and nephews.                          The family will receive friends 10:00AM - 10:45AM Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks and other times at the home.                In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent the Council on Aging, 1363 W. Market Street, Smithfield, NC 27577 or to Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church, C/O, Ralph Parker, PO Box 429, Four Oaks, NC 27524.