Henrietta Mcmanaway Allen

Mrs. Henrietta Waddell Allen, age 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:30 pm Friday, July 20 in the Ray Allen Parlor at Mt. Olivet UMC. A funeral service will follow at 3:30 officiated by Rev. Cheryl Skinner and Rev. Wes Judy. Burial will be held at Carolina Memorial Park.

Mrs. Allen was born December 28, 1922 in Richmond County, NC, daughter of the late Ashlar M. Waddell and Gertrude Overton Waddell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Ray Allen.

Mrs. Allen attended elementary and high school in Mt. Gilead, NC and received her degree from Appalachian State Teachers College. She taught school in Gaston and Richmond counties and finished her career at Winecoff Elementary in Concord. As a mother of 5 children, she was very involved in their activities such as den mother for cub scouts, member of Winecoff Elementary School PTA, and Northwest Cabarrus High School Band Aide Club. She was also a member of the Winecoff Extension Homemakers Club and Co-community leader in the Winecoff 4-H club. Henrietta was a longtime active member of Mt. Olivet UMC where she was a Sunday School teacher, member of the Ada Dayvault Circle and United Methodist Women and she served on numerous committees. She was also a member of the XYZ Club, and especially enjoyed their numerous and frequent group outings.

As a teacher, Henrietta believed that every child deserved a good education. She felt that you should talk to them personally, make them feel important, and have a keen interest of their needs. With each child she taught, she tried to have a smile and willing ear to listen. As a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she was the best. Her family, church and friends were a constant in her life, and she will be missed beyond measure.

Those left to cherish Henrietta’s memory are her children, Trudy Lampley and husband, Bert of Charlotte, Walter Allen of Atlanta, GA, Scott Allen and wife, Karen of Concord, Perry Allen and wife, Jennifer of Apex, NC and Bryan Allen and wife, Della of Pittsboro, NC; grandchildren, Harrison Allen, Julia Allen, Alison Lampley, Meredith Sieber and husband, Michael, Jeremy Allen and wife, Carrie, Kelly Sears and husband, Tony, Kari Allen, Jordan Allen, and Alexander Allen; great-grandchildren, Trevor, Tyler, Colton, Caroline and McKenna; brother, Myers Waddell and wife, Earline of Rockingham; special niece, Myra Waddell of Charlotte; special friend and caregiver, Carol West; special friend, Marc Moss; numerous other loving relatives and friends.

A special thank you to Bayada for their love and care given to Henrietta.

Memorials may be made to Mt. Olivet UMC, 301 Mt. Olivet Road, Concord, NC 28025.