LEXINGTON – A graveside service for Rev. James “Jim” Brian Allen, 73, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2014, in Woodridge Memorial Park. The service will be officiated by his brother-in-law, Dr. Robert C. Wilkes. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
Rev. Allen was born September 11, 1940 in Jacksonville, FL and passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. He was a son of the late Jesse Owen Allen and Hazel Pearson Allen. Rev. Allen was a member of Denny Memorial Southern Methodist Church where he served as minister for many years. He loved God, his wife, his family and the members of his congregation.
Surviving are his wife, Mary W. Allen of Lexington; son, Brian Allen of Greer, SC; brother, Owen Allen and wife, Jody of Greensboro, NC; 5 grandchildren and step daughter, Allison Hinson Okey. Memorials may be made in memory of Rev. Jim Allen to Denny Memorial Southern Methodist Church, 1605 Old State Road, Gaston, SC 29053.