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Dr. William Edgar "Bill" Allen

1929 - 2023

Dr.  William Edgar "Bill" Allen obituary, 1929-2023, Jonesborough, TN

BORN

1929

DIED

2023

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Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home and Cremation Services

Highway 11E

Jonesborough, Tennessee

William Allen Obituary

SCOTTSBORO, AL - Dr. William Edgar "Bill" Allen, age 93, Scottsboro, AL, formerly of Jonesborough, TN, passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family.

Dr. Allen was born October 30, 1929, in Blue Springs, MS to the late William David & Estelle Parlee Allen.

He was a Presbyterian Minister for over 40 years, spending much of his career at Jonesborough Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Charlene Bridges Allen; two daughters, Judy Stiles (Larry) and Patricia Beigay; grandchildren, Brent Stiles, Brad Stiles (Summer), Adam Stiles (Susie), Brandi Harrison and Brandon Beigay; great-grandchildren, Lyla Stiles, Judah Stiles, Cooper Stiles, Jayden Gilbert and Arianna Gilbert.

Graveside services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Maple Lawn Cemetery with Mr. Kelly Wolfe and Mr. Bob Browning officiating.

The pallbearers will be Larry Stiles, Brent Stiles, Brad Stiles, and Adam Stiles.

Condolences may be sent to the Allen family online at www.dillow-taylor.com.

Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, TN 423-753-3821

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Published by Johnson City Press on Sep. 1, 2023.

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