Mary Katherine Allen
Published 11:17 am Friday, November 25, 2011
Mary Katherine “Kathy” Allen died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, at St. Dominic’s Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson. She was 58.
Ms. Allen was born in Vicksburg and lived in the Vicksburg, Valley Park area during her lifetime. She was a member of Valley Park Baptist Church. She was employed at Vicksburg Specialty Company as an office manager for a number of years. Previous to that she was employed at Cooper Lighting. She was a graduate of Sharkey-Issaquena Academy and a graduate of Droughon’s Business College.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul W. and Bonnie Jean Kerr; her grandparents, James and Edith Kerr and Joseph and Mildred Nokes; and a nephew, William Paul Kerr.
Survivors include her son, Jamie G. Allen and wife Erica of Raymond; a daughter, Bridgette Allen Barnard and husband Clayton of Vicksburg; two brothers, Charles K. Kerr of Vicksburg and John Paul Kerr of Cary; and two grandchildren, Aidan and Hunter Allen.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Valley Park Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Causey officiating. Burial will follow at Valley Park Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Saturday until the service at the church. Glenwood Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers will be Blake Nasif, Chris Nasif, Brian Lott, T.J. McMillin, Aaron Curry and Vincent Muffuletto.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.