Trula Worsham Allen

A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late David L. and Lillie Delozier Worsham.  She was a member of the Oak Forest Baptist Church and retired from Gerber Products in 1976 with 16 years service. She was a graduate of the old Fletcher High School and resided in Henderson County for most of her adult life.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Zola Worsham and Dorothy Wattenbarger and two brothers, Warren Worsham and Albert Shade Worsham.

As a multi-talented and creative person, she loved singing, music, sewing and crafts; however her greatest joy was derived from her life with her husband, children, grandchildren, her great-granddaughter and all their families.

She is survived by her husband  Clifford N. Allen. They were deeply devoted to each other and enjoyed over 26 years of marriage.  She is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Margaret and James Blazer of Knoxville, TN, Nancy and Harold Holbert of Hendersonville; a son and his wife, Kenneth and Alline Rhodes of Fletcher; two sisters, Almeda Raketic of Ormond Beach, FL, Ruth Moore of Knoxville; a brother, Wallace Worsham of Fletcher; four granddaughters, Renee Leonard, Teresa Ball, Lisa Reimers and Stephanie McCarson; her great-granddaughter, Heather Leonard and a number of nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.  Burial will follow in Shepherd Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 7 until 8:30 pm Monday at the funeral home on Long Shoals Road and at other times will be at the residence.