Redgie Lee Allen

REDGIE L. ALLEN Redgie Lee Allen, 68, of 48 Sams Branch Road, Candler, died Thursday, June 14, 2001, at his home. Mr. Allen was born in the Barnardsville section of Buncombe County and was a son of Ocie A. Allen of Asheville and the late W.J. Allen. He was a 1953 graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and served in the US Air Force for 20 years until retiring as a Master Sergeant. More recently he worked for the Asheville Transit Authority for 13 years and he was a member of Montmorenci United Methodist Church. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Tudie Allen; one daughter, Pam Moffitt and her husband Tim of Arden; one son, Bill Allen of Candler; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Allen and Alex, Jesse, and Luke Moffitt; and one sister, Ruth Allen Fender of Asheville. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Saturday at Montmorenci United Methodist Church with the Revs. Daniel J. Lyons and Christy Watson officiating. Military honors will be provided by the Buncombe County Veterans Council Memorial Team at Pisgah View Memorial Park. His family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service and request that memorials be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28803, or to Montmorenci United Methodist Church Building Fund, PO Box 610, Candler, NC 28715. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the arrangements.