of Clarksville, AR

March 21, 1924 - January 18, 2021

Marion (Chapman) Allen, 96, of Clarksville, Arkansas passed away January 18, 2021 in Clarksville, Arkansas.

She was born March 21, 1924 to her parents, Chester and Ora (Marion) Chapman, in Thackerville, Oklahoma. She was a clerical secretary for Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico and a member of the First Baptist church of Clarksville. Marion was a people person who enjoyed spending time with others playing bridge, doing oil paintings, knitting, and crocheting. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. She will be deeply missed by many. ''A Mother is with us always, first in her lifetime, then forever in our memory.''

She is preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Ora (Marion) Chapman; her husband of sixty-one years,William Allen and one brother, Melvin Chapman.

Marion is survived by one son, Michael Allen and wife, Suzanne of Shoshoni, Wyoming; one daughter, Kaye Newsom and husband, Ed of Hartman, Arkansas; one sister, Wilma Leach of Gainesville, Texas; three grandchildren, Gwen Newsom, Jennifer Edwards and David Allen; seven great grandchildren and a host of other family members and friends.

A graveside service will be held at Kendall cemetery near Hartman, Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 2:00 P.M under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
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We are complying with the Arkansas Department of Health guidelines, all attendees must provide and wear their own masks and practice social distancing during the service.

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