Funeral Services for Carolyn Allen, age 84, of Ruston, LA, will be held 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ruston, LA, with Rev. Paul Watts and Rev. Stephen Nutt officiating, Burial will follow at Sibley Cemetery in Choudrant under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA. A visitation is scheduled from 9:00-10:00 AM the same day, just prior to the service.

Carolyn Wyatt Allen was born September 22nd, 1940, to Robert Cecil and Isa Dora Wyatt, in Searcy, Arkansas.  She was the youngest of ten children.  She left this life to be in her heavenly home on January 5th, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She fought a long and courageous battle against cancer.  We are at peace now knowing she is in the arms of Jesus, our loving Savior.

Carolyn met Jack while attending Bonita High School and were married June 29th, 1957.  When their first son started elementary school, she went back to school and received her diploma at Bastrop High School.  When their second son started elementary school, she enrolled at Northeast Louisiana University and received her degree in business education.  After the family moved to Ruston in 1975, Carolyn enrolled at Louisiana Tech University and advanced her post-graduate education, obtaining a master's-plus 30. She began teaching at Choudrant High School in 1977 and retired in 2003, after 26 years of teaching.

Carolyn was a long-time member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ruston. She held a very special place in her heart for the ladies of the adult six and seven classes at Emmanuel.  Her first love was the Lord, but she loved her family as much as any wife and mother possibly could. Carolyn and Jack parented two sons but also raised a granddaughter in their home. For this reason, Mindy and Carolyn's relationship had a particularly strong and unique bond, likened to that of a mother and daughter.

Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents and all nine of her siblings, Wilbur, Louie, Flora, Virginia, Edna, Martha, Frances, Ina and Betty.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Jack Allen, her two sons, Randy (Sherry) Allen, Jerry (Dawn) Allen, granddaughter Mindy (Chris) Graham, grandson Eric Allen, grandson Nathan (Raven) Allen, grandson Matthew (Amber) Allen, granddaughter Monica (Tim) Younse.  Great-grandchildren, Hunter Graham, Hudson Graham, Josh Allen, Aubrey Allen and Mason Allen.  She is also survived by nephew Jimmy Goad (Bonnie), niece Ann (Calvin) Lambert, niece Nancy (Ralph) Stevenson and many other nieces and nephews.

Serving as pallbearers will be Jerry Baker, Clyde Pesnell, John Camp, John Holloway, Gatry Compton and J.D. Crawford. Honorary pallbearers are Von Carroll and the men of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Adult 6 and Adult 7 men's Sunday school classes.

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