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Deacons of Zion Missionary Baptist Church 
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Mother/Deaconess of Zion Missionary Baptist Church 
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The family extends thanks to everyone for the outpouring of love and support shown to us during this time of bereavement. 
 
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Alonzo Allen was born September 18, 1932 to the late 
 
Anna Garrett Dearing and the late Otis Allen. He departed 
 
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this life quietly on August 8, 2002. Alonzo was married to Ernestine Strickland in 1956, and 
 
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to this union three children were born. 
 
He served in the United States Armed Forces from 19531954. 
 
He joined Zion Missionary Baptist Church at an early age 
 
and served faithfully until he became ill. 
 
Deacon Allen was preceded in death by his mother, Anna 
 
Garrett Dearing ; father, Otis Allen ; and two sisters , Ann 
 
Strickland and Earlene Byrd . He leaves to cherish his 
 
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memory, wife, Ernestine Allen; four children , Mr. Vincent 
 
B. Strickland , Mrs. Phyllis Allen Minley, Mr. William Alonzo 
 
Allen , and Ms . Andrea Melissa Allen ; two grandsons , 
 
Jonathan Strickl and and Garrett M. Min ley; two sisters , Ms . 
 
Mildred Allen and Mrs. Mary L. Jackson ;.three aunts , Mrs. 
 
Ruby Garrett Strickland, Mrs. Mary Jackson Gullatte, and 
 
Mrs. Bleaker Robinson; and a host of nieces, nephews, 
 
other relatives, and friends. 
 
"The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths ofrighteousness for his name 's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley ofthe shadow ofdeath, I will fear no evil:for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staffthey comfort me. Thou prepares! a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shallfollow me all th e days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lordfor ever. " 
Psalm 23 
 
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PRELUDE 
PROCESSIONAL 
SELECTION ....... ...... .. .. .... ...... .......... .... ........... Zion Ch oir 
SCRIPTURE: The Old Testament ..... The Reverend B. J. John son The New Testament ......... The Reverend Wi llie Pete 
SELECTION .................. ................. ................. Zion Choir 
PRAYE R ........................ The Reve rend Sabin Strickland 
SOLO .. .... .......................... .. ......... Brother Bill Darri ngton 
OBITUARY (Read Silently) 
SELECTION ......................................... The Slade Family 
REFLECTIONS: (Three minutes, please) The Reverend John Garrett Deacon Johnnie Guest Deacon Larry Brown Brother David Bowen Deacon Woodrow Jones Deacon J. Shipman Deacon Rudolph Patton 
SELECTION .............. ................. ....... ... ........... Zion Choir 
PROCLAMATION .......... ... ....... Deacon Robert Campbell 
EULOGY ............................... The Reverend Frank Lewis 
RECESSIONAL ............................................... Zion Ch oir