Sarah Matt (Perkins) Allen, 91, daughter of the late Gobel Perkins and Ivy Lewis Milby Perkins, was born September 1, 1930 in Green County and departed this life on Sunday, October 3, 2021 at her son’s home in Indiana.
She professed her faith in Christ and was of Baptist Faith. Sarah was a homemaker most of her life and she loved to quilt, gardening, and her flowers.
She united in marriage to John Elmer Allen on December 23, 1947 and he preceded her in death on September 15, 2004.
Besides her parents and her husband, Sarah is preceded in death by a daughter, Rita Allen; a son, Elmer Allen; a grandson, Russell Emerson (1983); and by three sisters & seven brothers.
SURVIVORS:
9 children: Betty Emerson and husband Wayne of Campbellsville; James Allen of Indiana; Bob Allen and wife Virginia of Indiana; Dean Allen and wife Tracy of Leitchfield; Rebecca Emery and husband Ron Polston of Arizona; Tonda Cooper and husband Dean Fricke of Indiana; Danny Allen of Indiana; Brenda Allen and husband Rick Branch of Indiana; and Phyllis Lee and husband Bryan of Indiana
24 grandchildren, forty-five great-grandchildren, and six great great-grandchildren.
3 sisters: Betty Sue Dotson of Hodgenville; Louise Murphy of Hodgenville; and Zelda Perkins of Magnolia.
1 sister-in-law: Maryola Perkins of Campbellsville
FUNERAL SERVICE: Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 2:00pmET at Auberry Funeral Home in downtown Campbellsville, KY with Bro. Alex Cox officiating
VISITATION: Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 11am-2pmET at Auberry Funeral Home
BURIAL: Otter Creek Baptist Cemetery
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