Mildred A. Allen

Mildred A. Allen Mildred A. Allen, age 86, a resident of Camdenton, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Osage Rehab and Health Care, Osage Beach, Missouri. Mildred was born the daughter of John Ode and Isabel Amelia (Runge) Doing on November 2, 1925, in Lebanon, Missouri. She was united in marriage to Edward Ray Allen on January 29, 1945, in Lebanon, Missouri. He preceded her in death on June 20, 1986. Mildred worked as a teacher in the Lebanon area, until moving to Beatty, Nevada, where she and Edward owned/operated their own gas stations. In 1972, Mildred moved to the Hale and Tina area where she and her husband operated a family farm. She resided in the Hale and Tina area until 2003, where she then moved to Plattsburg, Missouri. She made her final home in Camdenton, Missouri, in late 2010 to be with her granddaughter. Survivors include two grandchildren, Shanel Leighty and husband Grant of Camdenton, Missouri; Michael Smith of Cameron, Missouri; four grandchildren, Hunter Alan Leighty and Hailey Isabella Leighty of Camdenton, Missouri, Zachary Smith and Christopher Smith of Cameron, Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Edward; two daughters, Fonda Smith and Sharon Allen; two infant sons, Gayford and Rayford Allen; three brothers, John Ode Doing, Rudolph Doing, Warren Doing; one sister Juanita Talbot. Funeral services will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Missouri, on Friday, March 23, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. A scheduled family visitation will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Missouri, on Thursday, March 22, 2012, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friends may call the Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Missouri, on Thursday, March 22, 2012, from 12 noon until 9:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Rock Branch Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com . Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.