James Allen

June 30, 1919 - February 11, 2019

Mr. James Seborn Allen, 99, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11 AM, Friday, February 15, 2019 in the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Gordon with Rev. Jabo Allen and Ms. Jan Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. The Family will receive friends in Williams Funeral Home in Gordon on Friday from 10:30 AM until the service time. Mr. Allen was a lifelong resident of Wilkinson County and the son of the late John Vinson and Dovie Dolly Fountain Allen. He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie Bryant Allen; brothers, Grady, Bernard, and Lynwood Allen; sisters, Ethel Rainwater and Mildred Allen. Mr. Allen was employed by Hays Clothing Co. for 25 years and a Woodman of the World Life Insurance Agent. He was the Commander of the Gordon American Legion for several years, a Mason for over 70 years, a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Navy and a member of Asbury Methodist Church. Survivors include his daughter, Jan Allen of Atlanta; sister, Katherine Stroud of Macon; brother, Robert Roy Allen of Macon; grandchildren, Claire and Samuel Wilson both of Atlanta, and a number of nieces and nephews.