WARREN ALLEN

July 29, 1924 – March 11, 2013 

ANDERSON, SC - Charles Warren Allen, age 88, of Anderson, SC, went to be with his Saviour on March 11, 2013 at the Rainey Hospice House.

Born in Anderson County, SC he was the son of the late Waymon Willie Allen and the late Lula Opheller Dixon Allen.  He retired from Orr Lyons Mill after 45 years of service. He was an avid Nascar and Atlanta Braves fan.  Warren was a member and founding elder of Midway Community Church. 

He is survived by his children, Ronald W. Allen and his wife Deborah of Anderson, and Cathy Jo Brock of Greenville; two grandchildren, Shannon Compton of Greenville and Jarod Allen and his wife Ansley of Anderson; and five great-grandchildren, Caitlyn and Connor Compton, and Lani, Dax and Harper Allen. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Robbie Jo Lewis Allen; brothers, Samuel M. Allen, Olin Allen, James Clarence Allen and Dat Allen; and sisters, Willie Mae Rhodes, Elizabeth Black and Beatrice Allen Breazzle.

The Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 1:30 PM with Reverend Phil Minnie officiating.  Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens.

The family will be at the home of his son, 120 Deer Run Road, Anderson and will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to Midway Community Church, 3000 Midway Road, Anderson, SC 29621 or to Hospice of the Upstate, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com