Allen

Yvonne Allen was born Nov. 5, 1936 in Benton, Arkansas and passed away Oct. 12, 2015 at East Texas Medical Center in Pittsburg. Yvonne was well known in the Pittsburg area, having worked 53 years as a hair stylist and having owned Serenity Salon for many years. She was a bit of a shopaholic, and always managed to find a good deal. Yvonne was an avid gardener and spent countless hours tending to her yard accompanied by her two beloved dogs, Iris, a Corgi and Molly, a Chihuahua. Most importantly though, she was a devoted mother and grandmother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Genevia Coburn Allen. Survivors include her husband, Bill Warford of Pittsburg; son, Jeff Warford and wife, Lou Ann of Quitman; two grandchildren, Kayla Warford and Jonathan Warford; brother, Gerald Allen and wife, Lucy; four sisters, Teresa Allen Spinka and husband, George, Rebecca Dowdell, Lida Jendrysik and Roberta McCarthy; numerous nieces and nephews and a bushel of dear friends. Pallbearers were Jim Kelly, Mike Kelly, Tony Allen, George Bradshaw, Floyd Anglin and Joe Kizer. The family received friends on Friday, Oct. 16 at Fellowship Baptist Church. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Pittsburg with Bro. David Kizer officiating. Interment was in Leesburg Cemetery in Leesburg, Texas.Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation. Online condolences may be left at www. ermansmithfuneralhome.net.