Nov. 4, 1946 – Oct. 10, 2023
Sallisaw – Graveside services for Marilyn “Faye” Garvin Allen, 76, of Sallisaw, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, at Akins Cemetery under the direction of Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.
Mrs. Allen was born on Nov. 4, 1946, in Sallisaw to Lee Amos Garvin and Pauline Imogene (Davis) Garvin. She died on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Fort Smith, Ark.
She was a beautician and of the Baptist faith. She married Clifford Felton Allen on April 27, 1963, in Stilwell. He preceded her in death on May 12, 2004.
Survivors include three sons, Jimmy Allen and John Allen, both of Sallisaw and Clifford Ray and Misty Allen of Wagoner; two sisters, Yvonne Nance of Sallisaw and Kaye and Raymond Tinney of Checotah; two grandchildren; and other family members and friends.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Patsy McCrary and Sondra Rudick; and one brother, John Garvin.
Pallbearers were Ted Fine, Jim Bob Clark, Gary Lattimore, Bobby Shumate and Bryan Warner.
