Connie Rebecca Allen

Connie Rebecca Allen, 86, of Stafford, Virginia joined her heavenly family and gained her wings on June 29, 2020 at Stafford Hospital.

Connie, the family “matriarch”, was born to Rebecca Cornelia Foster on March 16, 1934 in Glen Alum, West Virginia. She moved to Dayton, Ohio at an early age and recently relocated to Virginia in June, 2019.

A lifelong member of Canaan Missionary Baptist Church in Dayton, Ohio and a retiree from General Motors Corporation. She loved fishing, playing Bingo, and planning events and cherished spending time with her family.

Survivors include two sisters, Donna Carroll of Jacksonville, Florida, and Karen Lawson of Englewood, Ohio; five daughters, Sharon Caslin (John), Rhonda Finley (Anthony), Riesa Allen Croom (Herbert), all of Dayton, Ohio, Robin Hamilton (Mitchell) of Clarksville, Tennessee, and Reganda Smith (Tony) of Stafford, Virginia; 11 grandchildren, LaTescha Allen, Toschia Dixon (Carlton), Dwanna Frost, Danika Anderson, Rickell Perry (Kalia), Rodriques Perry, Matthew Finley, Ashley Croom, Reganda DeBrill, Alana Woodson (Douglas), and Tiana Smith; one stepdaughter, Taunya Teahjay of Jacksonville, Florida; 20 great-grandchildren; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Robert Terry Allen; sisters Anita Roberts and Linda Robinson; her daughter, Edith Renee Allen; and her granddaughter Rhonda Renee “Juan” Allen.

She will be honored and laid to rest in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. A Celebration of Life Will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers or cards, please make donations to her favorite charity, Feed the Children Foundation, in her name.