Mary Grace Allen
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Mary Grace Allen
January 16, 1933 - April 13, 2015
Mary Grace Allen, 82, of Houston, went to her heavenly home
Monday, April 13, 2015. She was born on January 16, 1933 to Esther Stelley
Martinez and Adley Martinez. A native of Port Arthur, Texas, where she attended
St. Mary Elementary and Bishop Byrne High School, Grace most recently lived in
Houston. She was a long-time resident of Lake Charles but also resided in a
number of other Texas and Louisiana locations including Vidor and Beaumont.
While a resident of Hotel Beaumont, Grace was able to
regularly participate in liturgical services at nearby St. Anthony Cathedral
Basilica. As a life-long Catholic, Grace cherished and valued this opportunity
to deepen her faith life.
Grace was a loving and caring wife, mother, sister, and
friend. She was a meticulous homemaker, fantastic cook and as a
seamstress achieved perfection in her projects.
She is preceded in death by her devoted husband of thirty-three years, Melvin
E. Allen; parents, Esther and Adley L. Martinez; sisters, Juanita “Nita”
Kavanaugh and Dolores “Pudd” Viator; and many other family members and friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Gary Allen and fiancé, Rita Lacombe,
of Lake Charles, Louisiana; and Scott Allen; daughters, Iris Nosker and
husband, Kevin, of Kankakee, Illinois; Kathy Webb and husband, Larry, of
Cypress, Texas; and Donna Harrell and husband, John, of Hemphill, Texas;
brother, Eugene “Gene” Martinez and sister-in-law, Carolyn, of Nederland, TX;
sisters-in- law, Geraldine Allen of Groves and Ruby Lyday of Luling, Louisiana;
and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews and nieces.
A gathering of Mrs. Allen’s family and friends will be 5:00 p.m.
until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Broussard's, 1605 North Major
Drive, Beaumont, Texas. Brother Bo Owens of Fairdale Baptist Church will
bring a message at 6:30 p.m. Reverend Monsignor
Jeremiah McGrath, rector of Saint Anthony Cathedral Basilica, will conduct the
Rite of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 16, 2015, at
Broussard’s, with interment will follow at Consolata Cemetery, 2300 Country
Club Road, Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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