Johnella Allen

Mrs. Johnella Allen, 85, of Paris died Friday, March 3, 2017, at her residence.Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at Fairview Baptist Church with Dr. Jonathan Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will held on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel and on Thursday from 10 a.m. until time of service at the church. She was born on August 20, 1931, in Phillip, MS, to Julison and Almer Capler. She was a member of Fairview Baptist Church, a former employee of Allstate Insurance Company and a private nurse. She was married to Ralph Allen, Jr., on June 2, 1977. She is survived by her husband, Ralph Allen, Jr., of Paris, TN; children, Sylvia Allen (Richard) Lewis of Newnan, GA, Toni Freeman and Ralph Allen, III, both of Waukegan, IL; a special niece she raised like a daughter, Dorothy (Phillip) Moore of Altadena, CA; and a sister Fannie Chambers of Charleston, MS. Preceding her in death was a son, Paul Glover; her parents, Julison and Almer Capler; three sisters, Ruth Jones, Nona James and Almer Hampton and two brothers, Willie Capler and Bob Capler.     Rawls Funeral Home – Paris 731-642-1515