Obituary of Anne-O. Allen

Anne O. Allen Anne O. Allen, 77, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at Hospice House. The service will be at 10 a.m. EST Friday at Trinity Episcopal Church. She is being memorialized by cremation. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. EST Thursday at Kelley Funeral Home, 149 Avenue H, Apalachicola. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Franklin Wildlife Mammal Association, 198 Edgar Poole Road, Crawfordville, FL 32327; (850) 926-8308; or www.Wakullawildlife.org; click on members/donate link.This contribution helps injured and orphaned wild animals with the goal of releasing them back in the wild. Kelley Funeral Home in Apalachicola (850-653-2208) is handling arrangements. Anne was born May 15, 1929, the daughter of the late Seward and Jeanette O'Quinn of Trenton. Anne attended the University of Florida for a brief period of time before transferring to Florida State University.At Florida State University she was a cheerleader and performed in the very first FSU Circus, performing on the high trapeze. She was a semi-professional swimmer, a locally known artist, active on the library board and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She retired from teaching at Chapman School in Apalachicola and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.She is survived by her husband of 56 years, V.J. "Jerry" Allen; four children, Clifford J. Allen, Terra Carni, Charles Seward Allen (Stephanie) and Bonnie J. Allen; a brother, Hague O'Quinn (Katherine); and four grandchildren, Hannah D. Allen, Nicole A. Allen, Shannon J. Carni and William David Carni. "All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful; The Lord God made them all." - Cecil Frances Alexander