Frances

Allen

Frances Allen, age 103, of Thomasville, Georgia, passed away peacefully on August 1, 2026. Born October 25, 1922, in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Frances was the daughter of William Claude Allen and Grace Viola Davis Allen. She was preceded in death by her parents and her six beloved siblings, Elizabeth Crosby, Panama City, Florida, WC Allen, Bradenton, Florida, Viola Claudene McCranie Brinson, Thomasville, Georgia, , Albert Wesley Allen, Moultrie, Georgia, Rowema Potter, Thomasville, Georgia and David Ronald Allen, Lawrenceville, Georgia

She graduated from Moultrie High School in 1941. She attended Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee, and Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, Massachusetts. She earned an AD degree and a Bachelor of Science degree. After graduating college, she began her life as a missionary and spent 16 months teaching the Cheyenne Indians in Dill City, Oklahoma. She taught sixth grade math, elementary algebra, and senior physics. She then dedicated her professional life to serving others through healthcare. Frances began her Career as a Medical Technologist at Quincy City Hospital in Quincy, Massachusetts. She later returned to Georgia in 1955, and began work at Archbold Hospital, where she served as Chief Medical Technologist for a tenure of 33 years. Her commitment to excellence, compassion, and professionalism earned the respect and admiration of her colleagues and the many lives she touched throughout her distinguished career.

Frances has been a faithful member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Thomasville, holding many positions in the church. She served as Chairman of the Board of Christian Life and on the board of the Thomasville First Church of the Nazarene. She will be remembered for her unwavering faith, her dedication to serving the Lord and the quiet grace with which she lived her life. Frances was deeply devoted to her family and cherished the time she spent with them. She is lovingly survived by many nieces and nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews, and ‘special friends, all of whom were blessed by her wisdom, generosity, and endearing love. She will be greatly missed and forever remembered by her family, friends, and all whose lives she touched.

Even after death, she is still serving others by donating her body to science at the Medical College in Augusta. Therefore, there will be no burial, but a memorial service will be held at The Thomasville Church of the Nazarene at 11 am Saturday, August 8, 2026