Carl Allen

Carl Allen, age 78, of McCaysville, GA passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, in the Brightmoor Hospice in Griffin, Georgia.

He was born December 20, 1943, in Fannin County to the late Wade Allen and Ethel Dunn Allen. Carl was a lifelong member of Macedonia Baptist Church and he loved his church.

He worked for seventeen years on the railroad for Tennessee Chemical Company. Carl later worked in logging and saw-milling. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, especially turkey hunting. He was preceded by his parents; and wife, Agnes Ruth Locke Allen.

Survivors are his daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Alex Deal, of Copperhill, Tennessee; son and daughter-in-law, Marvin Carl and Tonya Allen of Epworth; grandchildren, Stephanie and Justin Starnes of Mississippi, Alexis and Rev. Nick Jones of Calhoun, TN, Alisah Deal of Copperhill, Tennessee, Brittany Jordan of Epworth, Trevor Jordan of Murphy, North Carolina and Brandon Jordan of Charlotte, North Carolina; brothers and sister-in-law, Jake Allen of McCaysville, David and Anita Allen of McCaysville, Calvin Allen of Copperhill, Tennessee and Harold Allen of McCaysville; and sisters and brother-in-law, Annie Ruth Rymer of McCaysville; and Darlene and Lucas Burke of Epworth also survived.

Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. from the Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Nick Jones and Rev. Thomas Payne officiating. Music was by Kevin O’Neal, Alisah Deal and Jolay Gourley.

Interment followed in the Patterson Cemetery. Pallbearers were James Rymer, Richard Rymer, Eugene Rymer, Jeremy Locke, Danny Patterson and Paul Allen. Honorary Pallbearers were the Deacons of Macedonia Baptist Church.

The family received friends at the funeral home on Monday evening from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m.

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.

Akins-Cobb Funerals and Cremations of Copperhill was in charge of the arrangements.