Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Helen Todd Allen, age 73, of Bonham, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 17, 2015 in the Wise Funeral Home Chapel. Chaplain Mark Posey and Rev. Normous Free will officiate. Private burial will follow at Bettes Cemetery in Fannin County. Mary Helen passed away on November 13, 2015 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison.
Mary Helen was born on April 10, 1942 in Fannin County, the daughter of Luther Floyd Todd and Willie Rachel Lawson Todd. She attended school in Bonham and married Ivan Dale Allen on March 1, 1978 in Garland and he preceded her in death on October 3, 2011. She was a homemaker and member of the Congregational Methodist Church in Bonham. She was preceded in death by her sister Kelly Gleason on February 4, 2006.
She is survived by:
Sons: Robert Allen Ingram of Bonham
Gary Glyn Ingram of Bonham
Daughters: Vicki Lynn Preslar of Bonham
Grandchildren: Ross Ingram, Bradly Ingram, Stephanie Ingram, Alishia Ingram, Dakota Jackson, Anthony Jackson
Numerous Great Grandchildren and nieces, extended family and special friends Ella Waldrum and Johnny Moncrief.
The family will receive friends at Wise Funeral Home from 1:00 P.M. until service time.