DEBORAH M. ALLEN


FRANKLINTON—  Deborah Mortensen Allen, 57, died Thursday evening, Nov. 3, 2011 at the Hospice of Wake County care facility in Raleigh. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, in the Franklinton Chapel of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, 504 E. Mason St. in Franklinton. The Rev. Samuel Williams will officiate.

She was born in Danbury, Conn., to the late Dana and Delores LaValley Mortensen. She was a graduate of Southampton College and later served in the U.S. Army. She was an artist all of her life and from 1996 onward, she sold art through TC Allen Company, which she founded and owned.

Surviving: husband, Thomas Coley Allen II of Franklinton; her children, Thomas Coley Allen III, also of Franklinton, James Alston Allen of Philadelphia, Pa., and Patricia Ann Allen of Greensboro; sister, Karen Lyons of Seattle, Wash.; brothers, Dana Mortensen Jr. of Niceville, Fla., Duane Mortensen and Alan Mortensen, both of Seattle, Wash.; and two grandchildren.

Friends may visit one hour prior to the service from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Franklin County Arts Council, P. O. Box 758, Louisburg, NC 27549.

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