Sheila Elaine Allen, age 75, of Shelbyville, passed from this life Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at home surrounded by her family after an extended illness.

Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, May 27, 2022, in the chapel of Doak-Howell Funeral Home with Pastor Ray Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m.

Sheila was a native of Lafayette, Georgia, born May 31, 1946, to the late George and Lucy Coarene Helton Sanders. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by: husband, Eastil Lee Allen; daughter, Penny Mashe; brothers, Buddy, Marvin, Pokey, and Monkey Sanders; sister, Caroline; and granddaughter, Amber L. Allen.

She is survived by: sons, Jeff (Misty) Allen of Georgia and Mark Allen of Shelbyville; 11 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Ann (Slick) Dennis, and Doris Throenberry; brothers, Perry Sanders and Terry Gene “Sudie” Sanders; along with many nieces and nephews.

The family wanted to express the appreciation to Sheila’s caregivers, Jada Bearden and Katie Cook.

Memorial donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity, www.bedfordbuildshabitat.org, or by mail: P.O. Box 122, Shelbyville, TN 37162.

Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.

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