Carol Ann Allen, age 74, resident of Venango Township, Venango, PA, died Friday, July 10, 2015 at UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA following a short illness. Born on September 8, 1940 in Meadville, PA, Carol was a daughter of the late James Bras and Leona Grove Bras.
Living all of her life in the Venango area, Carol had worked as the activities director at Springs Manor in Cambridge Springs, had driven school bus for Penncrest School District, Saegertown, and had also driven bus for Crawford County Transportation Authority. She was a member of the Erie First Assembly of God.
Surviving Carol are four children from her husband, Arthur Allen – Rebecca Hogan and her husband, Stephen and Arthur Allen, Jr. and his wife, Pattie, all from North Carolina; Mark Allen from Washington; and Karen Allen from McKean, Also surviving are three sisters, a brother, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home in Cambridge Springs on Monday, July 13th from 2-4 and 7-9 and are invited to attend funeral services there on Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Pastor Don Fisher from First Assembly of God, Erie, will officiate. Interment will follow in Venango Cemetery.
Aunt Vivian Bras responded,
Although Carol and I were a great distance apart, in my heart I knew she was there.
I know she will be truly missed. When she was a kid, she spent many days with her
late Un le Bill and I. I have many precious memories. I pray God will bless her family
during this time of sorrow.
Carol was a joy to see coming into the church office. She was always on the go and when she’d come in, she had something in her hands to bless someone with. She had a very giving heart and my mom really loved her times with her in the women’s bible studies over the years. She will truly be missed by soooo many but we also rejoice that she is feeling GREAT now and always will in the presence of Jesus..
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Karen, Karlee, and family… Sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. Knowing Carol for the time that I did, I’m sure she’s in heaven with the God that she held so dear. Know that I will pray for you and hold you in my thoughts in the days to come.
You will truly be SO missed Dear Beautiful Friend! Thank-you for always being so cheerful and jovial everytime we talked to each other. I know you are in Heaven, but I sure will miss you here on Earth. May God Bless Carol’s Family during this difficult time, I am thinking of you all.
She was a very caring and giving sweet lady who I was blessed to call my friend
Oh how I will miss our long phone call’s your great advise and how you could always make me laugh. I will carry you in my heart forever.