CENTERTOWN, Ky. — Yvonne Tinsley Allen, 85, of Centertown, went to her heavenly home on Monday, July 24, 2023, with her family by her side under the care of Hospice of Ohio County. She was born April 6, 1938, in Hartford, Kentucky, to the late Yerkes Tinsley and Irene Westerfield Tinsley.
Yvonne was formerly employed by Cowden’s and Executive Inn and was a member of McHenry Baptist Church. She enjoyed family, friends, books, her Bible, quilting, gardening, and loved her pets.
Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 36 years, Charles A. Allen, and three sisters, Martha Faye Jones, Mona Tinsley, and Charlotte Carol Johnson.
She leaves behind to cherish her memory three children, Sherrilyn (Bill) Haynes, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Charles Allen Jr., of McHenry, and Stephen Allen, of Centertown; five grandchildren, Adam (Chinwe) Daugherty, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, Chris Daugherty, of Centertown, Sarah (Roy) Hedrick, of Warner Robbins, Georgia, Dana (Misty) Geary, of Beaver Dam, and Sarah (Adam) Smith, of Beaver Dam; 10 great-grandchildren; one sister, Ima Mercedese Ward, of Owensboro, Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Bro. Brent Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Alexander Cemetery in Hartford, Kentucky. Friends may visit with Yvonne’s family from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Thursday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left for the family of Yvonne Tinsley Allen by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.