Doris Allen

Doris Honea Allen died November 7, 2007, in Jackson, Mississippi where she had moved after Hurricane Katrina. Doris was born June 30, 1932 to Gladys and Cary Honea, who predeceased her. Doris was also predeceased by her husband of fifty-one years, Lawrence """"Coach"""" Allen.
Doris is survived by her daughter Debra Lynn Allen of Jackson, her son, Marshall Stuart Allen, his wife Martha Allen, and her granddaughter Elizabeth Allen, all of Gulfport. Doris had five sisters and brothers, three of whom predeceased her, Charles Honea, Lamar Honea, and Marie Brumfield. Doris was survived by her sister, Lavenia Landon and her husband Prentiss Landon, and her sister Edna Smiley and her husband Robert Smiley.
Doris was a registered nurse who graduated from McComb Infirmary School of Nursing in 1953. Doris went on to have a successful and varied career in medicine. After graduating from nursing school, Doris worked as a Staff Nurse at Methodist Hospital in Hattiesburg; the Medical-Surgical Supervisor at Franklin County Hospital and Operating Room Supervisor for four years at Field Memorial Hospital. Doris and Lawrence then moved to Pass Christian, Mississippi in 1961 where Doris was first employed as Newborn Nursery Supervisor at Gulfport Memorial Hospital. Doris then managed the offices of Dr. Bedford Floyd for five years before becoming the Medical -Surgical Supervisor at Hancock Memorial Hospital.
Beginning in 1969, Doris entered the field of medical education, taking her first teaching position at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College where she taught Operating Room Technicians. In 1970, Doris became the Practical Nursing Instructor at Pearl River Junior College and Doris remained with Pearl River Junior College until her retirement in 1991.
Doris obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in Industrial Technical Education with dual majors in nursing and education from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1974, where she was one of the first two females ever admitted to that program. She earned her Masters of Health Occupations Education from the University of Georgia in 1976, and her Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing in 1987 from the University of South Alabama.
Doris was dedicated to the fields of nursing and education and received many awards and much notice for her hard work. In 1987 Doris was named both the Health Occupations Educator of the Year and the Outstanding Vocational Educator at Pearl River Junior College. Doris was selected as Pearl River Junior College's working for Academic Excellence recipient in 1990.
Doris found the time to learn to paint and became an accomplished amateur artist. Doris had a strong interest in genealogy and spent hours researching and documenting her family's history. Doris was a member of the Daughters of the American Colonists, the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2007 at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Rd. chapel. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation starting at 10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, and in light of Doris' lifelong love of dogs, donations may be made in her name to CARA, 960 N. Flag Chapel Rd., Jackson, MS 39209 or to The New Construction Fund of First Baptist Church of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, 141 Main Street, Bat St. Louis 39520, where Doris was a member prior to Hurricane Katrina.