J. Howard Allen

Rev. James Howard Allen, age 67, passed away Thursday, November 29, 2018. Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, December 2nd at South Florence Baptist Church, with burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm Saturday at South Florence Baptist Church. Born March 13, 1951, Howard is the son of the late Hugh Willis Allen and Willie Mae Faulkenberry Allen. He served in the U.S. Army as an E-4 Specialist. Rev. Allen served as a Southern Baptist Pastor for 40 years, 26 of those years as pastor of South Florence Baptist Church, retiring in 2017. He served as President of the SC Baptist Convention Pastors Conference, and served two terms on the SC Baptist Convention Executive Board. He enjoyed watching the Lamar Silver Foxes football team, traveling, and was a member of Lamar First Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife of 49 years, Nancy Darlene Wright Allen; children, Rev. Adrian (Tammy) Allen of Lamar, Daniel Allen, and Jeffery (Dori) Allen, both of Florence; grandchildren, Hanna Allen of Florence, Kelsey Allen, Landen Allen, Micah Allen, all of Lamar, Caleb Allen, Kaden Allen, Collin Allen, all of Florence; step-grandchildren, Evan and Taryn Defee; brothers, Hugh Willis (Linda) Allen, Jr., and John Marshall (Cathy) Allen. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Elizabeth Allen. Memorials may be made to Lamar First Baptist Church Youth Fund, PO Box 431 Lamar, SC 29069.

Visitation

DEC 1. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

South Florence Baptist Church 2720 S. Irby St. Florence, SC, 29505

Service

DEC 2. 3:00 PM

South Florence Baptist Church 2720 S. Irby St. Florence, SC, 29505