Emmett Earl Allen, 57, of Cecil St., died Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.

The funeral service will be on Monday at 1:00pm at Shadyside Presbyterian Church with family visitation a half hour before the service.Burial will follow at Lexington City Cemetery.

Public viewing will be Sunday from 1-6pm at Roberts Funeral Service.

He was born on January 9, 1959, in Union County to Charles Sam Allen and Adren Thomas Allen. He worked for Tyson Construction.He was preceded in death by his father and a sister, Charlene Watkins.


He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Arden T. Allen of Lexington; a brother, Charles E. Allen; two sisters, Clarisse T. Redfern and Willie Mae Allen and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.