Elizabeth Wheeler Allen

Elizabeth Wheeler Allen Nurse/Human Resources Lakeland – Elizabeth Wheeler Allen passed away Monday, November 27, 2017. She was born on April 15, 1939 in Durham, North Carolina to Clifton Columbus Wheeler and Alice Green. Elizabeth earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Duke University. She worked many years for Lakeland Regional Medical Center. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, and was active with many different charities and organizations. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Allen, Jr. Elizabeth is survived by her children, James W. Allen III (Stacy), Lakeland, FL, Rev. Patrick S. Allen (Ashley Duckett), Charleston, SC, Jennifer Allen Sundgren (Brad), Lakeland, FL; grandchildren, Suzanne Allen, Emily Allen, Allen Sundgren, Lucy Allen, and Henry Allen; brother, Clifton Wheeler (Margaret Anne); and brothers and sister-in-law, John Allen (Rosalyn), Lakeland, FL, Michael Allen (Susanne), Gatlinburg, TN, and Patricia Dockery (Glenn), Lakeland, FL. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2017 from 5-7 pm in the Tribute Center at Heath Funeral Chapel, 328 South Ingraham Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33801. Services will be Friday, December 1, 2017, at 10 am at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 210 Poppell Dr, Lakeland, FL 33813. Interment will be at Oak Hill Burial Park, 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, FL 33812. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the Covenant Presbyterian Deacons Fund.