Betty Jean Clement Allen

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman

Betty Jean Clement Allen, 93, died peacefully at home in Mooresville, N.C., on Sunday, February 12, 2023. She has been lovingly cared for by a team of amazing caregivers and recently by Iredell County Hospice & Palliative Care.

Betty, the oldest of five children, was born in Shamrock, Okla., to Troy and Effie Clement. Her family lived in Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas. She graduated from Russell High School in 1947. On January 2, 1948, she met Robert “Bud” Allen, and they married eight days later on January 10 in Russell, Kan. They were married 66 years and had three children: Denise, Marcia and Robert. In addition, they were foster parents for 10 years.

Betty and Bud moved to Great Bend, Kan., in 1956. At age 44, Betty earned a B.S. in Elementary Education from Sterling College and taught fourth grade for eight years. She also enjoyed planning family vacations across the U.S., reunions, parties and traveling with Bud on business trips. Betty was active at First Southern Baptist Church in Great Bend and loved singing in the choir as well as teaching Girls Auxiliary and Adult Women’s Sunday School for 50 years.

In 2012, Betty and Bud moved to Mooresville, N.C., to be close to Denise and family, where they were members of Peninsula Baptist Church.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bud; two children, Marcia Kimbley and Robert “Bob” Allen; her siblings, Bill Clement, Wanda Clement Snell, Carl Clement and Darrell Clement; and two nephews.

Betty is survived by her daughter, Denise Simon, and son-in-law, David; two granddaughters, Chelsea and Sarah Simon; sister-in-law, Sigrid Clement; and her nieces and nephews.

Private celebrations will be held in Mooresville, N.C., and Great Bend, Kan.

The family requests memorials to First Southern Baptist Church, 3301-19th Street, Great Bend, KS 67530 or the KS/NE Southern Baptist Foundation, 5410 SW 7th Street, Topeka, KS 66606.

Cavin-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory, Mooresville, is serving the family of Mrs. Allen. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.