A homegoing celebration for Mrs. Bettye Jean Allen of Tampa, Florida who passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 will be held on Saturday, November 18, 2017, 10:00 a.m. at Abundant Life Refuge Worship Center Tabernacle, 8117 N. 13th Street, Tampa, FL 33604, Dr. Curt L. McKay, Sr. Pastor as Eulogist and Elder Robert Davis, Officiating. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery. Bettye was born in Palatka, Florida to the late Theodore Jackson and Bertha Jackson on November 1, 1946. She was a member of Abundant Life Refuge Worship Tabernacle. Bettye enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Horace, Eddie B., Ernest, Theodore, Ulysses, David and Jimmie Jackson; sisters, Thelma Harper and Juliette Jackson. She leaves to cherish her memories a loving husband, George Allen; children, Pachetta Draft (Leonard), Neal Williams (Linda), Eric Williams (Tracey) and Samuel Williams; a host of grandchildren; a host of great grandchildren; brother, Willie L. Jackson (Verdell); sisters, Barbara Gainey, Margaret McKay (Roger), Dorothy Edward and Roxanna Lloyd (Clifford); aunts, Lucy McCain and Addie Mae Jackson; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; special friends; and Abundant Life Refuge and Worship Tabernacle family. The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, November 18th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday at 9:45 a.m. for the service.

Visitation
Aikens Funeral Home
Friday, November 17, 2017
05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tampa, FL 33610

Funeral Service
Abundant Refuge Worship Tabernacle
Saturday, November 18, 2017
10:00 AM
8117 N. 13th St
Tampa, FL 33604