Marva Marie Allen, affectionately known as "Re", was born June 29, 1955, in Lake Placid, Florida, to Samuel Allen and Ruthie Mae Baker.

She was preceded in death by parents, Samuel Allen and Ruthie Mae Baker; brother, Gregory Allen; and stepmother, Elizabeth Allen.

She leaves to cherish her precious memories: brothers, Samuel Allen, Jr. (Brenda, Stanley Allen, Lester Allen, and Calvin Maxwell; sisters, Roselyn Sessions, Patricia Digg, Roselyn Jenkins, and Charlene Allen; uncle, Ira Allen; aunts, Geneva Nelson, Nancy Avellon (Izell); nephews, Lester Allen, Jr., Timothy, Christopher and Allen; nieces, Kiyana Allen, Deashanna Allen, and Akyra Allen; a host of cousins, relatives and friends; and special friend, Janie Thompson.