Donna R. Ratliff Allen

Donna R. Ratliff Allen, 80, of Owensboro, passed away August 26, 2023, at the Heartford House. She was born September 17, 1942, in McLean County to the late Hulen B. Ratliff and Josephine K. Ratliff. Donna loved the Lord, her family, and her church. She was a cherished member of Relevant Faith Church.

Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers Byron Ratliff, Wendell Ratliff, George Ratliff, and David Ratliff; four sisters Wanda Durham, Viola Shocklee, Regena Lewis and Barbara Allen; and a grandson Paul Michael Hagan.

She leaves behind her beloved husband of sixty years James Earl Allen, two daughters, Lisa (Bill) Hagan of Owensboro and Sharon (Ben) Carpenter of Newburgh; five grandsons, Mark (Lilly) Hagan, John Hagan, Logan (Jewell) Carpenter, Nicholas Owens, and Zachary Owens; and three great-grandchildren Seth Hagan, William Hagan and Calla Hagan.

The funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory in Owensboro, with Mark Hagan officiating. Burial will follow at Owensboro Memorial Gardens.  Friends may visit with Donna’s family from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday and from 9:00 a.m. Saturday, until the time of the service, at the funeral home.

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