FRANKLIN - Beverly Joan Valentine Allen, 87, died Feb. 9, 2022, at home after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer.
She was born on March 16, 1934, to Harry Valentine and Harriet MacQueen Valentine in Hampton, New Jersey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Allen.
She is survived by children of a blended family, daughters, Nancy Cobb, Lisa Allen and Joyce Hilton; sons, James Whiteley and Robert Allen; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In 1982 she moved to North Carolina where she worked at Fontana Village and the library in Robbinsville. She moved to Franklin in 2002. When she retired, she discovered her true love of finding, repurposing, and selling furniture and other unique treasures. She volunteered at the Humane Society Thrift Store and the Friends of the Library Bookstore. She attended the Spiritual Light Center.
Beverly loved to spend time gardening, working in her yard, decorating her home, finding treasures to fix up, and writing short stories. She loved music and dancing. She loved nature and all animals. She knew the names of most trees, plants, and birds. She was smart, kind, artistic, loving, stubborn, curious, sincere, honest, vivacious, courageous, caring, fun, humorous, nurturing, independent, open-minded, welcoming, compassionate, joyous, bossy, demanding, progressive and spiritual.
Beverly never stopped in her quest for knowledge and from that never stopped teaching herself and others how to live, love, and find joy.
No funeral or memorial service is immediately planned. The family will notify loved ones in the future when a service is scheduled. In lieu of flowers, please donate to pbsnc.org/donate or Four Seasons Hospice Care fourseasonsfdn.teleioscn.org.
Online condolences can be made at maconfuneralhome.com