Mary Elizabeth “Betty” GrimmAllen, 93, of Mt. Crawford, peacefully passed away on Friday, October 7, 2022 at White Birch
Communities. Betty was born December 15, 1928 in Rockingham, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Joseph Daniel Grim
and Anna Bessie Ritchie Grim.
She was a graduate of Linville-Edom High School in 1946. She went on to attend Shenandoah College in Dayton.After her
graduation from high school, she stayed active in the high school alumni association serving in many capacities. Betty had a
strong faith in spirit and was a member of Friedens United Church of Christ in Mt. Crawford. She also worked as an assistant
manager for the Cross Keys/Rockingham Cooperative for 41 years.
On October 2, 1949, she married Clarence Coolidge Allen, who preceded her in death on March 21, 1999.
Her surviving family includes her sons, Clarence CoolidgeAllen, Jr., and wife, Helen, Charles Marvin Allen; two brothers,
Charles Wilson Grimm and wife, Betty, Harold David Grimm and wife, Bonnie; sister, Lois Elinor Robertson and several nieces
and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Allen; brother, Robert Franklin
Grim; sisters, Anna May Kerby and Wilda Jo Croy.
The family will receive friends at Kyger Funeral Home in Harrisonburg on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Agraveside service will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 11 a.m., at Friedens United Church of Christ Cemetery with
Pastor George Williams officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’sAssociation 355 Rio Rd W STE 102, Charlottesville, VA
22901.
Kyger Funeral Home