Hazel M. (Hepburn) Allen

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Hazel M. (Hepburn) Allen, 89, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late John G. Allen.

Born in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late James and Rose (Ruddy) Hepburn. Hazel was employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for ten years before retiring. An avid walker, she was often seen walking West Shore Road and Church Avenue. Hazel was a devout member of the Catholic Church.

She was the loving mother of Donna M. Theroux and her husband, Robert G., of North Kingstown, and Jacqueline E. McDonough and her husband, James F., Jr., of Richmond; devoted grandmother of Christine M. Yerkes, James F. McDonough, III, John P. McDonough; great-grandmother of Jeffrey A. Yerkes, Jr., Michaela R. Yerkes, Lilah S. McDonough, Allyson E. McDonough, and Lydia R. McDonough; sister of Sally Turner of Arizona. Hazel was the sister of the late Rose Miller, and Rita Anderson.

Her funeral will be held Friday, February 26, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. from the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Francis De Sales Church, School St., North Kingstown. Interment in RI Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. Visitation, Thursday, 4-7 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148, will be appreciated. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com