June 10, 2024, 40, Faison —
Allison Ruth Ward Allen, 40, passed away early Monday, June 10, 2024, at her mother’s home in Faison.
Allison leaves behind a loving family to include her husband, Jay Allen; two daughters, Kaitlyn-Grace Love Kornegay of Dudley, and Layla-Ruth Halo Allen of Faison; her mother, Peggy M. Ward of Faison; her father and step-mother, William M. “Billy Ward and Shirley Ward of Clarkton; three brothers, William M. “Billy” Ward II and wife, Heather, of Faison, Kris Ward and wife, Carol, of Whiteville, and Brandon G. Ward of Mount Olive; a step-sister, Lorie Kelly of White Lake; a step-brother, Rusty Kelly of Elizabethtown;
a niece, Abigeal Layken Ward; nephews, Wesley Michael Warde and Evan Matthew Ward; several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, Allston Ward Kornegay; a brother, Michael Hayes Ward; maternal grandparents, William Evans McKellar and Ruth B. White; paternal grandparents, John M. and Mary G. Ward; and mother-in-law, Wanda P. Babb.
Allison’s life will be remembered in a service on Saturday, June 15, at 11:00 a.m. in the Faison Cemetery in Faison. Presiding will be her brother, Kris. Following the service, the family will greet friends and relatives at the cemetery, and at other times at the family home in Faison.
