Mildred Allen

Mrs. Mildred Allen, age 78, of Hardin, Kentucky, passed away on Wednesday, July 24, 2025, at the Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, Kentucky.

Mrs. Allen was born in Golden Pond, Kentucky on July 5, 1947, to the late Cilous Higgins and Flora Mae (Balentine) Higgins. Mrs. Allen was a retired waitress, having worked at Sue and Charlies for 28 years and at the Dinner Bell for 21 years. She loved people and had a personality big as the sky, and which made her a favorite waitress to many. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandson, canning and cooking for others. Mrs. Allen was a member of the Jenny Ridge Pentecostal Church.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, Jimmy Allen, who passed away on February 20, 2025.

Mrs. Allen is survived by her daughter, Kim Jacob and husband Hank of Hardin, Kentucky; one brother, James Edward Higgins of Benton, Kentucky; one grandson, Ethan James Morrison (Emerson) of Murray, Kentucky; as well as several nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Bro. Steve Phillips and Bro. Brett Miles will officiate, and the burial will follow in Ferguson Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service on Monday, July 28, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Online condolences can be made at, www.jhchurchill.com