Dorothy L. Allen

Published 10:21 am Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Dorothy L. Allen, 66, of Bowling Green, died Nov. 1, 2015, at her residence. 

The Bowling Green native was born March 2, 1949, a daughter of the late Gibb B. and Catherine Haley Short. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Vinson and Pamela Short; a brother, Eugene Short; and a grandchild, Nathan Coon.

Mrs. Allen was a graduate of Western Kentucky University and worked for 38 years as a registered nurse at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church.

Survivors include her husband, William F. Allen of Bowling Green; a son, Doug Joiner (Janet Elliott) of Bowling Green; two daughters, Kris Joiner White (David Yanneris) of Cincinnati and Dana Coon (Albert Coon) of Bowling Green; a brother, Hazel Short of Louisville; three grandchildren, Ashley Koch (Jon Koch) of Nolensville, Tenn., and Nicholas Coon and Catherine Joiner, both of Bowling Green; and two granddogs, Tank Coon and Dee Dee Joiner.

Funeral is at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home, with burial in Bowling Green Gardens. Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.