BUFORD, Ga. - Mrs. Essie Kate Massey Allen, 93 of Buford, Ga. died Sat., May 9, 2009 at Laurell Bay of Lake Lanier Nursing Home in Buford. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m., today, at Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Robert D. Adams officiating. Mrs. Allen, daughter of the late Edgar Newton and Addie Norman Massey, was born on Dec. 7, 1915 in Washington, Ga. She had lived in Tennessee for many years and was a long standing member of Donelson Heights United Methodist Church. For the past several years, she has been a resident of Buford. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Caroline Allen Wheeler, grandson, Allen Edward Wheeler, as well as all nine siblings. She is survived by her granddaughter, Angela Wheeler Boeckman and husband, Keith, six great- grandchildren, son-in-law, Ed F. Wheeler and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Goshen Baptist Church, c/o Benevolent Fund, P.O. Box 716, Lincolnton, Ga. 30817 Please visit www.beggsfuneralhome.net and sign the guestbook. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Monday at Beggs Funeral Home, 200 May Avenue, Lincolnton, Georgia 30817 706-359-4117.

The Augusta Chronicle-May 11, 2009