On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of the late John J. Allen, Jr.; mother of Judith (John) Kraus; grandmother of Joyce (Scott) Dyer; great-grandmother of Joseph Dyer; sister of the late Ivan Bradley Colburn and Thomas Raymond Colburn. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD, (Valet Parking), Monday, July 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., where the Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, July 26, at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery.