JAMES LESTER ALLEN, 67, of Duffield, VA, was born August 25, 1944 and passed away on December 9, 2011 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, TN.

He was a lifetime resident of the Duffield, VA area and was a member of Mountain View Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wheeler O. and Maggie Thompson Allen and by an infant brother, Marsell Allen.

He is survived by 2 brothers, Kermit and Robert Allen; 2 sisters, Allie Marie Wallen and Margaret Kinsler and several nieces and nephews.

-Written by the family