Linda Pickelsimer Allen

Mrs. Linda Pickelsimer Allen, 58, of Old Shope Farm Rd., Blairsville, Ga., died Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 from injuries received in a house fire.

Mrs. Allen was born Jan. 17, 1949 in Union County, the daughter of the late Howard Pickelsimer and the late Wilma Shope Pickelsimer. She was a native and lifelong resident of Union County. She grew up on her family farm, where she and her family raised chickens. When she married Lloyd, they continued the family business for many years. She also worked for Georgia Boot for several years. She and her husband owned and operated A & D Garbage Service for the last several years. Linda was a loving wife and a friend to all who knew her; she never met a stranger. One of Linda's favorite pasttimes was fishing, which she was rather good at, and she also loved gardening and canning and preserving what she grew. Mrs. Allen was a member of Faith Baptist church.

Surviving Mrs. Allen is her loving husband of forty two years, Lloyd Allen of Blairsville; aunts, Eva Shope

Bowers of Blairsville, Ina Belle Voyles of

Blairsville; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins

and many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb.

25, 2007 at 2 p.m. from the funeral home

chapel with the Rev. Ric Hurd and Rev. Bryan

Mason officiating. Special music was presented

by The Kelly Trio. Pallbearers were Randy

Shope, Terry Pickelsimer, Ronnie Davis,

Caleb,Casey and Cody Bearden. Interment followed

in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church cemetery.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome. com.