Shirley Dempsey Allen

Shirley Dempsey Allen, age 83, of Jasper, Fla., passed away in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020 at Lake City Medical Center Live Oak Campus. Shirley was the daughter of the late Perry and Maggie Dixon Dempsey. She married the love of her life Bryant Joshua Allen, Jr. when she was just 15 years old. The two would remain dedicated to each other until his death in July of 1997. She raised four children while attending Valdosta State College where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Madison County Middle School would be her first and last teaching job (said with a laugh). Anyone who knew Shirley knew she was not cut out for disrespectful children. She and several oth