Mrs. Rose Abbott Allen, age 83, of Hoover, AL, passed away December 4, 2011. She was a retired school teacher and a minister's wife. She loved children, she loved her family, and she loved the Lord. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard Russell Allen. She is survived by her daughter, Carol Brantley (Garry), a brother, John A. Abbott (Rose), four grandchildren, Amber Rose Brantley, Howard Allen Brantley (Kim), Zachary Keith Brantley, and Miranda Louise Brantley, and a great grandchild, Hunter Keith Brantley. Interment will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens, South.