Carolyn McClelland Allen, 74, Orange

Carolyn McClelland Allen, 74, of Orange, Texas, passed away on October 15, 2022, at Focused Care in Orange.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22, 2022, at April Sound Church in Montgomery, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Dowen Johnson.

Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on February 9, 1948, she was the daughter of Leon Milford McClelland and Vera Louise (Riley) McClelland. Carolyn worked as a banker for Texas Banc Savings for many years. She was also a lifetime member of the Montgomery County Fair Association. Carolyn was an outgoing and witty woman with a caring heart. She was a very talented seamstress. She also found great joy in throwing theme parties and planning events. Carolyn’s loved ones will always treasure their memories of her city-wide scavenger hunts and family game nights. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Leon and Vera McClelland, and her siblings, Larry McClelland, Will Douglas, and Sharon Whitaker.

She is survived by her children, Kelly Scott Savoy, Jr. and wife Deborah of the Woodlands, Shelley Maureen Cummings of Orange, and Heather Ann Kramer Eddy and husband Aaron of Canyon Lake; her grandchildren, Johnathan Matthew Savoy, William Tyler Savoy, Kellen Tyler Savoy, Camryn Riley Savoy, Logan Scott Savoy, Sr., Woodrow Findley Woodall, Jr., Sage Cernosek, and Millie Eddy; her great-grandchildren, Bear Liam Savoy, Violet Raelyn Savoy, Logan Scott Savoy, Jr., Caden Savoy, Heartly Savoy, Layton Savoy, Mila Woodall, Kimber Woodall, and Baylin Corbeil; her siblings, Maribeth Moak and Corliss O’Shaunghessey; as well as numerous nieces, nephew, and other loving family members.