Linda M. Allen

Linda M. Allen, of Oxford, MD, died at the Easton Memorial Hospital on October 28, 2013, after courageously and gracefully battling a yearlong illness. She was 81 years old. Born in Hartford, CT, on October 8, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Curtis M., Sr., and Esther Hindle Middlebrook and sister of Curtis M. Middlebrook, deceased. Linda, a former Miss West Hartford, graduated from Kingswood-Oxford School in 1950. She attended and graduated from Colby Junior College in New London, NH, in 1952. Linda was then employed by a stock brokerage firm until her marriage to Richard T. Allen on June 13, 1953, in West Hartford, CT. They made their first home in West Hartford, then Simsbury, CT, followed by moving to Gaithersburg, MD, in 1968 and finally Talbot County in 1975. Linda was a resident of Oxford since 1996. She was a devoted member of The Church of the Holy Trinity in Oxford where she sang with the choir, served on the Altar Guild, and initiated the Prayer Shawl ministry. She was a dedicated volunteer and member of the community serving in many areas such as the Oxford Museum, the Talbot County Historical Society, the Academy of the Arts Museum, the Garden Club of America, the Harbour Club in Easton, the Oxford Library, and the Tred Avon Yacht Club. She was also a member and Past President of the both the Talbot County Garden Club and the Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital. Linda loved her stitching group, her bridge club, bible group, NY trips to take in the theatre and seeing the lovely gardens of Talbot County friends. She was devoted to her children and grandchildren and especially loved her weeks at the family cottage on Lake Morey, Fairlee, VT, surrounded by her family. Linda is survived by her husband, Richard T. Allen of 60 years; daughter, Donna A. Ebert and her husband, Rev. Jeffrey Ebert and their son Jonathan of New Providence, NJ; son, William C. Allen and his wife, Karen; their three daughters, Gretchen, Lindsey and Meredith; and son, Stuart R. Allen and his wife, Julie, their three children, Caroline, Katherine, and Peter. A memorial service will be held at The Church of the Holy Trinity in Oxford, MD, on Sunday, November 17 at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Church of the Holy Trinity, 502 South Morris Street, Oxford, MD.

Linda M. Allen

October 8, 1932 - October 28, 2013