The Funeral service for Mr. Allen “Rico” Mathis will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at Historic West End Chapel on Ralph Abernathy Blvd in Atlanta, GA. Interment will follow on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 1:00 in Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, GA.
Mr. Allen Mathis was born on June 9, 1946 in Leslie, Georgia to the late Mr. Jessie B. Mathis Sr. and the late Mrs. Ethel Lee Mathis. He attended Nunn Industrial School and later his family moved to Americus, Georgia where he attended Staley High School. As a young man, he moved to the Vine City Community in Atlanta, Georgia for better opportunities. Allen was well loved and respected in this community, where he was affectionately known as “Rico” by his friends.
Allen worked hard and lived hard. He loved to listen to his oldies music, buy computer gadgets and entertain friends in his home. Very comfortable and loved, he transitioned there on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Allen was preceded in death by two brothers: M.C. Mathis and Jessie B. Mathis, Jr. and one sister-in-law, Omelia Mathis.
Allen is survived by two sisters including a loving and devoted sister, Lois M. Battle of Americus, Georgia and Ms. Francis Morris of Leslie, Georgia; a devoted brother-in-law, Clinton Battle of Americus, Georgia; a loving aunt, Ella Ruth McBeth of Miami, Florida; several nieces and nephews including his devoted and caring nieces and nephews: Jeaneen and Jacqueline Mathis, Jessica Kelly, Kamala Johnson, Wendell Edwards and Rodney Mathis; many cousins and his friends especially those that reside in the Vine City Community in Atlanta, Georgia.
To view his Committal service live or at a later date, click on the link below, or watch it on our Facebook page.
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https://youtu.be/crzH8jrCqV4