Avalena Toney Obituary (1929 - 2014)

Avalena Toney, 85, of Pana, died Monday, December 8, 2014 in St. John's Hospital, Springfield. She was born April 23, 1929 in Pana, the daughter of Charles Cecil "Bob" Drusella Matthews Allen, deceased. She moved away from the area as a young girl, going to Indianapolis, IN, coming back to Pana in 1975. Avalena was a homemaker and loved gardening, flowers, and painting. She was also of the Pentecostal faith. Avalena Allen and Forest Toney were married on July 2, 1945 in Indianapolis, IN. He preceded her in death in 1983. She is survived by her children: Karen Claxon husband Randy, Pana, IL; Norma Keener husband Rondy, Pana, IL; and Donovon Toney wife Deanna, Pana, IL; 12 grandchildren: 25 great grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren. She was also preceded by her sons: Forest Loren Toney Michael Bruce Toney; step son, George Freeman Toney; 5 sisters 1 brother. Funeral Information Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2014 in McCracken-Dean Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Ronald Brown officiating. Burial will be in Price Cemetery, Oconee. Friends may call on Thursday from 2:00 p.m. until service time in the funeral home.