Mozella “Moe” Rimes Allen (March 30, 1931 – February 21, 2021)

Visitation: Friday, February 26, 2021
Visitation Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Visitation Location: St. Stephen AME Church
302 Church Street
Leesburg, Florida

Service Date: Saturday, February 27, 2021
Service Time: 2:00 PM
Service Location: Liberty Church of God
1201 Baker Street
Leesburg, Florida

Obituary:

Mozella “Moe” Rimes Allen, 89, of Leesburg, transitioned from labor to reward on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Mozella was born on March 30, 1931 to Lillian C. and James Rimes in Lake City, Florida. She received her education from Lake County Training Schools and briefly attended Bethune-Cookman College. She worked numerous jobs and retired from Lake County School system as bus driver. She was employed in both Baker and Lake County during her career. She was also a certified beautician in Lake County.

Mozella devoted her life to serving God and her church. She was an active and faithful member of St. Stephen AME Church, Leesburg for well over 60 years. There, she served as a licensed exhorter. She completed Ministerial studies with the International Methodist school, to better equip her with the knowledge required to lead and minister to her community.
She was a diligent church worker at St. Stephen AME Church and served on numerous boards and committees. She genuinely loved and supported her church and church family.

She instilled love, wisdom, and Christian values for her children and grandchildren to follow. Moe had a heart of gold and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her. She leaves to cherish her memories five children: Gwendolyn (Charles) Allen-Carston, Wynona (Michael) Cunningham, Maurice (Vanessa) Allen, Gerald Allen, Fredrick (Gail) Allen; brother, James (Sadie) Rimes, Jr.; sisters, Geraldine Youmans, Hazel D. Rimes; and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins and many friends.

A walk through visitation will be held on Friday, February 26, 2021 from 4-6PM at St. Stephen AME Church, 302 Church Street, Leesburg. A service of celebration will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM, Liberty Church of God, 1201 Baker Street, Leesburg with Pastor Woodrow Leeks, II, officiating. Interment: Evergreen Cemetery, Leesburg, FL.