Mary Ann Allen passed away on February 15, 2025. Born in Watson, LA, she was 84 years old and survived by her three loving children: her daughter Amanda Susan Allen Benton (Mandy), her son W.B. Allen, Jr. (Billy) and her adoring youngest son Reymond Earl Allen; four grandchildren: Katie Benton Thompson, Madeline Allen Kircher, Elizabeth Ann Allen (Libby) and W.B. Allen, III (Will); four great grand-children: Benton Thompson, Hayes Thompson, Bryleigh Thompson, Alden Kircher and Louis Kircher; her brother Spencer Coxe and sister Lori Coxe, as well as many nieces and nephews and other members of her extended family. She was preceded in death by her husband W.B. Allen, her parents Reymond Coxe and Jessie Martin Coxe, and her siblings Eugene Watson, Milton M. Coxe, William K. Coxe, and Reymond Coxe, Jr.
She was a graduate of Live Oak High School in Watson in 1958 and attended Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University. A pillar in the Livingston Parish real estate industry for over 30 years, she first began selling real estate with Cub Covington Real Estate in 1983 and then went on to obtain her real estate broker’s license and founded M.A. Allen Real Estate in 1993. Together with her agents and business partners, she built her firm into one of the largest local real estate firms in Livingston Parish history during the parish’s landmark real estate boom in the 1990s. Additionally, she served on the board of directors of First Guaranty Bank in Hammond, LA during this time. She was a long-time member of the Livingston Parish Board of Realtors, a contributor to numerous charitable organizations, a huge Live Oak Eagles and LSU Tigers fan and a lifelong member of Live Oak United Methodist Church.
Visitation services will be held at Live Oak Church in Watson on Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 2:00-3:00 PM, with funeral services scheduled at 3:00-3:30 pm to be conducted by Reverend Mark Crosby and followed by a private family burial at the Live Oak Church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, the American Diabetes Association, the Emerge Center of Baton Rouge, LA and Live Oak Church.
7 comments
Vera Howard
February 20, 2025 at 6:17 pm
Deepest sympathy for the loss of Mary Ann. She was a beautiful person both in and out. Prayers for the family!!!
Maureen Coxe
February 20, 2025 at 5:04 pm
Mandy Sue and Aunt Mary Ann’s family. I am so deeply sorry to hear of Aunt Mary Ann’s passing. She was a lovely woman. Every time I saw her she was gracious, kind and loving to me. I feel a deep sadness that I won’t be able to see her when I visit next. She is rejoicing in heaven now, with all her loved ones, including Ed. My prayers and thoughts are with you all. Maureen Coxe
Teresa Rutland
February 19, 2025 at 6:14 pm
Mandy…..I’m so sorry to hear of your mom’s passing. May she rest in peace and the family find comfort in knowing she resides with Jesus in Heaven, and you will see her again one day.
Gerald Harvell
February 18, 2025 at 5:28 pm
We’re saddened to learn of Mary Ann passing. Mary Ann held a very special place in our hearts and will miss her indelible smile.
Courtney Lachney
February 18, 2025 at 12:51 pm
Mrs Mary Ann was a sweet beautiful woman. She was always smiling when coming through the drive thru at the bank. We will miss her so much. May she rest in peace.
Allison Dees
February 18, 2025 at 1:59 am
I’m deeply saddened to hear of Mrs. Mary Ann’s passing. Mrs. Mary Ann truly embodied the definition of a lady. Though I didn’t have the privilege of knowing her for long, in just four short years, she became like family to me. I will always cherish our conversations, especially those about her childhood. But more than anything, I deeply admire the incredible legacy she built. I often told her that I would brag to others about how she helped develop Livingston Parish, and she would simply laugh and say, ‘It was a good run’—never boasting, always humble. She touched so many lives, and her kindness, wisdom, and grace will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Barbara Meynard
February 17, 2025 at 1:20 am
Larry and I are so very sorry to hear of Mrs Mary Ann’s passing. It seems like it wasn’t that long ago we saw her driving past our house on her way back to her home always with a beautiful smile.
What a beautiful bright vibrant lady she was and she will be missed!
Prayers for your family that God will take away the pain and hold you close in His Arms.