Veronica Ann Veal Allen

Veronica Ann Veal Allen was born February 27, 1964. She was known as Ronnie, Nanny, T Ronnie and her favorite Nana. She was the first born to the late Mary Breaux Veal and Samuel Veal Sr. (late Irvin Jackson) Veronica grew up in Westwego and New Orleans Louisiana. She graduated from Saint Mary’s Academy and attended Xavier University where she received her Speech Pathology Degree. Veronica taught at All Saints Elementary School for seven years. She later attended the University of New Orleans where she received her Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration. Veronica was the Community Services Supervisor at Metropolitan Human Services District for seven years. She was a life- long lover of the bible and was baptized into God’s Kingdom in 1995 at the Atlanta Church of Christ. Veronica moved back to New Orleans in 2003 and continued her walk at the New Orleans Church of Christ where she served as the Board President. Veronica loved the Lord. She believed that serving and helping others was her calling in life and spent her years doing so passionately. She was wise, patient, selfless, funny, amazingly strong, she loved her family, friends and church. Veronica died on November 21, 2020 after battling Peritoneal Cancer for several months.

Veronica was a faithful wife to the late Dereck Christopher Allen Sr. for 28 years. She was a committed mother to their three beautiful children: Dereck Christopher Allen Jr. (Brittany), Jordan Veronica Allen, and Jade Victoria Allen. She was proceeded in death by her mother, husband, nephew Joseph Anthony Veal, and mother-in-law Sandra Allen Jordan.

She leaves to cherish her memory her children, her grandson Dereck Christopher Allen III, father, father-in-law Michael T. Jordan, brother Samuel Veal Jr., sisters Sharon Clarke (Fred), Vikki Parker (Ron), half-sisters Latrisha Ester (Myron) & Chloe Veal, sister-in-law Dy’Aisha C. Allen. A host of Great Aunts and Uncles, Nieces and nephews Ramany Brown (Kevin), Jessica Ester, Deandrea Lathers (Reginald), Joshua Veal, Farrah Larry (Peyton), Jabril Parker, Kayla Clarke, Dalton Allen, Kai’Lon Allen-Barnes and Jai’Don Allen, Great nieces and nephews Kaden, Kennedi, Joshua, Josiah Brown, Zuri Lathers, Kenzo Allen, Caiden Brown, Trinity Metoyer, and Anayah Butler. And many life-long friends, brothers and sisters in Christ.

A visitation will be held at Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, LA on Saturday, November 28, 2020 from 1pm to 3pm. Services will follow in the funeral home chapel.

Respectful of current guidelines, all attendees are required to wear their own mask/face covering and to practice distancing.

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