Pamela J. (Craib) Allen, 65, of Denmark, ME, and formerly of Upton, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 after a 17-year battle with breast cancer. She was the wife of William Allen.
Mrs. Allen was born in Milford, the daughter of the late Stanley and Virginia (Barnes) Craib of Upton. In addition to her husband of 46 years, she leaves two sons and their families, Jeff Allen and Gail Armstrong-Allen of Carver, and Jon and Amy Allen of Fairfax, VA; her brother Stanley Craib and his wife Mary of Port St. Lucie, FL; and 2 grandchildren, Killian and Darcy Allen.
Her career spanned over 35 years as a payroll specialist and software consultant at various companies. Following a professional career, she started her own arts and crafts business, “Capertown Country Store,” at the site of her parents’ former business Suburban Cleaners in Upton. In retirement, Pam volunteered with Bridgton Arts & Crafts in Bridgeton, ME, and with Maine Adaptive sports programs.
She most enjoyed raising Golden Retrievers, sipping wine with her friends at the cabin by the lake that she and her husband built in Maine, spending time with her grandchildren, RV’ing from Maine to Florida, and serving as the founding member of the Knitwits.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 22, at 1 p.m. in the United Parish Church, 1 Church St, Upton. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Maple Ave., West Upton. There are no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in her memory to support cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P. O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 or via http://www.dana-farber.org/gift; or to Bridgton Arts & Crafts, 12 Depot St., Bridgton, ME 04009; or Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation, 8 Sundance Lane, Newry, ME 04261 or via http://www.maineadaptive.org/support/donate.
UPTON DAILY 
Sending prayers of Love and Light to the family. She sounds like she really knew how to live and lived life to the fullest wit her family.