Eunice "Marie" Allen-Anderson was born October 8, 1932 in Waxahachie to the parentage of William Melvin and Nettie V. Robinson ?Allen,(both of whom preceded her in death). She received her formal education at Waxahachie's Oaklawn School, and later became a well-known cosmetologist, establishing Marie's Beauty Shop, Which was a trusted long-standing business in the local community. At an early age, Marie became a devoted and lifetime member of Joshua Chapel AM.E. Church, where she once served on the usher board, and was the founder of the local chapter of the Twenty Ladies Charity Organization. Included in her list of outstanding attributed, Marie was also an avid bowler, state traveler, and a long-term, top selling Sales Representative of the Avon Products Corporation. Marie departed life on February 18, 2008.