Arlene M. Allen , Of  Swartz Creek, age 79, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at her residence.
                    
                        Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Pastor Jim Garfield officiating.
                    
                    Burial  in Evergreen Cemetery.
                    In  lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the family.
                    Visitation  11 a.m. Tuesday until the time of the service at the funeral home.
                    Arlene  was born in Flint, Michigan on September 1, 1934, daughter of the late James  and Lucy (Chatfield) Davis.
                    
                        She  enjoyed weaving baskets with her mother in her earlier years.
                        She  was proud to be a full blooded Indian and a member of the Saginaw  Chippewa Indian Tribe.
                    
                    She  enjoyed cooking, traveling, going to pow wows and especially loved spending  time with her grandchildren, family and friends.
                    Surviving  are daughter, Robin Martin;
                    grandchildren,  Nick, David, Cameron and Jeremy;
                    brother  Richard Davis;
                    
                        sister-in-law,  Nancy Coons;
                        many  nieces and nephews.
                    
                    She was preceded in death by her husband, John;  sons, Chris and Jeremy.