Jeannette Allen Nelson, 69, of Pace, Florida, was born August 9, 1947, and passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. She was the youngest daughter of the late Ernest Clinton Allen and Catherine Eleanor Allen of Miami, Florida.

Jeannette was the founder and CEO of Professional Transcriptions of NW FL Inc, which grew to be the largest of its kind in Northwest Florida. She was honored with Business Woman of the Year and her business is still in operation after twenty-nine years.


She was preceded in death by her sister, JoAnn Estelle Allen.

Jeannette is survived by her two children, Jack Saxton and Katherine Freel; son-in-law, Tim Freel; niece, Ami; grandchildren, Crystal, Sean, Chase, Blake and Matt; and one great-granddaughter, Allison.

The family will receive friends for visitation at 1:00 p.m., with funeral services immediately following at 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Lewis Funeral Home in Pace, Florida with Pastor Ronnie Christian officiating.