Marlene Allen Stewart

Marlene Allen Stewart, age 70 of The Woodlands, Texas, passed away at her residence on Monday, October 12, 2026. She was born in London, Kentucky on March 8, 1956, the daughter of Leonard “Dutch” and Ida Mae (Johnson) Allen.
Marlene had a passion for God, people, and leadership, and was inspiration to anyone who knew her. She enjoyed travel with her daughter seeing 49 states, and many countries. She graduated in 1974 from Fairfield High School, and 2001 from the University of Cincinnati. She has served on the boards for many charities including Girl Scouts and Shared Harvest Foodbank. Marlene retired as president of Kroger Houston, Texas Division on July 20, 2019, after 41 years. She began her Kroger career as a bagger in the Cincinnati Dayton Division serving many roles across the country including North Carolina, Virgina, Kansas, Seattle, and Houston, Texas. Marlene is survived by her only daughter, Lauren Stewart; former spouse and devoted friend, Reginald “Reggie” Stewart; five siblings, Leonard “Tom” (Char) Allen, Darlene Allen-Collins, Tammy Scott, Don Allen, and Alesa (Bill) Thompson; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by parents, Leonard and Ida Mae Allen and two siblings, Bob (Sheila) Allen and Mattie Allen. Funeral service will be held at Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Home, 1350 Millville Ave., Hamilton, Ohio, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flower’s contributions can be made to a Memorial Foundation in Marlene’s honor. The foundation is in the process of being established and details regarding contributions will be available shortly. Please contact Lauren at lnstewart1@yahoo.com with any questions regarding the Memorial Foundation.