Belinda Carrie Knapp Allen, 46, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, 2:00pm July 26, 2025, at Shiloh Hills Baptist Church, 75 Hawkins Store Rd., Kennesaw, GA 30144, with Dr. Vic Bledsoe and Lebanon Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Brian Peterson officiating.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 – 2:00pm prior to the service at the church.

Belinda graduated from Sprayberry High School in 1997.  She received her BA degree from Jacksonville State and her master's degree from Liberty University.  Belinda worked as a Caseworker for Paulding Co. DFCS and was a Substitute teacher for the Cobb Co. School Systems.  She was a member of Shiloh Hills for 40 years. Belinda served in various ministries including the AWANA program, Ohana, Junior Church, VBS, and church choir.  She was a crafty person. Belinda used that talent with the children in church. She participated in craft shows in the area.  Belinda home schooled her children.  She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church in Roswell for the last year and a half.

Belinda was preceded in death by her father, Peter Charles Knapp; maternal grandmother, Ruby Swanson; maternal grandfather, James Ray Swanson; paternal grandparents; Michael John and Elizabeth Jenny Knapp; one aunt and three uncles.  She is survived by, daughter, Kadyn MacKenzie Allen; son, Kendrick MacKinnon Allen; mother, Cathy S. Knapp; half-brother, Peter Charles Knapp, Jr; stepdaughters, Alexis Paige Foreman, Faith Angel Arregui; 5 step grandchildren; 3 uncles also survive.

Marietta Funeral home is honored to serve the family of Ms. Belinda Carrie Knapp Allen.