Geraldine Robbins Allman the world, with particular fascination for China and India. She was a spiritual seeker who favored writings on eastern religious philosophy, and prized open mindedness and humor. Jerry was always ready with a Southern saying or piece of sage advice to comfort her loved ones. Her sons were the light of Jerry’s life. They inherited her keen determination and work ethic, and she enthusiastically supported their shared DAYTONA BEACH, FL- ambition to play music. She Geraldine Robbins Allman was helped her boys buy their first born on July 8th, 1917 to Lizzie touring car and the musical Williams Robbins and Simon instruments and equipment Robbins in Nash County, North they used and she encouraged Carolina. She was their third them to join their local union. child, born after her brother Swindel and sister Janie and Duane and Gregg became before their baby brother world renowned musicians, Erskine. She was a fun-loving forming the Allman Brothers and outspoken child who Band in 1969— a group known loved to read and she excelled for blending Blues, Jazz and in school. She graduated Rock and Roll into a new genre with her siblings from West widely known as Southern Edgecombe High School. While Rock. Jerry loved nothing more she maintained close and than watching her boys preform loving ties to her family all of and often travelled to see them her life, she was adventurous play. The band and their fans and independent, and longed to fondly called her “Mama A,” strike out on her own. acknowledging her loving role. Jerry, as she was known to After Duane’s untimely her friends, married Lieutenant death, Gregory continued to Willis Turner Allman at the age lead the Allman Brothers Band of twenty-five, and moved with until they disbanded in 2014 him to Nashville, Tennessee after 45 remarkable years. The in 1945, where she gave birth Allman Brothers were inducted to two sons, Howard Duane into the Rock and Roll Hall of and Gregory Lenoir. Jerry Fame in 1993, and they were was faced with the challenge awarded a lifetime achievement of raising her boys as a single Grammy in 2014. mother after Bill’s sudden Geraldine was a strong, death in 1950. She and her unique and remarkable woman. sons moved to Daytona Beach She passed away peacefully Shores, Florida in 1957 where in her sleep in her house by she supported her family the side of the road on July as a bookkeeper and office 23rd, 2015, just two weeks after manager for local businesses, celebrating her 98th birthday including the Bali and Julian’s surrounded by friends and Restaurants. She had a family. She was cared for by great mind for numbers and excellent health care workers organization. who supported her along with Jerry had a motto taken from her friends who were as close a poem by Sam Walter Floss: as family, including Linda “Let me live in my house by the Merrell, Jim Carter, and Floyd side of the road and be a friend Miles. She will be missed every to man.” The modest beauty of day by her son Gregory Allman, this wish was typical of Jerry. her grandchildren Michael, She had a natural ability to live Elijah, Devon, Island, Brooklyn in the moment and celebrate and Galadrielle Allman, her the simple pleasures of life. great-grandchildren Ashley, Her door was always open to Brandon, Christopher, and her many friends and she often Orion Allman, Isis and Rami had a full house. She took Kurtom, her niece Jo Jane great pleasure in flowers and Pitt and Jo Jane’s children, gardening. Her hands were Eden and Aaron Martin. always busy with handwork, Condolences may be shared at crocheting and knitting www.lohmanfuneralhomes.com beautiful things. She was a A private memorial will be wonderful cook, and collected held in the coming weeks. cook books and recipes. She Please send donations to the loved the ocean and walking on Ocean Conservancy in lieu the beach by her home. Jerry of flowers. Arrangements are remained an avid reader all of under the careful direction her life, and traveled to favorite of Lohman Funeral Home author’s homes on vacation Port Orange, 1201 Dunlawton with her beloved niece Jo Jane Avenue, Port Orange, FL 32127 Pitt. She read widely about