LOUISBURG - Susan Nelms Allen, 72, of Louisburg passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Missy, on Thursday, December 15, 2016. Born on November 3, 1944 to the late Graham and Emilie Avent Nelms. She was preceded in death by a son, Christopher Graham Allen; husband, William C. Shutt; and uncle, Saint Maurice Nelms.