Palma Jean Allen

Palma Jean Allen

Palma “Jean” Allen, age 91, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away
on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Stonebridge Community, Chillicothe,
Missouri.
Jean was born on October 29, 1932, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter
of Gilbert and Pauline (Norris) Prewitt. She was a 1948 graduate of Chula
High School. On December 4, 1949, she was united in marriage to Vern
Allen in Independence, Missouri. He preceded her in death on November
24, 2014.
Jean was an ambitious woman. She was a farm wife, and a sales associate
for Tupperware and Mary Kay. She gave food demonstrations, as well as
worked at Churchill’s and Bond Wholesale. She liked helping friends,
family and sometimes total strangers. Jean thoroughly enjoyed traveling, she
visited 49 of the 50 states, having missed seeing Alaska. She also loved to
play the Casino Quick Hits, solitaire on the computer and going fishing.
Jean was a member of the Chula Baptist Church, as well as several clubs,
including the VFW Ladies Auxiliary #858, Busy Homemakers Extension
Club, After 5 Extension Club, Old Time Thrashers and was a club leader
of the Show Me 4-H Club.
She is survived by two sons, Vern Jr. (Dee) Allen, and Tim (Cherie) Allen;
one daughter, Charlotte Allen; nine grandchildren, Shelly, granddaughter -in-law, Jill, Melody, Caleb
(Anna), Charles (Mariel), Brady (Felicia), Chelsey (Matt), Foster, and Grace
(Brad); twenty great grandchildren, Clayton (MaKenzie), Carter, Cassidy
(Aaron), Jeffery (Jennifer), Anna, Rebecca (Clayton), Brittney, Amber,
Austin, Henry, Roman, Rory, Emily, Zachary, Karli, Baylor, Shelby, Nora,
Parker and Lily; ten great-great grandchildren, Wesley, Addison, Isabella,
Riot, Joanne, Jolene, Raelynn, Miguel, Myah and Arianna; one sister, Judy
Bevelle and close friends, Gladys Bybee and Peggy Boon. She was preceded
in death by her parents; husband, Vern Sr.; sister, Sonja Prewitt; and
grandson, Jamie Allen.
Funeral services will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe,
Missouri, on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. A scheduled visitation
will be held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, on Friday, October 18,
2024, 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Friends may call at Lindley Funeral
Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 12:00
p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Burial will be held at Resthaven Memorial Gardens,
Chillicothe, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, Jean's family suggest memorial contributions be made to the VFW
Ladies Auxiliary #858, an organization their mother spent her life honoring and volunteering, and may be left at or be mailed to Lindley Funeral
Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. Online condolences may
be made at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com .
Arrangements are under the direction of the Lindley Funeral Home,
Chillicothe, Missouri.