John Allen
Member - Marines
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John E. Allen, 59, of Cheyenne, formerly of Laramie, died July 20, 2012 at the Veterans Hospital in Cheyenne.
He was born Feb. 13, 1953, in Jackson to his parents, Don and Ruth (Barton) Allen.
In 1955, the family moved to Laramie where John attended schools, graduating from Laramie High School in 1972. He attended the University of Wyoming for a year before joining the U.S. Marine Corp. Following a tour of duty, he was discharged.
When he was in school, he toured the world with the Young Americans in Concert. Back in Laramie after his discharge, he began working as a bass player for different bands. He traveled with the bands, later primarily Texas, returning to Laramie in 1997. The family moved to Cheyenne in 2003, where he had lived since.
He was a member of the Miracle Valley Assembly of God Church in Cheyenne, the American Legion Post 6, the Laramie Lodge No. 3 A.M. & A.M., the Shriner's Korean Temple of Rawlins, the Cheyenne Shriner's Club and the Legion of Honor of the Korean Temple.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Allen.
John is survived by his daughter, Bonnie Myers of Johnstown, Colo.; grandchildren, Dalton Langle and Anbray Purceol, and a great-grandson, Isaiah Medina, all of Johnstown; his father, Don Allen of Cheyenne; a brother, Brian K. Allen of La Crescent, Minn.; and a sister, Lee Allen of Cheyenne.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Miracle Valley Assembly of God in Cheyenne with Pastor Ed Fugate officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until service time. Visitation will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home, with the family from Cheyenne receiving friends.
Graveside services and interment will be 4 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in Laramie with Masonic rites by the Laramie Lodge No. 3 A.F. & A.M., and the military rites by the Laramie Veterans Honor Guard and the Wyoming National Guard.
Wyoming Tribune Eagle, July 25, 2012
He was born Feb. 13, 1953, in Jackson to his parents, Don and Ruth (Barton) Allen.
In 1955, the family moved to Laramie where John attended schools, graduating from Laramie High School in 1972. He attended the University of Wyoming for a year before joining the U.S. Marine Corp. Following a tour of duty, he was discharged.
When he was in school, he toured the world with the Young Americans in Concert. Back in Laramie after his discharge, he began working as a bass player for different bands. He traveled with the bands, later primarily Texas, returning to Laramie in 1997. The family moved to Cheyenne in 2003, where he had lived since.
He was a member of the Miracle Valley Assembly of God Church in Cheyenne, the American Legion Post 6, the Laramie Lodge No. 3 A.M. & A.M., the Shriner's Korean Temple of Rawlins, the Cheyenne Shriner's Club and the Legion of Honor of the Korean Temple.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Allen.
John is survived by his daughter, Bonnie Myers of Johnstown, Colo.; grandchildren, Dalton Langle and Anbray Purceol, and a great-grandson, Isaiah Medina, all of Johnstown; his father, Don Allen of Cheyenne; a brother, Brian K. Allen of La Crescent, Minn.; and a sister, Lee Allen of Cheyenne.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Miracle Valley Assembly of God in Cheyenne with Pastor Ed Fugate officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until service time. Visitation will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Friday at Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home, with the family from Cheyenne receiving friends.
Graveside services and interment will be 4 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in Laramie with Masonic rites by the Laramie Lodge No. 3 A.F. & A.M., and the military rites by the Laramie Veterans Honor Guard and the Wyoming National Guard.
Wyoming Tribune Eagle, July 25, 2012
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VFW Frontier Post 11453
Monthly Newsletter August 2012 Edition (Vol. 3)
Greetings Comrades,
I hope you all found solis from the heat we experienced in
July. It appears August is going to be a warm month also.
There has been sadness in our Post, as we recently lost Jim
Paxton, who will be greatly missed. May God Bless his soul.
We also lost John Allen, USMC. I had the great priviledge of
meeting a number of his family members. He will be greatly
missed by all. John's family so generously donated a very large
amount of handicapped equipment plus an electric chair to
our Mobility for Diusabled Veterans program. John was a
participant in our Friday evening Bingo held at the Cheyenne
VA. hospital.
Grover Williams, a newly transfered member of our VFW
Frontier Post 11453, has also passed away. Grover was a
recipient of a electric scooter from our Mobility for Diusabled
Veterans program. Please keep their families in your prayers.
Commander E Winkler
