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 farmwife 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; twenty great-grandchildren; eleven great-great-grandchildren; 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. The Allen Family wishes to thank Golden Age Nursing Home, Hedrick Medical Center, and St. Luke's Hospice for their kind care of their mother during her illness, the ladies of Chula, and the Community Center. Also, thank you to the family, friends, and neighbors who brought food and supplies during the week before the funeral. All of your words of encouragement, cards, and prayers were appreciated. Funeral services were held at Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Burial was held at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, Jean's family suggested memorial contributions be made to the VFW Ladies Auxiliary #858, an organization their mother spent her life honoring and volunteering for, 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