Garth Desmond Allen

Garth Desmond Allen, age 89 passed away on Friday January 31, 2025, in Oak Ridge, TN. Born in Island Pond, VT, on November 16, 1935, Keeper (the nickname his first-born grandson gave him) was a man who loved Corvettes, Peterbilt trucks and pretty girls. He served honorably in the United States Army, was a devout Catholic and could operate anything with a motor. He spent the majority of his life as a long-haul trucker and loved the nomad life. He spent every penny he ever earned on flirty waitresses, bloody rare steaks, and top shelf cocktails. There was no tomorrow for him, as he would only worry about tomorrow when it became today. He was unrelentingly boastful about his family, even stretching the truth a time or two telling tales about them to anyone who would listen. He wore his heart on his sleeve and was prone to the sniffles during life's happy moments, or routinely during his favorite soap: "The Young and the Restless". He is predeceased by his Father Wilber B. (Webb) Allen, Mother Alice Farrell Allen, Stepmother Leona Waters Allen and his brother Lauren Eugene Allen. He is survived by his brother Wilber B. Allen Jr, sisters Sally Siggins, Lana Gilcris, Step-Sisters Brinda Daggett, and Linda Nadeau along with his three children Kelly Clookey of Plattsburgh, NY, Kevin Allen of Knoxville, TN, Kirk Allen of Port Huron, Michigan and a host of nieces, nephews and grandchildren. The family held a private celebration of his life at McGill Click Funerals & Cremations on February 3. The family will gather to place him at rest in New St. James/Lakeside cemetery in Island Pond, VT near his parents and brother Lauren in June.
McGill Click Funerals & Cremations, 1366 Highway 72 N, Loudon. mcgillclick.com