The Excelsior Standard, June 23, 2023

Sallie Allen

Sallie Mae Conner Allen of Excelsior Springs passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Valley Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at North New Garden Primitive Baptist Church, Highway O, Wood Heights, with visitation 2-4 p.m. prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to North New Garden Church or Three Rivers Hospice, Platte County.

Sallie was born Jan. 19, 1929, in Richmond to Rolley Beecher Conner and Vallie Parks (McGinnis) Conner, the second youngest of seven children.

She graduated in 1947 from Richmond High School. She married Eugene (Gene) J. Allen on Oct. 4, 1948, in Richmond. Four children were born of this union – Denise, Kathleen, Neal and Barbara. They resided in Richmond until 1967, when they moved four times and ended up in Hollister, where they made craft items for Mutton Hollow in Branson.

Sallie loved to read and watch sports, especially the Royals and Chiefs. Most of all, she loved her grandchildren.

After her husband’s passing, Sallie moved to Excelsior Springs and spent many hours socializing with friends, putting puzzles together and playing games. She joined the North New Garden Primitive Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gene; her son, Neal; her brothers, Donald, Rolley (R.J.), Robert (Bobby) and Luther Thomas (Tom); her sisters, Vallie Stevinson and Frieda Ann Butler; and her brotherin-law, Bari Allen.

She is survived by her daughters, Denise (Martin) Siegel of Rayville, Kathleen (Keith) Coleman of Excelsior Springs and Barbara Neary of Rockaway Beach; sisterin- law Sherri (Allen) Smelcer Belland of Sandusky, Ohio; grandchildren, Matthew (Angela) Siegel, Jess (Jamie) Siegel, Merci Crawford, Aaron (Robin) Barrett, Curtis (Heather) Barrett, Justin Decker, Dustin (Jenna) Decker and Zachary Decker; step-grandsons, Brian and Jeffrey Coleman; and granddaughter of the heart, Heather Thompson.

Twenty-four great-grandchildren and seven greatgreat-grandchildren, plus numerous nieces and nephews, also survive.

Addresses for donations are: The North New Garden Primitive Church (mailing address: 105 Highway O, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024); or Three Rivers Hospice, P. O. Box 1210, 731 N. Main St., Sikeston, MO 63801.