Mary Allmon

Mary Ellen (Vanover) Allmon, was born January 20, 1942, on Midco Hill in Fremont, Missouri, to Hugh Dennis Vanover and Zelma (Greene) Vanover, the youngest of six children. She passed away December 10, 2024, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of 82.

Mary grew up and attended school in Fremont until 1955 when her family moved to Mountain View, Missouri. She graduated from Mountain View High School in May of 1959.

Mary met the love of her life, Dwain Allmon, in Mountain View in 1958. They were married on May 30, 1959. Shortly after marriage, Dwain and Mary moved to Iowa where Dwain worked at Sutherland Lumber Company. In 1961, they moved to Kansas City, Missouri. Three children were born to this union, Donald Eugene in 1961, Chester Alan in 1962, and Sandra Jean in 1969.

Mary was a stay-at-home mom and enjoyed keeping a clean home, cooking, making a garden and growing flowers. She always loved spending time with her husband and family. Later in life, she started fishing, which she enjoyed very much. She also liked music and books.

In October 1958, Mary began serving the Lord. She and Dwain were faithful for all of their lives. They pastored six churches in their lifetime.

Mary was preceded in death by her father, Hugh Vanover in 1943 and her mother, Zelma Vanover in 2003, three brothers, Willard Dwight in 1934, Delbert Eugene in 1988, Wilfred Wright in 2003, and her daughter, Sandra Jean in 2021.

She is survived by her husband, Dwain of Springfield, Missouri, one sister, Phyllis Vermillion of Mountain View, one brother, Hugh Dennis Vanover of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, two children, Donald Eugene Allmon and his wife, Pam of West Plains, Missouri, Chester Alan Allmon of Fort Worth, Texas, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends who will miss her dearly.