Sonny Allen, 80, of Wellston, passed away on Sunday evening, November 8, 2015, at Holzer Medical Center-Jackson.
He was born in Wellston, Ohio, on March 24, 1935, to the late Ark B. Allen and Viola Deal Allen. He was a former resident of Chillicothe, Ohio, where he was one of the first employees of the new Frisch’s Big Boy restaurant and later employed as a maintenance worker for the city of Chillicothe. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Sue Allen; four brothers, Bob, Paul, Ray, and Jimmy Allen; and three sisters, Sonja Lou Glasco, Erma Crow, and Mary Crow.
He married his wife of 58 years, Shirley Mercer Allen, on November 9, 1957.
She is a resident of Heartland of Jackson. Besides his wife, he is also survived by three brothers, Larry Allen of Columbus, Ohio, Ronnie Allen of Oak Hill, Ohio, and John Allen; a sister, Barbara Clark, of Columbus, Ohio; grandsons Zachary Allen and Jeremiah Allen; several great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Jenkins Funeral Chapel in Wellston on Friday from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Graveside services will follow at 2:15 p.m. At the Ridgewood Cemetery in Wellston with Pastor Steve Mathews officiating.
Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.samjenkinsfuneralchapel.com