Stanley O. Allen

Stanley O. Allen, age 82, of Huntington, died at 1:35 a.m. Thursday (June 2, 2016) at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Visitation will be from 3 - 7 p.m. Monday (June 6, 2016) at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Masonic services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday following visitation. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday (June 7, 2016) at Bailey-Love Mortuary with Reverend Dr. Marti Lundy and Reverend Raymond Scribner officiating. There will be one hour of visitation prior to the service. Burial will be in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Huntington with military graveside rites performed by VFW Post #2689 of Huntington. Preferred memorials are to Huntington County Humane Society, Evangelical United Methodist Church in Huntington, or the donor’s choice, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Stanley was born on January 13, 1934 in Delphos, Ohio, the son of Simon and Opal (Parlette) Allen. In 1948, he graduated from Jefferson High School in Delphos, Ohio and was employed at Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Lima, Ohio. He entered into service in the United States Army in December 1953, completing basic training in Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was assigned as Tank Commander of the 899th Tank Battalion in Germany as a Specialist Third Class during the Korean War. He received the National Defense Service Medal and was discharged honorably in 1955, entering the Reserves for six years. Stanley married Carolyn Baker on March 10, 1956 in Huntington; she preceded him in death on August 12, 1984. He married Sandra Martin Huston on April 2, 1988. He attended auctioneering school in Decatur, Indiana and worked at Fort Wayne Newspapers, Bernie Nelson Chevrolet in sales, and at Huntington Herald Press in advertising sales, retiring in 1996. Stanley was a member of Evangelical United Methodist Church in Huntington and volunteered for the Huntington Hospital Meals on Wheels program and the Senior Pack meals program through St. Peter’s First Community Church in Huntington. He was a member of Amity Masonic Lodge #483 in Huntington. Stanley enjoyed attending car shows and going to McDonald’s in the mornings for coffee with his friends. He loved walking and exercising at the YMCA in Huntington, where he was recently named one of the top 100 participating members. Survivors include his wife of 28 years - Sandra S. Allen of Huntington; three daughters - Debra (Galen) Hoffman and Sheryl L. Allen (William Ashley), both of Huntington, and Linda S. (Mark) Riggle of Carmel; two stepdaughters - Anni Bruns of Auburn and Deborah (Glen William) Gooley of Huntington; a brother - Neil L. Allen of Lakeside, Ohio; a sister - Karen S. Allen of New Rochelle, New York; eight grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Carolyn, a sister, Arlene J. Humphrey, and a son-in-law, Steven Bruns.

Stanley O. Allen

January 13, 1934 - June 2, 2016