Obituaries
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PITTSBURG — Phyllis J. Allen 92, of Pittsburg, KS died 6:55 a.m.
Thursday February 11, 2010 at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center
following a short illness.
Phyllis was born December 23, 1917 in Durant, OK the daughter of
Arthur and Mary (Daniaux) Pinsart. She was a lifelong resident of
Pittsburg and a graduate Pittsburg High School in 1936.
On October 23, 1938 she married Melvin W. Allen in Carthage, MO; he
preceded her in death on October 30, 2004. Phyllis was a homemaker
all her life.
She was a member of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church,
Tuesday Morning Prayer Group, the Alter Society, Prayer Line, the Red
Hats and the Widows Club at the church. She also enjoyed her friends
the “Dirty Blondes” and all the good times they had together. She will
most be remembered as the greatest mom ever.
Survivors include her children Gary Allen and wife Terry of Pittsburg, KS,
Carol Gorenc and husband Ron of Pittsburg, KS; daughter in-law Doreen
Allen of Renton, WA; brother Art Pinsart and wife Alice of Grove, OK: 9
grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild and
numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Steve Allen
and sister Josephine Wilbert Keegan.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday February 16, 2010 at
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, KS with Fr. Thomas
Stroot as celebrant. Burial will follow at the Garden of Memories
Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Monday
February 15, 2010 at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg, KS
where the family will receive friends immediately following until 8 p.m.
Friends may call the funeral home after 11 a.m. on Monday. In lieu of
flowers the family ask expressions of sympathy be in the form of
memorials to St. Mary’s Colgan School. Friends may drop off or mail
memorials to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS
66762. E-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com.
Arrangement are by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Pittsburg, KS.
Thursday February 11, 2010 at Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center
following a short illness.
Phyllis was born December 23, 1917 in Durant, OK the daughter of
Arthur and Mary (Daniaux) Pinsart. She was a lifelong resident of
Pittsburg and a graduate Pittsburg High School in 1936.
On October 23, 1938 she married Melvin W. Allen in Carthage, MO; he
preceded her in death on October 30, 2004. Phyllis was a homemaker
all her life.
She was a member of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church,
Tuesday Morning Prayer Group, the Alter Society, Prayer Line, the Red
Hats and the Widows Club at the church. She also enjoyed her friends
the “Dirty Blondes” and all the good times they had together. She will
most be remembered as the greatest mom ever.
Survivors include her children Gary Allen and wife Terry of Pittsburg, KS,
Carol Gorenc and husband Ron of Pittsburg, KS; daughter in-law Doreen
Allen of Renton, WA; brother Art Pinsart and wife Alice of Grove, OK: 9
grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild and
numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, son Steve Allen
and sister Josephine Wilbert Keegan.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday February 16, 2010 at
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, KS with Fr. Thomas
Stroot as celebrant. Burial will follow at the Garden of Memories
Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Monday
February 15, 2010 at the Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg, KS
where the family will receive friends immediately following until 8 p.m.
Friends may call the funeral home after 11 a.m. on Monday. In lieu of
flowers the family ask expressions of sympathy be in the form of
memorials to St. Mary’s Colgan School. Friends may drop off or mail
memorials to Bath-Naylor Funeral Home 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS
66762. E-mail condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com.
Arrangement are by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Pittsburg, KS.
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