James E. Allen

James E. Allen October 24, 1939 ~ January 20, 2015 James E. Allen, 75, of East Wenatchee, WA, passed away January 20, 2015. James Everett Allen was born October 24, 1939, in Electra, TX to Ethel and Ross Allen. In January of 1958, he married Trudy England. She was his much-beloved wife of 49 years. They had three children, Christi, David, and Andy. James worked in a variety of jobs, including being a fireman in Clovis, NM for many years. During that time, he and a partner started a small business, AAA Fire Equipment, in Clovis. Because of James' hard work and honesty, he created a very successful business. This company eventually merged with Firehawk in Amarillo, TX. The family moved to Amarillo in 1985. Eventually, James sold his business and began working for Sentry Fire Protection in sales and service. He was a member of Gideon's and Saint Stephen United Methodist Church in Amarillo. On July 10, 2009, he married Connie Shaver in Thousand Oaks, CA and then again on July 18, 2009, in Amarillo. James and Connie lived in East Wenatchee, WA, where he was a member of the Wenatchee Free Methodist Church and an active member of Mission Builders International. He loved the Lord Jesus Christ and served Him in many mission trips to Belarus, Mexico, Canada, Israel, as well as California. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ethel and Ross Allen; and his first wife, Trudy. He is survived by his second wife, Connie Allen of East Wenatchee, WA; his daughter, Christi Herbert and husband, Mike of Lubbock, TX; his sons, David Allen and wife, Christin of Lubbock, and Andy Allen and wife, Renee of Amarillo; as well as step-daughters, Karena Allen and Becky Puhlman and husband, Rick; and grandchildren, Brooke and Brittny Herbert, Jake and Josh Allen, Kennedi Taylor, Addisen and Aubrey Allen, Zo Pierce, Katie Allen, and Bethany, Nathan, Matthew, and Joshua Puhlman. A Memorial Service will be held at Wenatchee Free Methodist Church on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 5:0O p.m. Memorials may be made to Mission Builders International, P.O. Box 406, Lakeside, MT 59922, or Sister Connection, c/o Wenatchee Free Methodist Church.

James E. Allen

October 24, 1939 - January 20, 2015