Anne Mills Allen, passed from this life in to the arms of the Lord on Sept. 26, 2025. Her husband, Doug survives of Parsons.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 19, at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 1500 S. 29th St., Parsons.
Memorials are suggested to the Parsons Area Community Foundation or MD Anderson Medical Center in Houston, Texas and may be left at or mailed to the Carson-Wall Funeral Home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357.
He was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church at Parsons. He was a part of numerous professional teacher, counselor and administrator organizations, including the Parsons Lions Club in the 1970s, having served as President in 1976.
He was a member of the Labette County Zoning Board, the Labette County Rural Water District No. Five and the Parsons Historical Museum Commission for fourteen years, having served as Chairman for seven years. He was also a driver for the Meals-on-Wheels program since 1994 and worked many years, beginning in 1994 as a volunteer for the U.S. Park Service, building hiking trails along the Buffalo National River in Northwest Arkansas for several weeks of each year. He also worked as a volunteer for the American Red Cross blood mobile and was a regular blood donor, donating over 14 gallons as of 2009.
In addition to his wife, survivors include: His children – Jane Shue (David), Joe Hevel (Lori), and Julie Encarnacion (Tony), all of Parsons; Six grandsons – Jason Stringer of Parsons, Jared Stringer, and his wife, Micha, of Parsons, John Stringer of Springfield, Missouri, Christian Encarnacion of San Francisco, California, Jordan Hevel of Manhattan, and Brett Hevel of Manhattan; two great-grandsons – Isaac Stringer and Tyler Stringer of Parsons; two great-granddaughters – Gracie Stringer, of Parsons, Kelsey Stringer, and her companion, Dakota Pousher of Parsons; one great-great-grandson – Carter Pousher of Parsons; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday Dec. 12, at the First Baptist Church with Pastor Tony Encarnacion and Reverend Travis Ball officiating.
Burial will be in the Oswego Cemetery. Military Honors will be given by the Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Memorials are suggested to the Parsons Historical Society Museum or to the First Baptist Church. These may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices. com.
Debi was active in serving the Lord in her retirement years, working as a chaplain for Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice. She enjoyed arts and crafts, particularly German arts and crafts, was an avid reader, and loved classical music. She enjoyed traveling, and her adventures led her to many places across the United States, attending the Christian Education Conventions. Her love of travel even led her on a trip to the Holy Land in Israel and to Germany, exploring her ancestry and visiting the family of her exchange student. Throughout her life, Debi was an active and faithful servant of the Lord.
She is survived by her sister, Connie Bolt of Joplin, Missouri; her nephew, Josh Bolt, and his wife, Minna of Parsons; her great-nephews, Bryce Bolt, Ethan Florence, Jaxen Bolt, and Grayson Bolt; her great-niece, Ragan Bolt; and many cousins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her nephew, Jason Bolt, on July 27, 2016.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at the Carson-Wall Funeral Home in Parsons with the Reverend Wayne Mason officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday evening. Memorials are suggested to Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice, and these may be left at or mailed to the funeral home, 112 N. 26th St., P.O. Box 942, Parsons, KS 67357. Online condolences may be left at www.wallfuneralservices.com.
