John Allen

Our dad, John Harold Allen, died peacefully on November 15, 2022, at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana at the age of 73. He was an amazing dad, grandpa, brother, friend, and husband.

John was born to Theodore and Doris Allen on April 24,1949, in Crawford, Nebraska. They later moved to Casper, Wyoming with his two brothers, Jim, and Tom. He graduated from Natrona County High School in 1967. Shortly after, he married his sweetheart Cindy Sue Nelson in 1970, and they welcomed three daughters. In 1979, they packed up and moved to Pinedale, Wyoming, where he worked for Sublette County and City of Pinedale. In 1989, John and family relocated to Jackson, Wyoming where he worked for the Town of Jackson for the rest of his career. Present day, he was residing in Cody, Wyoming with his dog Bela. He was an avid car, motorcycle, and gun collector. He was a tough man with a big heart, and you would have been lucky to know him.

John is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, his bride, daughter (Jessica) and granddaughter (Samantha). He is survived by his daughters Danyelle Wall (Duffy, Keely and Kellen) and Erin Boyd (Aaron, Hannah, Isaac, Allison, Sophia and Michael). He also recently connected to a son, David Edwin Doerr, who had been placed for adoption in 1969.

John's service will be held in Pinedale, Wyoming on June 3, 2023, where he will be buried next to his wife, Cindy, in the Pinedale Cemetery. There will be a mass held at Our Lady of Peace, 214 Ehman Ln, Pinedale, WY at 10:00 am with a reception to follow.