A little about Kenneth J. Allen October 11th 1925 - October 21st 2004
					If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, In death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place, No one else will ever fill. It broke our hearts to lose you, But you didn't go alone. Part of us went with you, The day god took you home.
				Kenneth J. Allen was born on October 11, 1925 in Wyoming, Iowa to Lee and Althea (Trimble) Allen. He graduated from Monmouth High School. He married Darlene Morehead on February 15, 1948 at the First United Methodist Church in Maquoketa, Iowa. He was a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy, serving in Sipan and Okinawa, Japan during WWII and the Korean Conflict. He managed apartments in Iowa City and Greeley, Colorado, for 27 years. He is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Maquoketa. He is survived by his wife, Darlene Allen of Maquoketa; 4 sons, Craig (& Dorothy) Allen of Greeley, Colorado; Stephen Allen and Todd Allen both of Maquoketa and Kevin (& Ann) Allen of Evans, Colorado. 6 grandchildren, Josh, Austin, James, Adrian, Lacy & Zachary and 2 great-grandchildren, Ariel & Zoe. 2 sisters, Marie Williams of Wellman and Ruth Mayberry of Williamsburg; a brother, Clyde Allen of Maquoketa. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a grandson, Arnold on April 6, 2002. Kenneth J. Allen of Maquoketa died Thursday, October 21, 2004 at his home unexpectedly at the age of 79. We'll Miss you Grandpa...