Stanley Ernest Allen

Colonel Stanley Earnest Allen was born July 15, 1915 in Oilton, Oklahoma, and he grew up in Fullerton, California. He passed away on February 20, 2015 at The Village Retirement Community and Health Care Center in Hemet, California with his beloved wife, Mary, at his side. Stan was predeceased by his mother, Ella Gillespie.

Stan was a track star at Fullerton High School. He graduated with honors from Indiana University. He married Shirley Margaret Camp in September, 1942 while he was stationed in Toronto, Canada with the Canadian Army Air Corps. When the U.S. entered World War II, he returned to the United States, where he joined the U.S. Air Force. He served on the Pacific front as a glider pilot. Following the war, and until his retirement in 1968, he, his wife and their four children lived in South Carolina, Alabama, Texas, California, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.

Stan and Mary were wed on May 7, 1994 following their meeting at the church they both attended. They happily enjoyed their years together in Kingman, Arizona and Hemet, California. Stan's many talents included golf, fishing, boating and reading. He joined Mary in a lasting devotion to God. He had a wonderful sense of humor, was very intelligent, a born leader, and he loved his and Mary's family.

The family appreciates the attention provided by Cornerstone Hospice and the staff at the Village. Stan wanted very much to live to enjoy his planned 100th birthday in July, but an unfortunate fall and resulting femur fracture cut his dream short.

Surviving Stan are his wife, Mary; her three children, Beverly Breman and husband, Benjamin; Gerald Graham and his wife, Charlene; and Robert Graham; as well as 13 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Other survivors include Stan's four children, Jennifer Allen Stansbury and husband Thomas; Marjorie Parker and husband, Joseph; David Michael Allen; and Donna Carol Allen and boyfriend, Michael Kowalski; as well as four grandchildren: Laura Stansbury Galvin, Sara Stansbury, Sean Allen and James Allen. He was adored by his only great-grandchild, Fisher Galvin, with whom he shared a special relationship.

A Funeral service will be at 9:30 AM on Tuesday at Miller-Jones Mortuary Hemet located at 1501 West Florida Avenue Hemet, California 92543. Interment will be in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, CA. March 6th at 9:45am, staging area #4

In lieu of customary remembrances, and for those desiring to do so, honorary contributions can be made to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans or the charity of your choice.