ALLEN MCCLELLAN, JR.

Obituary Allen McClellan, Jr. was born June 25th, 1938 to the union of Ira Golden and Allen McClellan in Kansas City, Mo. He was the oldest of two children. His parents preceded him in death. Allen moved to heaven on November 23, 2020. Allen accepted Christ at the early age of 7 years old. He was a faithful member Bowers Memorial CME church for 70 years until it closed in 2019. Allen attended Wendell Phillips and Charles Sumner Elementary Schools, R.T. Coles, Jr. High and graduated from Central High School, Class of 1957. After graduation, he went to work at Hallmark Card Co. on 25th & Grand, then we transferred to the Liberty, Mo plant and worked there until retirement. However, during this time at Hallmark, he also attended barber college. He graduated and worked evenings and weekends at neighborhood shops. After retiring from Hallmark, he eventually was able to acquire his own shop at 60th and Swope Parkway. Allen had an uncanny ability to remember everyone he had ever met and their names. For that, he was well liked. Allen loved music and loved to dance. He played the saxophone in school and later took guitar lessons. He and friends would often get together and play their instruments leaving his neighbors to think he had a nightclub in his house on Monday evenings. He loved to play chess, dominoes, card games and taught his grandchildren to play in his retirement years. Allen met Melva Ogletree in 1993 and they later married July 30th, 2005. Allen leaves to mourn his death, wife, Melva, a son Allen III, (Diedre), two grand daughters, Alexa and Sinclair, sister Elaine Lomax (Alfred), niece, Stacey & nephew, Mark, aunts, Charlene Porter, and lottie Strickland and many nieces, nephews and cousins. The family wishes to acknowledge, with deep appreciation, the staff at St. Lukes East and Plaza Hospitals, John Knocks and Carondolet Rehabilitation Center. Horizon Hospital Healthcare and Patient care personel; Harvay Hoisdy Hall, Bryan Wilson, Michael McGowan and Chevy Johnson. Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, December 12th at Watkins Heritage Chapel 4000 Emanuel Cleaver Blvd KCMO 64130. Visitation 9am. Interment Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of ALLEN MCCLELLAN, JR., please visit our floral store. Read More

ALLEN MCCLELLAN, JR.

June 25, 1938 - November 23, 2020