Graveside Inurnment for Grace Marie (Cron) Allen aka Twiggy, will be held at 11 am, Friday, October 20, 2023, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence Kansas. A Celebration of Life is to be set for a later date.
Grace died Tuesday October 10, 2023 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was born January 9, 1935 in Welda, Kansas to Agnes & Guy Cron. She moved to Lawrence in the late 1940’s, there she met and married Orval E. Allen on 7/15/1949. He preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death includes her mother Agnes Huskey of Iola, Kansas, her brothers Orval J. Cron of Baldwin, Kansas, Charlie Ogle of Washington State, Lawrence Ogle of Harrison, Arkansas. A daughter Janet Decker-Spangler of Pittsburg, Kansas and a grandson Henry E. Wilks Jr. of Lawrence.
Grace is survived by 7 of her 8 children.
Steve Allen of Kansas City, Kansas
Margie Wilks (Henry) of Moran, Kansas
Betty Oshel-Clawson (John) of Lawrence, Kansas
Wanda Allen-Oshel (Jackie Creel) of Lawrence, Kansas
Barbara Wilson of Marysville, Kansas
David Allen (Amanda) of Oklahoma State
Orval E. Allen Jr. Of Lawrence, Kansas
22 Grandchildren
53 Great Grandchildren
35 Great-Great Grandchildren
Grace worked at Kansas University, Naismith Hall for many years and at age 72 started working at Anschutz Library in snack services.
She loved to read and do genealogy research into family history. She also spent a lot of time embroidery, and making quilts for the younger generations.
The family suggests memorials go to Cron/Allen Genealogy Research. Memorials can be sent to Rumsey–Yost Funeral Home P.O. Box 1260, Lawrence, Kansas 66044.
