Franklin Dean Allnutt, an 88 year old Galt resident, passed away at 9:45 p.m. on Monday, December 30, 2013 at the St Lukes Hospital on the plaza.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 4, 2013 at the Galt Christian Church. Rev. Stan Richardson will officiate. A scheduled visitation will be held from 6 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Galt Christian Church. Burial will be in the Camp Ground Cemetery, east of Osgood. Payne Funeral Home of Galt is handling arrangements.
Mr. Allnutt was born on April 3, 1925 the son on Orville Cecil and Ethel Mae (Cooper) Allnutt. He was married to Bertha Gail Carver on October 31, 1946. He graduated from Grundy R-V, Galt High School in 1943. He was past school board member of Grundy R-V and served on the boards of Peoples Coop and Mid America Dairy. He was a life long farmer with dairy cow operation, stock cattle, hogs, sheep, chickens, horses, and row crops.
He began his music career at a very young age, playing the piano, banjo, trombone, and singing with his parents. He later had his own band “Dean Allnutt and the Country Hillbillies”. He enjoyed family trail rides and driving the teams of mules and wagon.
He is survived by his wife, Bertha Gail Allnutt of the home; a son, Jerry Allnutt and his wife, Glenda of Galt, MO; a daughter, Cathy Brown of Trenton, MO; 13 grandchildren, Stoney Bowers, Stacey Russell, Angela Shehan, Casey Allnutt, Lynn Ann Coffman, Kevin Allnutt, Carrie Loyd, Shannon Loyd, Steven Loyd, Bailey Jo Brown, Jada Gann, Cassie Allnutt, and Nicholas Allnutt; 25 great grandchildren; and a sister, Carol Jane Simmons of Trenton, MO.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 sons, Ronald “Ronny” Allnutt, Robert “Bobby” Allnutt and his wife, Becky; 4 brothers, Donald, Junior, Bud, and Richard Allnutt; a sister, Mary Lee MacDonald; and a granddaughter, Ronica Allnutt.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the North 65 Senior Center, they can be left at or mailed to Payne Funeral Home or Whitaker-Eads Funeral Home, 813 Custer, Trenton, MO 64683.