Neil Allen

Neil Ray Allen, 64, of Motley, passed away May 5, 2022. 

Services will be held May 27 at the Motley Free Methodist Church with a memorial at 2 p.m., funeral at 3 p.m. and dinner to follow.

Neil was born April 5, 1958, to the Kenneth and Mary (Johns) Allen in Gordon, Nebraska. After the family moved to Cushing, Neil spent his childhood on the family dairy farm where his love of fishing, hunting, tractors and dogs blossomed. Neil married Christi Pride on August 31, 1998. He was a great friend to everyone and loving Godfather to his niece, Kelsey Allen. Many sunny summers were spent on the lake fishing with his beloved dog, Porter. Neil worked many jobs over the years, everything from cooking at the El-Ray Cafe, to smoking fish at Morey’s, both in Motley, to making paper at Potlatch, Brainerd, to excavation and making imitation crab at SeaFest, Motley. He was a volunteer firefighter with the Motley Fire Department for almost ten years.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Christi;  two brothers, Thomas Allen and John (Lisa) Allen; two brothers-in-law, Michael Babb and Steven Johnson; 16 nieces and nephews, and many great- and great-great nieces and nephews. 

He is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Kathy Babb and Linda Johnson and one niece, Christine.

Arrangements are by the Brenny Family Funeral Chapel, Baxter.

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