Sandra Jean Allmon, daughter of Dwain and Mary (Vanover) Allmon, was born July 26, 1969, Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond, the youngest of three children, with a rare heart condition known as pseudo truncus arteriosus. The condition limited her ability to do strenuous activities such as sports or running. Her congenital heart condition worsened the first part of May, this year, and declined rapidly from there. She went to her new home in Heaven July 10, 2021, at Autumn Oaks Caring Center in Mountain Grove. She was 51 years, 11 months and 15 days of age. Sandra graduated from Writer’s Digest correspondence school and stayed productive writing stories, making jewelry, watching the birds and wild animals in her back yard. She was also active in calling her friends from Florida to Texas to Nebraska. She also enjoyed playing board games with her mom and dad. Sandra was a loving and caring person who made friends easily. She will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her. Sandra leaves behind to mourn her passing, her father and mother, Dwain and Mary Allmon, of Mountain Grove; two brothers, Donald Allmon and his wife, Pam, of West Plains, and Alan Allmon, of Fort Worth, Texas; three uncles, Lowell Allmon and wife, Delores, of Eureka; Gordon Allmon, of Winona; and Hugh Vanover and wife, Pam, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three aunts, Phyllis Vermillion. of Mountain View; Helen Allmon. of Seymour-Rogersville; and Charlotte Allmon. of Winona; two nephews, Jon Allmon and wife, Amber, and their two daughters, Debra Kay and Abigail, of Springfield; and Nathan Allmon and his cat, of Springfield; one niece, Amanda (Allmon) Mitchell and husband, Jeremy; and their three children, Luke, Emma and Mark, of Benbrook, Texas; as well as numerous cousins and many friends. Visitation for Sandra Allmon will be held on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, from 1-2 p.m. in the Craig-Hurtt chapel immediately followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. in the chapel. Pastor Doyle Coffman will be the speaker. Special songs will be “On The Other Side” and “Weep No More.” Serving as pallbearers will be, Donald Allmon, Alan Allmon, Jon Allmon, Nathan Allmon, Jeremy Mitchell and David VanWinkle. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery of Mountain Grove, under the direction of Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home, Mountain Grove.
