HighlandCemetery

Pawnee, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

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Submitted by: Terry Dudley

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James "Jimmie" Curtis Allenbaugh

"January 1, 1918 ~ Nivember 13, 2021

James "Jimmie" Curtis Allenbaugh, 103, was born on January 1, 1918 to Joe Allenbaugh and Ople Brown Allenbaugh in their home in Sparks, Oklahoma. He was the middle child and has outlived both of the others. He passed away on November 13, 2021 in his son's home in Pawnee after a short battle with cancer.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. at the Pawnee Lakeside Event Center located at 34781 E 44 Rd in Pawnee. Graveside service will follow at Highland Cemetery, Pawnee, Oklahoma. Services are under the direction of Strode Funeral Home located in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Growing up Jimmie traded mules and cattle. He graduated Chandler High School and joined the Army. He was a Staff Sergeant in the 90th Infantry Division "Tough Ombres", 359th Regiment, Company H. The 90th Infantry Division was activated at Camp Barkly, TX. He made the invasion of Normandy and went all through Europe. When World War II ended the 90th Infantry was in Czechoslovakia. He served under General Patton who was recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor for his division and Jimmie received five battle stars and a good conduct medal. He was very proud to be a World War II veteran and to serve his country.

After the war ended he met Doreen Bussey when he was "hitchin' a ride" and she stopped to give him a lift out by the Pawnee Y. They married on April 22, 1947 at Wichita, Kansas and had two children (Joe and Jana). They moved south of Chandler, OK and ran a farming/cattle operation. Jim and Doreen made their permanent home in Pawnee. They also had a farming/cattle operation and then purchased a Service Station in November 1949. Allenbaugh Station was a full service gas station that was open for 54 years and during that time he owned another Service Station in Tonkawa, Oklahoma for 15 years that Doreen managed. They had been married for 55 years when Doreen passed away on December 23, 2002. He continued to run the Service Station for a few years after her passing and he continued to ranch. He still drove, lived alone and tended to his cattle every day up until his last few weeks of his blessed life.

Jimmie enjoyed spending his time working, tending to cattle, joking and visiting with friends and family or playing dominos. Visiting and playing jokes on people was one of the many things he will be remembered for as he enjoyed life to the fullest and was always a "happy man". He loved his family and enjoyed every minute that was spent with them.

Jimmie is survived by his daughter, Jana and husband Brett Haken of Pawnee, son, Joe Allenbaugh and wife Teresa of Pawnee. He was blessed with four grandchildren: Jada Brooke Haken, Jamie Allenbaugh, Cody Allenbaugh and Michelle Harrod. He was also blessed with four great grandchildren: Lexie Allenbaugh, Weston Allenbaugh, Kobe Allenbaugh and Erin Wilkins.He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Cleo Allenbaugh, sister, Dorothy Cartmell, wife, Doreen Allenbaugh, son, Jerre Harrod, niece, Collene Cartmell Hastie and nephew, Jay Cartmell.

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