Open Full Navigation
Bom-Wrapper
We're sorry but the candle you have selected is currenty in the process of being purchased or has just recently been purchased.
Please feel free to select another candle or check back in 15 minutes to see if the candle you have selected has been released for purchase.
Thank you.
Okay
We're sorry but there are no candles available for lighting.
Thank you.
Ok
You have already begun a candle purchase session. If you would like to continue with your current candle choice please click "Continue" otherwise please click "Select Another".
Thank you.
Select another
Continue
In Memory of
James Waverly
Allen Sr.
Allen Sr.
1939 - 2018
Click above to light a memorial candle.
Obituary for James Waverly Allen Sr.
James Waverly Allen, Sr., 79, lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. He passed peacefully at his Largo, FL home. He will be missed greatly.
Jim was born on January 2, 1939, the son of Virginia Allen and Eugene Dougherty. He grew up in Philadelphia, PA and attended Overbrook and Austin High Schools. He was a member of the Air Force. Jim moved to Egg Harbor Township, NJ, with his family in 1972. He received his Associate in Science degree in Electronics Engineering from Atlantic Cape Community College. Jim retired from Sunoco with more than 40 years of service as a Field Maintenance Technician. He was a caretaker for his wife, Joan, until her passing in 2008. He served as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Katherine Drexel. Jim enjoyed traveling in his retirement where he met his life partner, Louise Broomhead. Jim and Louise moved to Largo, FL in 2018.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his children: Kathleen Fjeldal of Hockessin, DE, and James W. Allen, Jr. of Atlantic City, NJ; his grandchildren: Michael and Matthew Fjeldal, Starr Karstendick and Liliana Allen; his life partner, Louise Broomhead; nieces and nephews, including Sue, Michael, Dorrie, Barb, George and Bill; sisters-in-law Joan Dorgan and Ginger Baldwin; cousins in the Meshey family; and many loving friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Joan (McMullen) Allen.
Friends will be received on Thursday, July 26, 2018 from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. at the Adams-Perfect Funeral Home, 1650 New Road, Northfield, NJ. A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. Burial will be at the Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery, Estell Manor, NJ.
Memorial donations may be made in his honor to the American Cancer Society.
Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at adams-perfect.com
Jim was born on January 2, 1939, the son of Virginia Allen and Eugene Dougherty. He grew up in Philadelphia, PA and attended Overbrook and Austin High Schools. He was a member of the Air Force. Jim moved to Egg Harbor Township, NJ, with his family in 1972. He received his Associate in Science degree in Electronics Engineering from Atlantic Cape Community College. Jim retired from Sunoco with more than 40 years of service as a Field Maintenance Technician. He was a caretaker for his wife, Joan, until her passing in 2008. He served as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Katherine Drexel. Jim enjoyed traveling in his retirement where he met his life partner, Louise Broomhead. Jim and Louise moved to Largo, FL in 2018.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his children: Kathleen Fjeldal of Hockessin, DE, and James W. Allen, Jr. of Atlantic City, NJ; his grandchildren: Michael and Matthew Fjeldal, Starr Karstendick and Liliana Allen; his life partner, Louise Broomhead; nieces and nephews, including Sue, Michael, Dorrie, Barb, George and Bill; sisters-in-law Joan Dorgan and Ginger Baldwin; cousins in the Meshey family; and many loving friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife, Joan (McMullen) Allen.
Friends will be received on Thursday, July 26, 2018 from 9 A.M. to 11 A.M. at the Adams-Perfect Funeral Home, 1650 New Road, Northfield, NJ. A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. Burial will be at the Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery, Estell Manor, NJ.
Memorial donations may be made in his honor to the American Cancer Society.
Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at adams-perfect.com
Affiliations
Air Force
The insignias listed here may be subject to copyright and / or trademarked. Those copyrights and trademarks are owned by the respective organizations.
Recently Shared Condolences
-
every time I visited James... (read more)
-
I'm so very sorry for the... (read more)
-
U worked with Him as a... (read more)
-
I am so sorry to learn... (read more)
Recently Lit Memorial Candles
-
We are honored to prov ...(read more)
Recently Shared Stories
Recently Shared Photos
1650 New Road Northfield
NJ
08225 Phone: (609-641-0065