Jerry Kay Allen

Jerry Kay Allen was born October 13, 1925 in McCook, Nebraska to Robert I. Allen and Josephine Stewart.  He died March 2, 2016 at age 90 surrounded by family members.  An active member of the LDS church, he served in many callings including a temple mission to the Washington DC Temple, and as a temple worker in the Salt Lake and Bountiful temples with his beloved wife Gwendolyn, whom he married in the Logan Utah Temple in 1964. Jerry studied at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, and was a lifelong Cornhusker fan.  He enjoyed gardening, fishing, and watching sports. He loved barbershop music and sang with the Saltaires and Beehive Statesman choruses and numerous quartets.  He and Gwen sang several times in Handel's Messiah with the Salt Lake Oratorio Society. He was a master printer, and worked for the LDS Church Printing Services for many years.  He greatly enjoyed both photography and his family, and loved to photograph us all at family gatherings. He would often drive back to Nebraska to visit his family and childhood friends there. The family would like to thank the dedicated staff of The Lifecare Center of Bountiful. Survived by wife Gwendolyn, daughters Marsha Fralick, Melanie  Wolfley  (Brent), Patsy Matthews (Morris), Janet Porritt (Robert), and son Tracy Matthew, as well as 19 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by parents and siblings Edith Baird, Wayne, Merritt, Joseph and Rachel Bayless.
Viewing Friday, March 4, 6 – 8 pm at the Foxboro Third Ward, 875 No. Foxboro Road, North Salt Lake.  Funeral at 11:00 am Saturday March 5th at the Foxboro Third Ward.  A viewing will be held at the church from 9:30 to 10:45 prior to the services.  Interment will be at 2:30 pm at the Hooper Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages a donation to the Autism Council of Utah autismcouncilofutah.org