Annie Mae Allmon

Annie (Anne) Mae Allmon passed away on February 28, 2015 at Banner Thunderbird Hospital in Glendale, Arizona. Annie was born September 18, 1922 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, the daughter of William James Newton Stagner and Manilla Jane (Karnes) Stagner. She married Vaudie Carl Allmon, June 10, 1946 and after a marriage of almost 55 years, her husband, preceded her in death, February 5, 2001. Annie is also survived by her daughters, Melva F. (Austin) Burton, Prescott, Arizona; Betty J. Buonamici, Glendale, Arizona; and sons, Carl Thomas Allmon, Glendale, Arizona; Jerry L. (Tammy) Allmon, Kissimmee, Florida. Grandchildren: Chadwick Burton, Shawn Buonamici, April Bowyer, Sherry Buonamici, Justin Allmon, Jerrett Allmon, Carla Allmon, Joe Chaney & Brian Pinkert and 8 great grandchildren: Kelsey, Darian, Zackary, Britney, Alysa, Carter, Daisy and Kaya. The eldest of six children, her mother passed away when she was 11 years old and her dad passed away when she was 22, placing her responsible for the care of the younger five siblings. With the exception of one surviving brother, Edward Elmer Stagner of Los Lunas, New Mexico, all have preceded her in death. Annie had an amazing 92 years of life! Before marrying Vaudie at age 23, she took place in a slice of American History by serving as a “Harvey Girl,” known as “The Women Who Civilized the West.” Taking this experience with her to Arizona in 1947 she owned & operated a small food vendor/souvenir shop in Wittmann, Arizona alongside Highway 60 (known as Grand Avenue in Phoenix), serving food to bus drivers & passengers when they stopped on their way to/from California. She & Vaudie raised their family in the valley west of Phoenix, owning a home in Cashion, Arizona for 40 years. She did the accounting for Allmon Construction Company (Vaudie's business) for many years and at the age of 50 she returned to school, receiving her GED Diploma. However, she didn't stop there, she enrolled in college and received her LPN Degree and was employed at Maricopa County Hospital in Phoenix as a nurse in the Surgical Ward. She & her husband, Vaudie, bought property in Chino Valley, Arizona in 1967 and after they both retired they moved to their new home in Chino Valley. Retirement didn't last long before she started volunteering in Chino Valley. Annie was named “Volunteer of the Year” for the State of Arizona three years in a row, one of the founding members of the Chino Valley Over The Hill Lunch Bunch, applied for grants for money to build the first Senior Community Center in the Town of Chino Valley, volunteered for Food Share, and Meals on Wheels, served as President of the Chino Valley Homemakers Club, and was the last surviving Charter Member of the Chino Valley Lioness Club, serving at one point in her many years of service as Vice President. In her spare time she & husband Vaudie worked with their son Tom at Allmon Auto Parts in Chino Valley, Arizona. Interment at Prescott National Cemetery will be in memoriam of Annie's husband Vaudie's Honorable Service with the United States Navy during World War II. Annie and Vaudie have a joint headstone marker located in Chino Valley Cemetery, Chino Valley, AZ.