Carolyn Allmond

(From Brenner Mortuary)

Carolyn Allmond, 68, of Pittsburg, passed away at 11:58 p.m. Friday, May 11, 2018, at the Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.

She was born September 19, 1949, at Wichita, the daughter of James Clare Sr. and Merna Isabell (Brintnall) Severs.

On July 10, 1971, she married Dennis Allmond at Riverside Christian Church in Wichita, KS. Carolyn graduated from Pittsburg State University with a Master’s Degree in Special Education in 1975.

Mrs. Allmond worked for the SEK Interlocal 637 for 28 years, retiring from her position as a High School Special Education teacher for Girard Public Schools in 2011. She returned to substitute teach in 2012.

Membership was held in the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) serving in many roles over 40 years. She was a member of Nu Eta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, as well the Chicopee Community Center. She was also an active volunteer for The Lord’s Diner. Words cannot express the impact she had on her community; she lived her life with a true servant’s heart and a commitment to helping others. She was known by many and loved by all.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Blaine Carver-Allmond and his wife, Meryl of Lawrence, Kansas; a daughter, Kenda Fischer and her husband, Kris of Pittsburg; a sister, Anita Eichhorn and her husband, David of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two sisters-in-law, Sue Erhardt and her husband, Skip of Dayton, Ohio and Leslie Dealy Claremore, Oklahoma; three grandchildren, Emma Fischer, Knox Carver-Allmond and Bette Carver-Allmond; and numerous nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, James C. Sever, Jr.

Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 16) at the First Christian Church with Rev. Pat Nixon officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Hill Cemetery at Parsons. The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church. Friends may call at the Brenner Mortuary from noon until 4 p.m. on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to the First Christian Church to fund Carolyn’s latest project of an electronic street sign. These may be left at or mailed to Brenner Mortuary, 114 East 4th Street, Pittsburg, KS 66762. Friends may also leave condolences online at www.brennermortuary.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brenner Mortuary, Pittsburg, KS.