Grady Allman

Candler Grady Worth Allman, 89, of 37 Pinedale Road passed away Friday, July 2, 2010 at his residence. A lifelong resident of Buncombe County. He retired in 1982 from American Enka Corporation where he served as an Engineer of Central Engineering following 34 years of service. He was a member of West Asheville Baptist Church where he was a Deacon and served on numerous committees, including Property & Grounds, was a member of the Mens Sunday School Class-Dept. #2 and was a charter member of the Joyful Noise Band. He was also a member of the Western N.C. Pilots Association of which he helped organize, was a member of the EAA Experimental Aircraft Association and was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran during WWII. Mr. Allman was a son of the late Loans Egbert Allman and Fonella Josephine Davis Allman. Surviving are his wife, Lois Faye Coates Allman, whom he married September 1, 1948; sons, Col (ret) James Dean Allman, USAF, DC & wife Karen of La Crosse, WI; Tommy Wayne Allman & wife Carrie of Clyde and Gary Lee Allman of Candler; sister, Celeste Wilson of Weaverville; brother, Roy Allman of Mars Hill; six grandchildren and two great grandsons. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Tuesday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home with Rev. Stan Welch officiating. Burial will follow in Pisgah View Memorial Park with military honors of the presentation of the American Flag by his son, Col (ret) James Dean Allman, USAF,DC and grandson, Capt James Allman, USAF. The family will receive friends 9:30 to 11 AM Tuesday at the funeral home and at other times, the family will be at the residence. Flowers are appreciated or for those that wish, memorials may be made to West Asheville Baptist Church Building Fund, 926 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806 or to CarePartners Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.