Rachael Renfro Allen, 96 of Raytown, Missouri passed away Saturday, January 13, 2024.

She was born in Bedford, Iowa on August 23rd, 1927 to Edward Earl and Elsie Whitman Renfro.

As a little girl, she played on the farm with her older brother, Sorren, and younger sister, Esther Mae. She enjoyed fishing with her grandma, working in their garden and taking care of neighbors when needed.

Rachael met her husband to be, Jimmy Allen, at the grocery store where he worked. They married on May 23, 1948, and had two children, Linda & Sheri., At 16, she started working as a nurse with Dr. Cooper and assisted delivering many babies as well as helping with various operations. From there she worked at Unitog, Western Electric and the IRS. At the IRS she became lifelong friends with an amazing group of women. She retired from IRS in 1990.

She attended Leeton H.S. and graduated in 1946. Her class of 17 students stayed close and met yearly to celebrate joys and support each other during sad times. They were an amazing group of friends.

During her life she was a caregiver for her grandma, mother, mother-in-law, aunt, husband, and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Taking care of others brought her joy. She taught Sunday school, lead 4-H, taught many young girls to sew and cook. There were very few activities that her grandchildren were involved in that she missed.

Rachael is survived by two daughters, Linda McMurtrey (Joe) and Sheri McCallum, 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren, 4 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy, her brother, Sorren, sister, Esther and son-in-law, Kent.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 19, 2024 at Williams Funeral Chapel in Warrensburg with Dawn Heckertt and Dr. Dan Lowry officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Light the Night of Kansas City or Monarch Hospice.