Stanley Allen

On Sunday, October 16, 2016, at the age of 92, from Hyattsville, MD.

Stanley Allen was born in the Parish of Manchester, Jamaica to Joseph and Amanda Allen on June 30, 1942 as one of six children. He attended public school in Manchester, Jamaica.

As an adult he worked as a truck driver for Desnoes and Geddes and later as a bus driver for Willis Bus Company. He married the former Nena Powell (mother of Pamela Palmer and aunt of Gloria Powell).

When he migrated to the U.S. in the 1970s, he worked for the Solarex Corporation in Frederick, Maryland on the assembly line and then became a supervisor for the company. He received commendations for his punctuality and for being an exceptional worker.

For many years he lived in his home in Hyattsville, MD, and he enjoyed gardening, especially growing callaloo. In his waning years he would go around the house whistling the hymns "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" and "Jesus Alone Knows About My Sorrows".

On October 16th, after a series of hospitalizations, he passed to his rest at the Prince of Peace Assisted Living Facility with Gloria at his side.

He is survived by the two women closest to him: Pamela Palmer (her husband, Ken) and Gloria Powell; his grandchildren Cheryl Palmer, Pete (his wife, Dahlia, and their son, Troy) and his sisters, Amy and Maybel, as well as many nieces and nephew.

Friends may call at Gasch's Funeral Home, P.A., 4739 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, Maryland on Sunday, October 30, 2016 from 10am until time of service at 11am. Interment George Washington Cemetery, Adelphi, Maryland.