Allan Ray Ninness, formerly of Eldorado
Allan Ray Ninness was born the son of Allen Woodrow Ninness and Frances Catherine Seitz Ninness on Oct. 10, 1943, in Evansville, Indiana and departed this life on March 16, 2019 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 75.
He was married to Susan Imogene Shero on Oct. 10, 1965.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Imogene Ninness; two sons, Allan Craig Ninness and wife Karen of Eldorado and Brian William Ninness and wife Christina of North Richland Hills, Texas; two grandsons, Jacob Allan Ninness and Adam Craig Ninness, both of Eldorado; and one stepgrandson, Ben Alberding of North Richland Hills, Texas. He also survived by three sisters and two brothers, many nieces and nephews and countless friends.
He was preceded death by his parents, Allan and Frances Ninness.
After earning his bachelor's degree in General Agriculture, he, along with his wife, owned and operated Ninness Greenhouse and Nursery in Eldorado for more than 30 years.
While running the greenhouse, Allan also was employed as a teacher at the Golconda Illinois Job Corps Center. He loved to raise plants and animals, and over the years, he raised many exotic animals. After moving to Gatewood, Missouri in 1990, he began raising cattle.
In his spare time, Allan liked sailing, camping, hiking and traveling. He also liked to sing and sang in the Barbershop Harmony Society, singing in quartets as well as chorus. Allan was a member of the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Thayer, Missouri; there. he was very active in the church, singing in the choir and teaching Sunday school.
Allan will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be missed by all who knew him.
Funeral services for Allan will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the Watson Funeral Home in Eldorado with the Rev. Chris Wise officiating. Burial will be in White County Memorial Gardens in Carmi.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. until the 1 p.m. service time Saturday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at watsonfuneralhome.net.