Willa Van Allen, age 89 of Butler, Missouri died Monday, November 6, 2017 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born August 28, 1928 to William Lee and Minnie Bell Slate Wigger in Bates County, Missouri.
Willa is survived by her son, Jerry Carpenter and wife Kelly of Butler, Missouri; four daughters, Charlyn Mooney of Peculiar, Missouri, Kathy Carpenter of Kansas City, Kansas, Terri Moore and husband Jack of Overland Park, Kansas and Amber Roberts and fiance Paul Plunkett of Nevada, Missouri; 2 stepdaughters, Deborah Shackleford and husband Tom and Sharon Short and husband Scott, all of Marvel, Arkansas; 16 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and 10 great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband Ervin Carpenter; second husband, Ralph Allen, one son, Brent Carpenter; one brother, Delbert Wigger; one sister, Lillie Jurman; one grandson, Jason Cornell and one granddaughter, Patricia Carpenter.
