Allan Ensor, age 91, of Neosho, Mo., passed away on Sunday, Dec. 8th after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 14th 1922 in Taylor, Maryland. He married Betty Wallace Ensor on Aug. 26 1995 and she survives at their home in Neosho. He is also survived by three sons, Allan Ensor II and his wife Tami of Columbia, Mo., Robert Ensor and his fiancé Rebecca Luebber of Joplin and Terry Ensor and his wife Leah Wilder of Parkville, Mo., three grandchildren, Quentyn Ensor and Julie Ensor of Joplin and Alice Ensor of Vienna, Austria, and two great grandchildren. He is also survived by two step-children, Mike Guest and his wife Carol of Neosho and Sharon Daugherty and her husband Steve of Neosho. Five step-grandchildren also survive him, Jag Beveridge of Irvine, CA, Channing Beveridge of Busan, South Korea, Dakota Beveridge of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, April Hoover & Carson Guest, both of Neosho.
His mother Helen McComas, his brothers Benjamin Ensor, Stanley Ensor and one sister Dorothy Grafton, preceded him in death. One sister, Emily Walker of Homosassa, Fl, survives him.
Allan was defined by his naval experience in WWII. He joined prior to the war and was assigned to the light cruiser USS Nashville. When the war started, he quickly saw action as a part of Task Force 16, which was instrumental in the success of the Doolittle Raid. His ship participated in the Aleutian Operations, the defense of Guadalcanal, the raids on Marcus and Wake Islands, and numerous operations in New Guinea and Hollandia. Prior to the invasion of the Philippines he was reassigned to San Diego to train assault craft crews for the invasion of Japan.
In 1944 Allan married Clara Hayden Ensor of Carl Junction, Mo. She preceded him in death June 15th , 1997.
After the war he received training as linotype operator and worked in composing room of the Joplin Globe until the early 1960s. At that time he became a full time recruiter for the Naval Reserve Center in Joplin. During his tenure he received several awards for excellence in recruiting. He continued in that role until his retirement in 1979, as a Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate with 37 years of service. Following his retirement he worked for the Joplin Housing Authority and attended Crowder College. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Joplin and the Fleet Reserve Association. Allan also served the Carl Junction community as a councilman, member of the volunteer fire department and Scoutmaster for Troop 70. He loved the out of doors and spent countless hours cutting wood and manicuring his 20 acres.
Visitation will be at Mason-Woodard Chapel from 2-3pm on Sunday, Dec. 15th. Services will be at 10am Monday, Dec. 16th at Mason-Woodard Chapel, followed by burial, with military honors, in the Carl Junction Cemetery. Rev. Dave Burgess, of First Presbyterian Church, will officiate.
The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Habitat for Humanity.
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