C. Ireland Allensworth

August 25, 1943 - August 7, 2016

Charles Ireland Allensworth, 72, of Louisiana, Missouri died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana. The Rev. Randall Cone will officiate. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery near Louisiana, Missouri. He was born August 25, 1943 in Louisiana, Missouri to Russell Reno and Etta Pearl Penrod Allensworth. He was a 1962 graduate of Louisiana High School. As a teenager he worked for Zook’s Nook and enjoyed participating in the marching band. He is survived by his brother, R. J. (Annice) Allensworth of Bowling Green, Missouri, brother-in-law, Don (Carol Ann) Jenkins of Louisiana, Missouri and nieces and nephews including; Christina (Randy) Hays and son Reno, Ricky (Malarie) Allensworth and son Abram, Peggy (Dennis) Griffith and families, Donna (Kenneth) Woods and families and Bob (Julie) Jenkins and families. He spent his career working as a hairdresser in St. Louis and Florida. He lived in Missouri for a short while during the illness of his sister, Carol Lee Allensworth Jenkins and then returned to Florida. In 2008 he relocated to Missouri to be near his mother, Pearl (Paul) King and family. He spent much time between Louisiana and St. Louis where he had planned to reside. In his spare time he enjoyed walking, city life and the Florida beaches. Pallbearers are; Ricky Allensworth, Randy Hays, Reno Hays, Tim Jenkins, Larry Downs and Charles Love, Jr. Memorials may be made to the Fairview Cemetery Association in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, MO 63353