1938-2026
The passing of James “Junior” Russel Allen, occurred early morning of May 12 th at home. James was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on November 5th, 1938. He was a son of late Elsie (Smith) and Russel Allen.
James will be remembered by his wife Mary (LeBlanc) Allen of Blacks Harbour NB; his daughter Angela (Troy) Allen of Blacks Harbour NB; his brothers, Chester Allen of Yarmouth N.S; Lorne (Patty) Allen of Yarmouth N.S; Sheldon (Gail) Allen of Ottawa; Roy Allen of Yarmouth; Sister Linda (late Ivan) Morton of Yarmouth; Grandchildren, Amber Lewis of Pennfield; Ashley (Phillip) Taylor of Musquash; Great grandsons, Atreus and Daxon. Also several nieces and nephews. James was predeceased by brother Buddy “Ralph” and sisters Mable Robert’s, Eva Pyne, Irene Nickerson, Shirley Boyd and grandson Gordon Lewis.
James lived in Yarmouth for his childhood, he played for the Yarmouth Gateway Baseball team, he was well known as “Tin-Tin”. Later moving to Bear River with his wife and daughter. After 33 years of living in Bear River James and Mary found themselves calling Blacks Harbour home, to be Closer to their daughter, and grandchildren.
James worked in the cold storage for a few years; he also worked as a deck hand on a lobster boat and scallop boat. He also went sword fishing and eel fishing. You would often find James in the wood pile, doing a word search or singing and tapping his feet. He enjoyed going to Stella Maris Community Centre every Sunday to listen to the Music Jam. It was also a for sure thing that if the Blue Jays were playing, he would be watching the game.
James always made people laugh with his humour. He will be remembered by his kindness (he could make friends anywhere), and his stories. Most importantly, James loved his family.
Due to James’ wishes there will be no visitation or funeral services. The family of James would really like to thank the staff at Extra-Mural for their help. Greatly appreciated.
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