Allen Carlson Williams, age 72, of Carl Junction, Missouri (formerly Kilauea, Hawaii) passed away on February 4, 2026.

Born on August 10, 1953 in Berkeley California, he spent the majority of his youth traveling with his family to various countries around the world with Waikiki, Hawaii serving as his home base. He graduated high school in 1972 from Memorial High School, in Joplin, Missouri.

In his twenties, Allen worked in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, contributing to the construction of the Alaskan Pipeline. In his thirties, he made Hawaii his home, living in Kilauea on the island of Kauai, where he built his first house, and later in Hawaii on the Big Island, where he built his second. He worked in the construction industry.

Allen later returned to the Joplin area, where his only child, Cassandra, was born. He went on to establish himself as a real estate appraiser, eventually owning his own appraisal business. During this chapter of his life, he met Cynthia Hughes, his partner of 22 years.

Allen is survived by his daughter, Cassandra Wenberg; partner Cynthia Hughes; stepsons Reilly Hughes and Connor Hughes; Kenzie Kuykendall;  daughter in law Taitum Hughes; grandson Max Wenberg; granddaughters Dawyn Graham, Rheagyn Graham, Collyn Hughes, and Andersyn Hughes; brothers Michael Karlson and Douglas Williams. He is preceded in death by his father Bernard Neal Williams and mother Marilyn Carlson.

Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park of Joplin, MO