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Service:
Celebration of Life at 10 a.m. on Monday, October
30th, 2023, at Cornland Christian Church in Cornland.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Mt. Pulaski
Obituary
Allen Douglas Hickerson was born
April 1st, 1974, in Great Bend, KS. On October 8th,
2023, after nearly two years battling colon cancer,
he passed peacefully from this life in his home in
Pawnee. He was 49. Allen was preceded in death by
his parents, Galen and Evelyn (Douglas) Hickerson.
He is survived by his sister, Carolyn (Hickerson)
Davis; her husband, Ben; and 2 nephews, Jonah and
Jaxon.
Allen grew up in a minister's family serving small
town churches all over the Midwest. His love for God
and heart for ministry took him to Ozark Christian
College where he studied Old Testament and Hebrew
Bible. His wisdom as well as his love for the Old
Testament and Jewish traditions earned him the
nickname Rabbi. He graduated in 1997 and after a
short ministry in Weiner, Arkansas, Allen headed
back to school. While pursuing his master's degree
in Hebrew Bible at Lincoln Christian Seminary, Allen
started preaching at Cornland Christian Church. The
congregation at Cornland and the surrounding
communities became his family in this ministry that
would span the next 25 years at Cornland.
In 2014, Allen rejoined the world of academia as an
adjunct professor at St. Louis Christian College.
There he was able to share his passion for the Old
Testament with the next generation and realize a
lifelong dream of teaching at a Bible college. In
recent years, Allen also became a board member at
the Pawnee Public Library where he happily played
librarian as often as he was able.
Over the years Allen was steadfastly devoted to
seemingly small things that ultimately made a big
impact. From "Monday School" and Easter egg hunts
for the kids in his church, to weeks of church camp
at Lake Springfield where he often dressed up as a
Bible character, to countless hours in waiting rooms
with loved ones, Allen truly was the hands and feet
of Jesus to those around him. |
In his spare time, Allen was a
writer. From blog posts to crime noir to dinosaur
limericks, he kept his audience laughing, groaning,
thinking, and discussing. He had a brilliant memory.
Allen had large portions of the Bible memorized and
was always ready to engage in discussion of any
passage or topic with a stranger at a restaurant or
a friend online. He also remembered every single
piece of useless trivia he ever learned and happily
shared that as well.
Allen loved hot peppers, cold coffee, obscure old
monster movies and lucha libre. He left quite an
impression on all who met him. Allen will be
remembered for his sharp wit, bad puns, humble
wisdom, extensive Aloha shirt collection, and his
heart for God.
"Well done, good and faithful servant.... Come and
share in your master's happiness."
A Celebration of Life for Allen will be held at 10
a.m. on Monday, October 30th, 2023, at Cornland
Christian Church in Cornland.
Memorial donations may be made in Allen's name to
Cornland Christian Church.
Services have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mt. Pulaski.
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