Evan Gaige Allen-Mader, 20, died Monday, October 26, 2020 at Ascension
Via Christi-St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. He was born March
6, 2000 in Garden City, Kansas, the son of Freeman Allen, Jr. and Jessica (Mader)
Allen.
Evan lived most of his life in Garden City where he attended
school. His Junior year of high school, Evan attended school in Caney,
Kansas. He then attended his senior year and graduated from Ogallala
High School in Ogallala, Nebraska in 2019. Evan then attended Chadron
State College in Chadron, Nebraska and Cowley County Community College
each for 1 year. Evan also worked as a package handler for Fedex while
helping father at ICT Tree & Landscaping. Evan was an avid sports
fan and loved participating in all sports, but his main passion was
playing basketball. He also loved dancing, music, making people laugh,
and spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include his mother Jessica & husband Ray Hull of
Lee’s Summit, Missouri; his father Freeman & wife McKenzie Allen,
Jr. of Wichita, Kansas; two brothers Zayden Allen of Lee’s Summit,
Missouri and Trindon Allen of Wichita, Kansas; a sister Rylie Allen of
Lee’s Summit, Missouri; grandparents Tom & Lori Herrell of Garden
City, Kansas, Freeman Allen, Sr. of Columbus, Mississippi, and Angela
Scheve of Amarillo, Texas; his great-grandmother Carolyn Kinney of
Garden City, Kansas; and many Aunts, Uncles, Nieces, Nephews, and
Cousins.
A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November
7, 2020 at Cornerstone Church in Garden City, Kansas with Pastor Raul
Silva officiating. A private family interment will take place at a
later date. There will be no calling hours. The family suggests
memorials given to the Garden City Family YMCA or to the Garden City
Recreation Center, both in care of Garnand Funeral Home of Garden City.