Carl "Butch" Allison

Butch, age 87, passed away on Jan. 4th 2025. He was born on Jan. 12th, 1937 to John & MaryAllison in St. Joseph, Missouri.Butch had a very full life. He owned several restaurants in Kansas City before moving to TheVillages in 2004. His pride of his restaurants was The Santa Fe which he owned for 31years. He was a Shriner since 1963 and a season ticket holder for the Kansas City Chiefssince 1968. When he retired he got bored and started his new business Empty Nest HomeWatch. He loved the people, loved meeting the old buds for afternoon drinks. He nevermet a stranger.He leaves his wife of 27 years, Teri. Children Kirk, Scott, Sam and Cricket. 5 grandchildren,and 11 great grand kids.He was given 6 weeks to live in April of 2022, underwent Car-T therapy at Moffitt in Tampauntil finally kidney failure in September of 2024. The last 3 years were brutal but he gave ithis all! Just more time to see the grandkids he would always say.Memorial services will be in the spring in Kansas City, Missouri. Funeral Home A Direct Cremations 3700 SE Hawthorne Rd. Gainesville FL - 32641 US 352-338-0500