Harold "Wayne" Allman

Harold “Wayne” Allman, 87, of Salisbury, NC passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025 at The Novant Health Glenn Kiser Hospice House. Wayne was born April 7, 1938 in Rowan County, NC to the late Adam Alonzo Allman and Stella Basinger Allman. He was a Class of 1956 graduate of Boyden High School. He served with the Army National Guard. Wayne was retired from A&P Grocery, Normans of Salisbury and the ABC. Two of the major highlights that happened in Wayne’s life were that he was able to meet and talk to two Presidents. When he was in High School, early each morning he delivered the Winston Salem Journal before school. One morning a train was at the Salisbury Depot and President Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, were on the train. They both spoke to Wayne and the President called him “Sonny”. Wayne gave the President a newspaper. It wasn’t too long that a crowd started gathering and Wayne left but he never forgot that day. He was also able to talk to President Nixon at the Salisbury Armory and in their conversation, Nixon asked Wayne if he thought he should run again. Wayne was a member of Smith Grove Baptist Church in Linwood, NC and the Spencer Moose Lodge and the American Legion. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Cecil Allman (Phyllis), Lloyd Allman (Louise), Donald Allman and sister, Evelyn Allman. Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 63 years, Patti Clement Allman; son, Jonathan Wayne Allman; sister, Sue Correll; brother-in-law, Randall Clement; sisters-in-law, Becky Leonard, Janet Saunders, Barbara Allman and Susan Clement; several special nieces and nephews and special friend, Michelle Graham. The family will receive friends on Monday, August 25, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Smith Grove Baptist Church. The funeral service will follow at 12:00 p.m., with Rev. Terry Smith officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Smith Grove Baptist Church, 3462 Sowers Road, Linwood, NC 27299. Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Allman family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.

Harold "Wayne" Allman

April 7, 1938 - August 21, 2025