Dwight Alan Allenbaugh: 1958-2024

It is with great sadness that we report Dwight Alan Allenbaugh, owner of A-1 Scaffold Mfg. died December 22, 2024 at his home.

Dwight Allenbaugh with wife Derema at the SAIA’s 50th anniversary celebration in 2022. (Photo: SAIA)

Allenbaugh was born July 3, 1958 in Norwalk, CA, the son of John “Dale” and Marcy (Feaster) Allenbaugh. In 1976, he graduated from Bellflower High School and later earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business from California PolyTechnic University in Pomona, California in 1980. He married Connie DeFever, and to this union were born four children. In 1997, he married Dereama Barnes.

For 40 years, he was a member of the Scaffold and Access Industry Association (SAIA,) and served on the Board of Directors for 20 years. Allenbaugh was also a member of Celebration Community Church, Smoky Hill Country Club, the Prairie Chicken Motorcycle Group and a lifetime member of the Hays Arts Council.

Allenbaugh was smart, talented, kind, creative, and a good Samaritan at heart. He was very generous, supporting numerous non-profit and charity organizations, and he taught Sunday School at Celebration Community Church. He loved photography, reading novels, scuba diving, traveling, golfing, and meeting people, which formed lifelong friendships. His escape from work was riding his Harley Davidson, taking numerous motorcycle trips with Dereama, and he enjoyed waking up to her practicing her instruments. Calling his mom in the evenings was a must, and his faith and love for family were never ending.

Survivors include his wife Dereama of Hays, his mother Marcy of Hays, three daughters, Lindsey Urban and husband Brent of Hays, Ashley Bott and husband Jamey of Hays, and Ashlee Haines and husband Jake of Colby, three sisters, Jenny Allenbaugh and wife Donna Scott, Cheryl Herman and husband Mark, and Roberta Molstad, all of Hays, 11 grandchildren, Payton Garrison and wife Lauren, Dawson and Brennon Garrison, Blythe Urban, Delaney, Anderson, and McCallian Bott, Lewis, Mac, Levi, and Morgan Haines, and five great grandchildren, Emrynn, Wesley, Myles, Linkyn, and Theo Garrison. He was preceded in death by his father Dale, his son Wesley Allenbaugh, and a daughter, Cassandra Allenbaugh.