Don M. Allen, 76, of Crossville, Illinois, and formerly of Owensboro, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Meadowbrook Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Grayville, Illinois. He was born on Saturday, March 19, 1949, a son of Charles E. and Vonnie (Renfrow) Allen.
A proud veteran of the United States Army’s 1st Infantry Division during the Vietnam War, Don later spent more than thirty years with Swedish Match Tobacco Company in Owensboro, filling several roles and was a member of Bakers, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Local 196. Off the job he was an avid University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball fan and rarely missed a game.
Survivors include his children, Don Allen II, Charles (Tracey) Allen, and Donna Gates; grandchildren, Elijah Allen, Hunter Allen, Caleb Allen, Ashley Allen, Zack Gates, and MaKayla Gates; siblings, Barbara (Ivan) Oller and Charles Allen; and several nieces and nephews.
Don was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters and their husbands, Iva and Daymon Royal and Elsie and Russell Daughtery; and a son-in-law, Tim Gates.
A service celebrating Don’s life will be held at a later date.
Roberts and Cook Funeral Service has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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