URBANA, IL- John Franklin Allen passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. John, a resident of Fort Walton Beach, FL, and formerly of Urbana, IL, was born on November 28, 1934 in Windsor, IL. John proudly served 20 years in the United States Air Force and retired as Master Sergeant in 1973. He served a combat tour in Vietnam as well as assignments to Korea, Germany and several stateside installations. Master Sergeant Allen was a combat service connected Disabled Veteran.

He is survived by wife Delores Allen; four children, Brenda Joyce Hutchison and husband, William R. Hutchison Jr., Debra Gale Cain and husband, David Cain, Todd Eric Allen and wife, Sharon Leigh Allen, and Christopher George Allen; grandchildren, William Robert Hutchison, III, Dr. Rachel Selena Hutchison, Blake Allen Hutchison and wife, Layla Hutchison, Lindsey Nicole Offen and husband, Phillip Offen, Megan Whitney Kleinhelter, Tristan Evan Allen, Abigale Amara Allen, Elizabeth Rebecca Allen, Allison Renae Allen, Evelyn Mae Allen; great-grandchildren, Madison Lorraine Wallace and Hunter Hadyn Hutchison.

He is preceded in death by grandfather, Samuel A. Neil; his parents, George and Bernetta Allen and siblings; Jim Allen, June Allen; succeeded by sibling Joyce Hamilton and husband, Harold Hamilton.

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, August 31, 2013, at the Villa Grove Cemetery, Villa Grove, Illinois, with military rites conducted by the Urbana American Legion. Memorials may be made to The Wounded Warriors Project at https://support.woundedwarriorsproject.org. Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, IL, is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be offered at www.renner-wikoffchapel.com.