DRAKESBORO – Oscar Lee Allen, Jr., age 60, died Friday, November 22, 2024, at his home in Drakesboro, KY surrounded by family that loved him. Oscar was born in Hartford, KY, on May 27th, 1964, to Oscar Allen, Sr. and Mary (Margaret Allen. He attended Drakesboro High School and graduated in 1985. He met the love of his life in 1989, and they were married on January 3, 1994. Oscar loved his children, and they loved him. He enjoyed watching the Kentucky Wildcat basketball team and loved to hunt and fish. Oscar was a retired boilermaker from Local #374 and was a member of Life and Praise Apostolic Church. He met many friends in his years working with the company and loved to tell stories about them. He never met a stranger, and he could talk for hours. He would do anything for anyone, and loved to make people laugh. He is preceded in death by his father, his mother, and his nephew, Eddie Lee Brake.

Oscar is survived by his wife of 30 years, Teresa Holland Allen; his children Kristi (Dylan) Zick, Kayla (Ben) Gish, Oscar (Makayla) Allen, III, and Ashley (Shaun) Lynch; his grandchildren Waverly Zick, Nyra Ammons, London Gish, Jonathan Gish, Kash Gish, Everly Gish, Oscar Allen, IV, Kilan Allen, Amelia Allen, Kyleigh Lynch, Emersyn Lynch, and Madalynn Lynch, his sister Mary (Eddie) Brake, his brother Tex (Tammy) Allen, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral services will be Monday, November 25, 2024, at 11:00 am at Tucker Funeral Home with Bro. Scottie Brooks officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, November 24, 2024, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at the funeral home. The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to Oscar Lee Allen, Jr. Memorial Fund, %Tucker Funeral Home, P.O. Box 548, Central City, KY 42330. Online condolences can be made at www.tuckerfuneralhomes.com