Coping with Grief
We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Messages run for up to one year and you can stop at any time. Your email will not be used for any other purpose.
Franklin John Dee Allen, 74, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away February 19, 2026 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri.
He was born November 20, 1951, in Poplar Bluff, MO., to the late Opal Margaret Shook and Franklin Allen.
During his free time he enjoyed, hunting, fishing and playing pool.
He is survived by his children, Kimberly Allen Hopper. Of Essex, MO., Tabatha Allen, of Van Buren, MO., Franklin John Dee Allen, Jr., of Cape Girardeau, MO., Darrell Mitchell of St. Genevieve, MO., and Dakota Davis, of Dexter, MO., two brothers, Tim Allen, of Hendrickson, MO., and Jack Allen, of Jackson, MO.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by, one brother, Michael Allen and one son, Tommy Sherrion.