TERRY ALLEN SR.
July 31, 1955 — March 24, 2022
Terry Allen Sr., age 66, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died Thursday morning, March 24, 2022. Born July 31, 1955, in Klotzville, Louisiana, he was the son of the late Joseph Allen, Sr. and Annie Mae Walker Allen.
Terry was a hard-working, dedicated Rig Mechanic for 40+ years for Diamond Offshore Drilling. In his spare time, he enjoyed riding his motorcycle, visiting with his friends and family in Louisiana, as well as a good bowl of gumbo.
Terry was a very faithful member of the North Peoria Church of Christ for 25+ years. He was a frequent contributor to all the activities at the church, especially to the youth and the annual Homecoming program. The church was able to feed over 5,000 people during the Pandemic because of gracious givers like Terry.
He loved his two boys, Antonio and TJ. Frequently Terry could be heard talking proudly about his sons and the men that they had become. He constantly encouraged them to keep God first in their lives.
Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Allen, Sr. and Annie Mae Walker Allen; his wife, Estelle Thomas Allen; two brothers, Leonard Allen and Donald Allen; two sisters, Isalee Allen Joseph and Emelda Allen Hawkins.
Terry leaves to mourn his passing his two sons, Antonio Thomas Allen and Terry Thomas Allen Jr. (Zahara) of Tulsa, OK; four brothers, Joseph J. Allen and his wife, Diane, Arthur Allen, Sr. and his wife, Eugenia and Douglas J. Allen and his wife, Flora, all of Morgan City, LA, and Danny Allen and his wife, Deborah of Mesquite, TX; five sisters, Rita Mae Noel of Morgan City, LA, Marie Burd and her husband Barron, Sr. of Bertrandville, LA, Diane Allen of San Antonio, TX, Annette Allen of Cleveland, OH and Connie Harvey of Napoleonville, LA; a special friend, Robin Cooper-Shelton and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A Funeral Service was held at 11AM, Friday, April 1, 2022, at Stanleys Funeral Home in Tulsa, OK with interment following at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, OK.
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