Oscar John 'O.J.' Allen, Jr.

Services for Oscar John "O.J." Allen, Jr. age 70 of Demorest will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, March 3, 2013, from the Hill's Crossing Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Singletary and Rev. Roy Lee Mitchell, Rev. Greg Pruitt and Dusty Allen officiating. Burial will follow in the Habersham Cemetery, Demorest.

Mr. Allen died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at Northeast Ga. Medical Center following a brief illness.

Born in Habersham County, Georgia,Mr. Allen was the son of the late Oscar John Allen, Sr. and Carrie Addis Allen. Mr. Allen was a retired supervisor from Piedmont Automotive and worked with Southern Switches. He was a member of Hill's Crossing Baptist Church, Clarkesville. In Mr. Allen was preceded in death by a sister Ella Rea Barfield and a great grandson Carson McLeod.

Survivors include his wife Karen Free Allen of Demorest, daughters and sons in law Sheila Hill (Tim) of Hollywood, and Dawn McEntire (Ricky) of Mt. Airy, Sons and daughters in law, Darrell Allen (Diane) of Demorest, Dean Allen (Tisha) of Lula, Jason Anderson (Carey) of Clarkesville, sisters Carrie Jane Adair of Lula, Sandra Jones of Demorest, sisters and brothers in law Mae Benfield (Curtis) of Hollywood, Anne Burke (Willard) of Clarkesville, grandchildren Hannah Wilbanks, Dusty Allen, Leah Cunningham, Zach Hill, Dana McLeod, Jacob Hill, Austin Allen, Bliss Allen, Madison McEntire, Samuel Anderson, Skylar McEntire, Aubrey Anderson and great granddaughter, Anna Leigh McLeod.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.hillsidememorialchapel.com.