Edward Hamilton Allen, JR, 74, of Middletown, OH passed away on Friday June 24, 2022 at Hospice of Butler and Warren Counties. Born July 23, 1947 in Vicksburg, Mississippi to Edward Sr and Frances Melissa (nee: Barnes) Allen, he was a proud US Army veteran retiring as a Lt Colonel. Ed obtained his PhD in Pharmacology and spent many years as a Pharmacist for several companies including the US military. Preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Jill Litz Allen and a brother in law, Tom Robinson. He is survived by his daughter, Amanda Allen of Middletown and his two sisters, Betty (Pat) Gill and Barbara Melissa Robinson. Visitation, Friday, July 8, 2022 from 10 AM until 12 Noon with a funeral service immediately following, all at the Urbancrest Baptist Church in Lebanon. Interment follows in Mound Cemetery in Monroe. Memorial donations are requested to the Childs Hope International, 2430 E. Kemper Road, Sharonville, OH 45241. Arrangements by the Oswald-Hoskins Funeral Home, Lebanon.