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Additional OWENS Surnames in HOPEWELL Cemetery
OWENS, Fred MiltonOWENS, Arthur SOWENS, BerthaOWENS, Carl AubreyOWENS, Cecil Martel (close up)OWENS, Eric WeldonOWENS, FernOWENS, Norma FayeOWENS, Infant DaughterOWENS, Jesse GOWENS, ClydeOWENS, John LeeOWENS, John WOWENS, CorneliaOWENS, Luther E (close up)OWENS, Hazel (close up)OWENS, Milton TaylorOWENS, Lizzie MaeOWENS, C RayOWENS, M NadineOWENS, Ferrell P "Shorty"OWENS, William Newton (close up)OWENS, Willie Mae (close up)OWENS, Cecil MartelOWENS, Carnell LOWENS, John WileyOWENS, Mary EttaOWENS, JudyOWENS, LouiseOWENS, James AltonOWENS, Harvey ByronOWENS, DorothyBOND OWENS, DorothyOWENS, Jerry MOWENS, William NewtonOWENS, Willie MaeOWENS, Callie EOWENS, Luther EOWENS, Hazel Additional OWENS Surnames in UNION County
OWENS, David ColeOWENS, MildredOWENS, MarjorieOWENS, Clarence AOWENS, Clinton WOWENS, Myrtle MacyOWENS, Clinton W (close up)OWENS, Myrtle Macy (close up)OWENS, M ElizabethOWENS, Geneva JaneOWENS, James DavidOWENS, Deborah JOWENS, JamesOWENS, MaryOWENS, Eva JeanOWENS, Billie Marie (portrait)OWENS, Billie MarieOWENS, LillieOWENS, HaywoodOWENS, James AltonOWENS, JeanOWENS, Bobby LynnOWENS, Adam LeeOWENS, Helen MauriceOWENS, Michael WayneOWENS, Johnnie WilsonOWENS, Christy Michelle (photo)OWENS, Christy Michelle
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Submitted: 2/28/20 • Approved: 2/29/20 • Last Updated: 3/3/20 • R1301312-G1301312-S3
Harvey
February 16, 1934 - April 15, 2017
Dorothy
March 7, 1934 - May 26, 2018
Married: August 29, 1958
Harvey Byron Owens, husband, dad, papaw, left this earth on Saturday April 15, 2017 after a brief illness.
Harvey was born Feb. 16, 1934 to Milton Taylor Owens and Lizzie Mae Powledge Owens and was raised in the Hopewell Community where he attended school there until old enough to attend Junction City. Ask him about higher learning he would tell you he was a proud graduate of TCU –unfortunately he meant “Three Creeks University.”
Harvey was one of seven children who have all gone on before him, Eric W. Owens, Fred M Owens, Winnie M. Marion, James A. Owens, John Lee Owens and Aubrey Owens.
Harvey enlisted in the Air Force in 1953, and while home on leave in 1955 and hanging out with his cousin, Olin Owens, at the El Dorado Dairy Queen, he met a beautiful young lady named Dorothy Ann Bond and from that night forward these two would be one. The two would exchange love letters while serving time overseas in Greenland and then stateside in California before being discharged in 1957, at which time he returned home to marry the woman of his dreams in 1958.
Harvey began his work career as a carpenter for his brother, James Owens. Then 11 months after marriage the couple would have their first child, Gregory Alan Owens in 1959. Harvey would continue working for James until 1960, when Lion Oil Refinery called and asked him to start work for them. That would be the start of almost 39 years of service at the refinery mostly spent as a boiler operator before retiring in 1999, but all the while he continued to do carpenter work around town. In 1962 the couple would complete their family with their second child, Jayme Ann Owens Pritchard.
Harvey was very active in Second Baptist Church where he served on different committees but really enjoyed spending time with the youth group at the CAB on Friday nights. Later they would move their church membership to their current church home at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist.
Harvey was an avid outdoors man whose life evolved around opening day of deer season. He was a charter member of the Hopewell Deer Club where he hunted up to this past season. About the only thing that would get him out of the woods during those days were if the Arkansas Razorbacks were playing on TV or he had tickets to go to the game. He was also a great gardener who loved to plant every spring. Everything from flowers to vegetables could be found growing around his house. He also enjoyed coaching baseball for several years at the Boys Club during the 1970’s.
Harvey leaves behind his wife of 58 years, Dorthy Ann Owens; son, Greg Owens; daughter Jayme Owens; four grandchildren, Brett Pritchard, Conner Pritchard, Jessica McCrary, and Addison Owens; a daughter-inlaw, Brenda Owens; and son-inlaw, Rick Pritchard.
His departure from this earth will be missed by many, family members, friends, ex co-workers, ladies who worked the convenience stores who would holler “Hey Papaw” when he came through the door and then proceed to give him free coffee refills. He is missed by those garden beds whose soil remains un-tilled and barren this spring waiting for his attention and the flower buckets that should be filled with spring bouquets sit empty and dry. He will be missed by the people he befriended at Walmart where he would sometimes sit for hours at the front visiting while his wife shopped. Yes, lots of people will miss Harvey Owens. However, there is one group that is currently rejoicing and celebrating his death, the deer population of the Hopewell Deer Club.
Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Shawn Welchman and Bro. Paul Roberts officiating.
Burial at Hopewell Cemetery will be under the direction of Perry’s Funeral Chapels.
Contributed on 2/28/20 by debbraszymanski
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