Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....OWEN, JOE CONNELL July 20, 2013
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News Star World - July 22, 2013
JOE CONNELL OWEN SR.

Joe Connell Owen Sr., 85, was born on April 14, 1928, in Gleason, TN and died 
July 20, 2013, at the Northeast Louisiana War Veteran's Home, Monroe, LA. 
Preceded in death by his parents, Chester Artemous Owen and Dedious Pearl 
Connell Owen; siblings, Artemous Owen Frakes, LaVerne Owen Cook, Mary Lou Owen 
Collins, Ruth Owen Grewcock, and Robert C. Owen.Mr. Owen is survived by his 
wife of 56 years, Carla Ashley Owen; his children, Dedious Willis and her 
husband Jerry of Chester, VA, Sammy Owen of Mt. Juliet, TN, Frank 
McMillan "Mac" Owen and his wife Mary of Divide, CO, David Owen and his wife 
Janice of West Monroe, LA, Joe Owen, Jr. and wife Shari of West Monroe, LA, and 
Becky Willis and her husband Jeff of Kenton, TN; Grandchildren, Shelly Hood, 
Julie Murphy, Sara Farmer, Erin Gorman, Tricia Unger, Sam Owen, David Owen, 
Danny Owen, Katie Owen, Heath Arthur, Cherry Hudnall, Callie Washer, Jenna 
Tyner, John-David Owen, Lauren Owen, Mac Aaron Owen, Denver Willis, Allison 
Willis, and Ashlyn Willis, and 25 great-grandchildren.Served in the U.S. Army 
almost 21 years retiring in 1974 as SFC (E-7). He moved to West Monroe, 
Louisiana that year to attend the Whites Ferry Road Church of Christ School of 
Biblical Studies, later serving as instructor. He was the church "pink" bus 
minister at WFR from 76-81. Later lived in Winn Parish from 82-87 and preached 
at the Bethel Church of Christ in Calvin, LA. Returned to Calhoun, LA to work 
as a warehouse and shipping manager at Howard Publishing and caretaker and cook 
of Camp Ch-Yo-Ca. During this time he preached at Cotton Valley Church of 
Christ and St. Joseph Church of Christ in Tensas Parish. He helped establish 
congregations at Lakeview, Tacoma, WA and West Ouachita Church of Christ.Joe 
and Carla met at the Church of Christ, Pacific Grove, CA, while he was 
stationed at Ft. Ord and married at the San Leandro Church of Christ. 
Previously he had served at Fort Bragg, NC and in Kirch-goens, Germany. From 
there he was sent to Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco with severe 
rheumatoid arthritis. After he recovered he was assigned to Ft. Lewis, WA; 
Baumholder, Germany; Fort Benning, GA; TuyHoa, Viet Nam; Ft. Lee, VA, where he 
retired from the Army. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 22 from 5-7 pm 
at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe. Services will take place at the 
Jackson Street Church of Christ, Monroe, LA on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 10:00 
am. Mac Owen and David Owen will be officiating. Interment will follow at 
Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, LA.Pallbearers are Josh Hudnall, Drew 
Tyner, Patrick Farmer, Hunter Murphy, John-David Owen, David Joseph Owen, Danny 
Owen, and Austen Hood.Honorary pallbearers are Mac Aaron Owen, Denver Willis 
and special friends from Jackson Street Church of Christ.Memorials may be made 
to Camp Ch-Yo-Ca or World Radio. Online condolences may be made at 
kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

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