Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....OWENS, LEON J. February 22, 2014
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News Star World - February 23, 2014
LEON J. OWENS

Soldier for the Lord

Soldier for his Country

Funeral Services for Leon J Owens, 84, of West Monroe, LA will be at 2:00 PM, 
Monday, February 24, 2014 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home with Bro. 
Cecil Herrington officiating. Interment will follow at Cheniere Baptist Church 
Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of West Monroe.

Mr. Owens was born on August 7, 1929 in Lena, LA and passed away quietly at 
Glenwood Regional Medical Center on February 22, 2014 while being held by his 
loving wife, Billie of over 60 years. He was a member of West Heights 
Missionary Baptist Church, loved to serve, sing, and was a wonderful provider 
for his family as a welder for over 50 years. Mr. Owens served his country in 
the U.S. Army during the worst of the Korean Conflict, July 1950 to 1951.

He is survived by his wife Billie Ann Parsons Owens and three daughters, Linda 
Smith and husband Marque, Ann Owens, Frieda Hunt and husband, David; nine 
grandchildren and step-grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren and step-
great grandchildren to carry on his love and legacy. 

Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. 


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