ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: OWENS, CLISTA 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review; St. Mary Parish, La. 

Published 25 April 2012

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OWENS, CLISTA 

Clista Doname Hardt “Dona” Owens, 78, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 
Iberia Medical Center in New Iberia. 

She was born on February 19, 1934, in Wilton, Wis. 
She was a resident of Centerville, having formerly lived in De Leon, Texas.

She is survived by her husband, John W. Owens of Centerville; their children, 
Joyce Byrd of Kingswood, Texas, Pamela Naquin and husband Glenn of Baldwin, 
Diana Morrison and husband Johnny of Texarkana, Ark., John W. Owens II and wife 
Julie Bertrand Owens of Centerville; her grandchildren, Christy Cousins and 
husband Craig of Kingswood, Texas, Allison Zijlstra and husband Emiel of the 
Netherlands, Vanessa Farmer and husband Jeff of Kingswood, Texas, Jeremy Byrd 
of Kingswood, Texas, Erin Naquin of Baldwin, Michelle Breland and husband Scott 
of Charenton, Robert Naquin and wife Jennifer of Franklin, Dillon Morrison and 
wife Elisha of Little Rock, Ark., Leah Morrison of Fayetteville, Ark., Kayla 
Morrison of Arkadelphia, Ark., Rachelle Jackson and husband Jamie of Patterson, 
Jaslyn Powell and husband Joshua of Marrero, and Halley Morgan and husband 
Spencer of Kent, Wash.; 13 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and 
nephews. She is also survived by her sisters, Zeta Foster and Sharon Gartman of 
Illinois, Sue Brown and husband Burdette of Wisconsin, Nardena Brown and 
husband Jerry of Missouri; and one brother, Frederick Hardt and wife Lou of 
Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Hazel Fritz; her father, Otto Robert 
Hardt; her brother, Buster Hardt; and her grandparents.

Dona loved her church, children and grandchildren. She was an avid reader and 
loved to crochet.

Funeral services were held Friday, April 20, 2012, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist 
Church in De Leon, Texas. 
Graveside services were in De Leon Cemetery.

Nowlin Anders Funeral Home, 340 South Austin St., De Leon, TX 76444, was in 
charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks to send donations to Calumet Baptist Church 
Building Fund, P.O. Box 776, Patterson, LA 70392, in memory of Dona.

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