ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: GARNESS, JACQUELINE OWENS 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding  Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died: Saturday, January 16, 2016

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GARNESS, JACQUELINE OWENS 
November 24, 1929 - January 16, 2016

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Jacqueline Owens Garness passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016. 

She was born on Sunday, November 24, 1929 in Chicago, IL to Helen Agnes Welker 
and John A. Owens and has been a resident of Covington since 1970. 

The beloved wife of Wayne Durant Garness, she is survived by two sons - Daniel 
Wayne Garness and "Gunnar" Christopher Wayne Garness. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, her infant brother Raymond Owens, and 
one daughter - Novi Jean Garness.

"Jackie" grew up in uptown New Orleans, attending Holy Name of Jesus School and 
Ursuline Academy. An accomplished artist from childhood, she worked as a 
commercial artist for much of her life, for the New Orleans Times Picayune, 
Denver Post and Maison Blanche, Jackie returned to art studies at Southeastern 
Louisiana University in the 80’s and exhibited fine art at LeMieux Galleries in 
New Orleans, and galleries in Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico and South 
Dakota. She was a respected member of the St. Tammany Parish arts scene, 
exhibiting in numerous shows, and a member of several regional art 
associations. 
Her artwork is a vivid celebration of the wild beauty of the Louisiana 
landscape, rendered with Fauve-inspired colors and strong, exuberant shapes. 
Her paintings are in the collections of both old and new St. Tammany 
Courthouses, the New Orleans City Hall Mayor's Office, and numerous private 
collections.

Jackie loved New Orleans and southern Louisiana, attending Mardi Gras yearly 
for 70 years, and the Jazz Fest often. She was known for her gentle, loving 
spirit, her keen intelligence and humanity, her generous embracing of everyone 
she met, joyous creativity and soulful creole cooking. 
She and her loving husband, Wayne, would have celebrated their 65th anniversary 
in Oct. 2016 - they were inseparable to the end. 
She will be remembered as a great light of this world.

Jacqueline’s family will celebrate her life with a private memorial service. 
She was interred next to her daughter at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in 
Covington.

E. J. Fielding Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements

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