Eddy Co. NM OBIT: Nellie F. Owens USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Patti Pennington patt_p_99@yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following excerpts were taken from page 14 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - September 12, 1999 OWENS Services are pending with Terpening & Son Mortuary for Artesia resident Nellie F. Owens of Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad, NM. OWENS, 88, died on Saturday at Lakeview Christian Home. The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia (NM) Daily Press - September 14, 1999 OWENS Services are scheduled Wednesday, September 15 at First Baptist Church for NELLIE F. OWENS of 1003 N. 15th Street. OWENS, 88, died on September 11 at Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad, NM. Interment will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park in Artesia. She was born August 15, 1911 in Galena, KS, to LeRoy Van Noy and Lydia Melvina (Hodson) Noy. She was divorced. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Artesia. Survivors include sons Raydean Owens, wife Verna, of Artesia, Lynn Owens, wife Virginia, of Pecos, TX, Ronald Owens of Detroit and John Owens, wife Lynn, of Artesia; daughters Arlean Green of Artesia and Judith Carol Philips of Gibsonton, FL. She was preceded in death by her parents, and son Waynen F. Owens in 1962.