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John R. Owen - Madison Parish, Louisiana

From Tallulah Madison Journal, July 29, 1987

Funeral services for Mr. John R. Owen, 81, were held Friday at 3 p.m. in Crothers Funeral Home Chapel 
with Rev. James Johnson officiating. Burial was in Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah.

Mr. Owen died Wednesday night at his home in Tallulah after a lengthy illness.

He was a native of Mississippi and had been a resident of Tallulah for the past 43 years. He was a 
retired farmer and employee of the Chicago Mill and Lumber Co.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Katie L. Owen of Tallulah; one son, J. W. Owen of Pike Creek, Tex.; 
three daughters, Mrs. Zola Jenkins of Pelahatchie, Ms., Mrs. Sudie Hutto and Mrs. Mildred Marsh, both 
of Tallulah; two brothers, Marshall Owen of Tallulah and Clyde Owen of Memphis. Tn.; four sisters, 
Lillie Moore and Estelle Black, both of Kosciusko, Ms., Sue Abel and Dale Simpson, both of Battle 
Creek, Mich.; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Buddy Marsh, Billy Hutto, James Rash, Lloyd Moore, Norman Tarver and Tony Harvey.

Honorary pallbearers were J. B. Grissom and George Hopkins.