John Owens, 64, of Patriot, Ohio, died Thursday, January 26, 2006, at Holzer Medical Center, Gallipolis, Ohio, following a long and courageous battle with emphysema. He was born May 5, 1941 in Patriot, Ohio, son of the late Taulby and Lola (Moore) Owens of Patriot.
John was a Christian devoted to studying God's word. He attended Okey Chapel in Lawrence County, Ohio.
He was a farmer for many years.
He is survived by two sons, Paul Owens of Crown City, Ohio, and Silas Owens of Patriot; a daughter and son-in-law, Myra and Michael Bush of Patriot; two stepdaughters and a son-in-law, Donna and Leland Wilson of Scottown, Ohio and Jeanette Wagner of Jackson, Ohio; two grandchildren, Jacob and Joshua Bush; two step-grandchildren, Jarvis and Nolan Wilson; a sister, Virginia Owens of Crown City, with whom he shared a home the last year of his life; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Robert and Earline Owens of Midway, Texas, and Jack and Shelba Owens of Gallipolis; a sister and brother-in-law, Carol and Leslie Mathias of South Carolina; a sister-in-law, Aileen Whittaker; a special uncle and aunt, Treeman and Eileen Owens of Waterloo, Ohio; his former wife, Deloris (Wagner) Owens of Wellston, Ohio; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lamar and Odell Whittaker; and a nephew, Gregory L. Myers.
Funeral Services will be 11 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2006, at Salem Baptist Church, 4423 Nebo Road, Patriot. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery. Friends may call 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday at McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave., Gallipolis. Condolences can be emailed to mccoymoore@charter.net or www.timeformemory.com/mm.
