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1961 - 2021
Thomas Earl Owens, 59, of Crown City, Ohio passed away at his home on Saturday, May 22, 2021 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born September 27, 1961 in Gallipolis, Ohio son of the late James and Emma Sally Nease Owens. Mr. Owens graduated from Meigs High School Class of 1980, where he played baseball and was a lefthanded pitcher. Mr. Owens retired 13 years ago due to his health and had previously worked for Wal-Mart in Gallipolis, Ohio. He was given the gift of life at the Mayo Hospital in Jacksonville, FL on September 15, 2017 by receiving a heart and the next day a kidney transplant for which he and his family were grateful to the donor’s family. Tom never met a stranger and he could go on forever talking about baseball, golf, fishing and hunting. He was an avid fan of the L.A. Dodgers and country music. He was a member of the Forrest Glen Church in Miller, Ohio. He is survived by his first grade girlfriend and the love of his life for 33 years, his wife, Lisa; sons Johnny Owens of Pomeroy, Ohio and Julius (Megan) Koehler of Noblesville, IN; daughter Julie (Brady) Hampton of London, Ohio; sister Terri Hawley of Pomeroy, Ohio; a brother Mike (Brenda) Owens of Anderson, Indiana; eight grandchildren Trenton, Emma and Kastle Owens, Devon Koehler, Sophia Hampton, and Hayden and Noah Koehler; several nieces and nephews; three special people who was there when they were needed, brother-in-law Ed King, and friends John and Connie Brumfield. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister Marcy Thompson; a brother Patrick Owens; and an infant son Trenton. Funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio with Pastors Charles Turley and Walter Woods officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service also at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting memorial donations be made to the Gabriel House of Care in memory of Tom Owens, 4599 Worrall Way, Jacksonville, FL 32224 or to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at pancan.org/donate or by mailing to 1500 Rosecrans Ave. Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 in Tom’s memory. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.ehallfuneralhome.com.
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