In Memory Of
Mary Helen Owen
1944
2017
Mary Helen Owen
February 3, 1944 — May 28, 2017
Mary Helen Owen, 73, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 28, 2017, due to complications of dementia.
Mrs. Owen was born February 3, 1944 in Rogersville, TN to the late Walter C. and Jessie Gilmore. The seventh of nine children, Mrs. Owen grew up in Harriman, TN where she and her family were very involved in the First Christian Church. Her beautiful soprano voice kept her in great demand as a gifted soloist during much of her life. She frequently performed at her church, high school and at weddings. She also sang with the "Dixie Dollins" a girls' barbershop quartet, which performed in the greater Knoxville, TN area.
Mrs. Owen was an alumnus of Johnson University (formerly Johnson Bible College) in Knoxville, TN, where she performed with the college choir. While in college, she fell in love with Eddie Owen. They were married on December 22, 1963. Aside from being a wonderful wife and mother, Mrs. Owen was an accomplished writer of both poetry and prose as well as a gifted seamstress and still life artist. She was a longtime member of the First Christian Church in Bartow, FL as well as the Bartow Art Guild.
Mrs. Owen is survived by her beloved husband, Rev. Eddie W. Owen; sons, Eddie Owen, Jr., and wife, Jane, Hamilton Owen and his wife, Julie and Patrick Owen; grandsons, Cameron, Drew and Lucas; granddaughter, Jillian; sisters, Charlotte Gilmore, Dorothy "Dot" Gilmore and her companion, J.D., and Betty Sanders and her husband, Mike; brother, Roy Gilmore and his wife, Ruth; and many other loving family members and devoted friends.
Mrs. Owen's family will receive friends Wednesday, May 31, 2016, from 6:00PM - 8:00PM at First Christian Church, 400 South Oak Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830. A celebration of her life will be conducted on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at 11:00AM at the church.
Interment will be conducted privately at the family cemetery in New Salem, TN.
In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Owen's family requests that donations be made, in her memory to the Voice of the Martyrs at www.persecution.com. Voice of the Martyrs, P.O. Box 443, Barttlesville, OK 74005-0443 or Good Shepherd Hospice; 3450 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 or chapterhealth.org.
To share your memories of Mrs. Owen or leave a special message for her family, please click the "Share Memories" icon above.
Mrs. Owen was born February 3, 1944 in Rogersville, TN to the late Walter C. and Jessie Gilmore. The seventh of nine children, Mrs. Owen grew up in Harriman, TN where she and her family were very involved in the First Christian Church. Her beautiful soprano voice kept her in great demand as a gifted soloist during much of her life. She frequently performed at her church, high school and at weddings. She also sang with the "Dixie Dollins" a girls' barbershop quartet, which performed in the greater Knoxville, TN area.
Mrs. Owen was an alumnus of Johnson University (formerly Johnson Bible College) in Knoxville, TN, where she performed with the college choir. While in college, she fell in love with Eddie Owen. They were married on December 22, 1963. Aside from being a wonderful wife and mother, Mrs. Owen was an accomplished writer of both poetry and prose as well as a gifted seamstress and still life artist. She was a longtime member of the First Christian Church in Bartow, FL as well as the Bartow Art Guild.
Mrs. Owen is survived by her beloved husband, Rev. Eddie W. Owen; sons, Eddie Owen, Jr., and wife, Jane, Hamilton Owen and his wife, Julie and Patrick Owen; grandsons, Cameron, Drew and Lucas; granddaughter, Jillian; sisters, Charlotte Gilmore, Dorothy "Dot" Gilmore and her companion, J.D., and Betty Sanders and her husband, Mike; brother, Roy Gilmore and his wife, Ruth; and many other loving family members and devoted friends.
Mrs. Owen's family will receive friends Wednesday, May 31, 2016, from 6:00PM - 8:00PM at First Christian Church, 400 South Oak Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830. A celebration of her life will be conducted on Thursday, June 1, 2017, at 11:00AM at the church.
Interment will be conducted privately at the family cemetery in New Salem, TN.
In lieu of flowers, Mrs. Owen's family requests that donations be made, in her memory to the Voice of the Martyrs at www.persecution.com. Voice of the Martyrs, P.O. Box 443, Barttlesville, OK 74005-0443 or Good Shepherd Hospice; 3450 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805 or chapterhealth.org.
To share your memories of Mrs. Owen or leave a special message for her family, please click the "Share Memories" icon above.
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Service Schedule
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Visitation
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
6:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
First Christian Church
Service
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Starts at 11:00 am (Eastern time)
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