Roy was born on 23 MAR 1919 in Ridgeley, WV, the son of Lewis Wesley Owens and Susan Fisher Hotchkiss.
He died on 24 FEB 2005 in Cumberland, Maryland.
He had two marriages/partners. His first wife was Eleanor May Isner, who he married on 25 DEC 1940 in Cumberland, MD. Their four known children were Linda Virginia (Private) (1942-?), Roy Franklin (Private) (1944-?), Lois Sue (Private) (1946-?) and Joan Louise (Private) (1951-?).
His second wife was Lucy Self Headley, who he married in AFT 1988. The place has not been found. They had no known children.
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| Birth | 23 MAR 1919 |
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| Death | 24 FEB 2005 |
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| Burial | 27 FEB 2005 |
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Note 1
!Source: Deb Parsons
!StyleName Suffix:<NSFX> Sr.
!Obituary: Cumberland Times-News - Serving Western Maryland and the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia Friday, February 25, 2005 - Friday - Roy F. Owens Sr. - Friday, February 25, 2005 9:37 AM EST CUMBERLAND - Roy Franklin Owens Sr., 86, of Cumberland, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005, at Lions Manor Nursing Home. - Born March 23, 1919, in Ridgeley, W.Va., he was the son of the late Lewis and Susan [Hotchkiss] Owens. - He was also preceded in death by his first wife of 48 years, Eleanor [Iser] Owens; five brothers, infant James, infant Clarence, Luther, James, and Henry Owens; and three sisters, Agnes Robosson, Elma Cofield, and Thelma Cofield. - Mr. Owens served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. - Mr. Owens was retired from the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company, where he had been a fork-lift operator. - He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene for many years; life member of the Fort Ashby V.F.W., Post 6667; life member of Chapter 579 Military Police; life member of Fort Washington Chapter 2, D.A.V.; and member of Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion. - Survivors include his wife, Lucy Self [Headley] Owens; one son, Roy F. Owens Jr. and wife Joann, Cresaptown; three daughters, Linda Parsons and husband Jim, Patterson Creek, Lois Getz, Ridgeley, and Joan Readd and husband Ralph, Ridgeley; a step-daughter, Shirley Roberson and husband Jerry, Cumberland; and four sisters, Margaret Spangler, Colorado, Norma Dennis, Louisiana, Evelyn Ott, Virginia, and Dorotha Bosley, West Virginia. - He was proud of the name "Pappy O." Mr. Owens enjoyed his nine grandchildren, one step-grandchild, and 16 great-grandchildren. - Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St.., Cumberland, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. - The funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Gary Barkley, officiating. - Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, where military honors will be accorded by the local combined veterans honor guard. - Serving as pallbearers will be Rich Parsons Jr., Troy Parsons, Corey Parsons, Shannon Readd, Kendall Readd, and David Getz. - Honorary pallbearers will be Richie Parsons III and Kenton Parsons. - Memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of the Nazarene, 508 E. Oldtown Road, Cumberland, MD 21502. - Condolences to the family may be posted after Mr. Owens' obituary at http://www.upchurchfh.com.