Clayton Neil Owens

OWENS, Clayton Neil, age 51, of Lower Nazareth Township, Pa., passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, Pa. Born October 21, 1957 in Martinsville, Va., he was a son of Jack and Barbara Wilber Owens of Chapel Hill, N.C. Clay and his wife, the former Laurie Moore, celebrated 17 years of marriage in August. He was employed as a Project Director of Information Technologies for Specialty Minerals Inc., in Easton, Pa. He was previously employed by Oracle Corporation in Iselin, N.J. as a Practice Director and by J.M. Huber Corporation in Edison, N.J. as an I.T. Director. Clay graduated from Georgia Tech in 1979, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. In addition to his parents, Jack and Barbara; and wife, Laurie; Clay is survived by his son, Jacob Moore Owens; his daughter, Kimberly Ellen Owens; and three brothers, Barry of Chapel Hill, N.C., Mark of Columbia, S.C. and Glenn of Elkgrove, Calif. and their families. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2009, in the Schmidt Funeral Home, P.C., 407 Belvidere St., Nazareth, Pa. Relatives and friends may call from 1 p.m. until the time of service in the funeral home. Interment will take place at a private ceremony held January 21, 2009 at the Chester Presbyterian Church in Chester, Va., with a 3:30 p.m. reception to follow in the fellowship hall of the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Clay's name to Chester Presbyterian Church Capital Campaign Fund, Chester Presbyterian Church, 3424 West Hundred Rd., Chester, Va. 23831. Please visit www.schmidtfuneralhomepc.com for online condolences and to view Clay's tribute page.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.