Leavy Sidney Owens

LA GRANGE-Leavy Sidney Owens, 91, of La Grange, died Friday, September 11, 2009 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Mr. Owens was born November 9, 1917 in Wilson County to the late Jack and Fannie Hamilton Owens. He was a retired farmer, carpenter and merchant. Mr. Owens enjoyed playing the guitar, singing, gardening, fishing and sharing time with family and friends. He was a member of Jason Presbyterian Church where he attended regularly. Mr. Owens attended school in Saratoga and later La Grange. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Sidney Owens Jr., granddaughter, Cyndie M. White, wife, Gladys C. Owens; brother, Harvey Owens; and three sisters, Sadie Owens Var-nell, Alice Owens Deans and Bertie Owens Gray. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 3 p.m. from Rouse Funeral Home with Scott Hardy and McGee Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Owens is survived by his soulmate and best friend, Mina L. Phelps; two daughters, Dorothy O. Chase and husband, Edwin of La Grange, Linda O. Hill and husband, Jeff of Kinston; son, Billy K. Owens and friend, Jean Aman of Clinton; grandchildren, Sherry C. Whaley and husband, Johnnie, Edwin Chase, Jr. and wife, Kristel, Janet O. Lane and husband, Jeff, Jeffrey Owens and wife, Debbie, Meagan Owens, Sonia Gray, John Owens, Jeremy Owens, Kim H. Barrow and Owen T. Hill; ten great-grandchildren; and daughters-in-law, Faye Radford, JoAnne Owens, Betty Thigpen and Jennifer Owens. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Jason Presbyterian Church, c/o Belinda Hilbourn, 7989 Highway 903 South, La Grange, NC 28551. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rousefh.com. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:45 -2:45 at Rouse Funeral Home and at other times they will be at the home of Edwin and Dorothy Chase, 691 Paul's Path Road, La Grange. Arrangements are with Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange. Sign the guest book at www.kinston.com. (Paid Obituary)