Nathan R. "Bobby" Owen

Nathan R. "Bobby" Owen

Nathan Owen Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Jun. 20 to Jun. 21, 2007.
Nathan R. "Bobby" Owen, 70, of Mount Washington, Ky., passed away Monday at his home.
Bobby was retired from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Postal Service in Mount Washington, was a former Mount Washington volunteer firefighter, and was a member of Mount Washington Lions Club and First Baptist Church of Mount Washington.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Smith Owen; his parents, Fred and Georgia Owen; brothers, Harold and Nolan "Jack" Owen; and sister, Beatrice Carey.
He is survived by three daughters, Paula Boswell (Johnny) of Destin, Donna Hensley of Fairborn, Ohio, and Teresa Fulkerson (Gary) of Mount Washington; a son, Chris Owen (Janine) of Knoxville, Tenn.; one sister, Ernestine Moody of Monroe, La.; seven grandchildren, John, Ryan and Jared Boswell, Jessica Fulkerson, Stacy Hensley, Baxter and Brewster; and five great-grandchildren, Alexis, Lily, Emma, J.R. and Brooklyn.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. June 22 at McFarland-Troutman-Proffitt Funeral Home in Louisville, Ky., with burial in Mount Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorial gifts may be made to First Baptist Church's building fund.

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