Ola Loeta Owens Obituary (1922

Ola Loeta Owens, 93, of Atkins, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville, AR. The daughter of Joseph and Gertha Wright Melton, she was born June 22, 1922 in Morrilton, AR. She was a Hector High School graduate. Ola was a retired teacher's assistant with Appleton Child Development. She was a member of the Appleton Cumberland Presbyterian Church and women's group. She enjoyed sewing, quilting and garage sales. Ola was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dennis Owens; a son, Delton Owens; one grandson, Jason Owens; one great grandson, Lance Riley; 3 brothers, J.M, Benny, Joe Jr. Melton; 3 sisters, Margie Harper, Nina Fay-Sexton, and Edna Melton. Survivors include 2 Daughters, Maxine Howard of Appleton, Ronnie Howard of Robertstown, Marsha and Garland Childers of Midland, TX; one son, Doug and Kay Owens of St. Mary's, KS. one brother, James Melton of Atkins; 3 sisters, Ruby Parsley of Elk Grove, CA., Ann Fox of Apache JCT, AZ., and Mary Jo Williams of Appleton; 13 grandchildren, Deeann Owens, Donna Bentz, Angela Watkins, Amy Riley, Jamey Riley, Shari Mosley, Amanda Zamora, Matt Howard, Chelsi Childers, Wes Childers, Chris Welch, Abigail Hermreck and Ryan Owens; 33 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00AM, Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Appleton Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rev. Darwin Barnhouse and Rev. Randall Williams will officiate. Burial will be at Appleton Cemetery in Appleton, AR by Humphrey Funeral Service. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, on Monday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Appleton Cumberland Presbyterian Church. PDF Printable Version