OBITUARY
 In
Memory of
Harry Stanford Owens
October 4, 1927 - January 23, 2013
Harry Stanford Owens, 85, a long-time Carrollton resident died early
Wednesday following an extended illness. The son of John Walter and Dona
Power Owens, he was born October 4, 1927 in Bingen, Arkansas. He moved
with his family at an early age to Caddo, Oklahoma and later the family
moved to Durant where he graduated from high school. Following
graduation from high school he earned an undergraduate degree from, what
is now, Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant. He later
earned a Master's degee in Math and was employed for several years by
Lockheed.
He came to Carrollton from California in the early 1970's and was a
teacher in the Farmers Branch and Carrollton Independent School
districts for several years. Following his teaching career he became
involved in the newspaper field working for the Dallas Times Herald as
Circulation Manager and after the Herald ceased publication, he worked
in management for USA Today. The priority of his many interests was his
deep devotion to his family.
Preceded in death by his parents, five sisters and three brothers and
his wife Carolyn, he is survived by his son,
Nickolas Lee Owens of Carrollton; a
daughter, Rebecca Bernice Felt of Denison; two grandchildren, Jonathan
and Joshua Felt ; a sister, Edna Muriel Truitt of Ft. Sumner, N.M. and a
sister-in-law, Jessie Owens of Carrollton.
Visitation will be at 9 am. Saturday, January 26th at Rhoton Funeral
Home where services will follow at 10 am. Burial will be at 2 pm in the
Highland Cemetery in Durant, Oklahoma.
The family wishes to express their deep appreciation to Havenbrook
Nursing Center and to Heart to Heart Hospice for the compassionate and
loving care given to their loved one.
Arranged by Rhoton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the
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