Robert Edward OWENS

Male 1929 - 2011  (81 years)


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  • Name Robert Edward OWENS 
    Born 03 Sep 1929  Harlan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
      Name: Robert E Owens
      Date of Birth: 3 Sep 1929
      Birth Place: Harlan, Kentucky
      Mother's name: Clara Baker
      Volume Number: 089
      Certificate Number: 44341
      Volume Year: 1929
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Jan 2011  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index
      Name: Robert Edward Owens
      Last Residence: 40701 Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
      BORN: 3 Sep 1929
      Last Benefit: 40701, Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
      Died: 27 Jan 2011
      State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)
    Buried Rest Haven Cemetery, Corbin, Knox Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1940 Census
      Name: Robert Owens
      Age: 10
      Estimated birth year: abt 1930
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Kentucky
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Home in 1940: Ages-Brookside, Harlan, Kentucky
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
      Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
      Attended School or College: Yes
      Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Henry Owens 36
      Clara Owens 33
      Robert Owens 10
      Henryette Owens 7

      OBITUARY

      Robert Edward "Bob" Owens, 81, of Corbin, KY, went home to be with the Lord on January 27, 2011. He was surrounded by family members at the time of his departure. He was born September 3, 1929, at Verda, KY, in Harlan County.

      He attended Evarts High School where he played football and was inducted into their sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a member of the Hugh Harris Masonic Lodge and received his 50-year membership pen in 2001. He was a member of the Oleika Shrine Temple in Lexington, KY, and had the distinction of being named a Kentucky Colonel by the Honorable Wallace Wilkinson, former governor of Kentucky. Robert was an avid Kentucky Wildcat fan and followed both the football and basketball games for years. He was a former employee of Mack's Supermarkets, Inc., of Harlan County, where he worked for 41 years as a manager first, and then as a supervisor for the corporation. Robert loved a good joke and would tell them to anyone who would listen.

      He was a member of Central Baptist Church where he served as secretary/treasurer from 2001 ? 2005 for the Lowell Cornelius Sunday School class. He was also active in the Golden Fifties group and served first as assistant director for three years, and then as director for three years. He was also a member of the Golden Fifties Drama Club and had been in several of their productions.

      Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Henry R. Owens and Clara Baker Owens, and his brother, James C. Owens. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Robbins Owens of Corbin, KY; two daughters: Darlene (Dean) Cole of Kendall, NY, and Robin (Michael) Osborne, of Corbin, KY: three grandsons: David D'Amico, Rochester, NY, Devin Osborne, London, KY, and Matthew Osborne, Corbin, KY; one granddaughter: Cindy Schott, Brockport, NY; three great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons; two sisters: Henrietta Allen of Clayton, NC, and Ginger Smith of Tavares, FL, plus several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2011, at Central Baptist Church in Corbin, KY, with Rev. Ron Green officiating. Visitation will also be at the church from noon until 2 p.m. Monday. Interment will follow in Resthaven Cemetery in Corbin, KY. Pallbearers will be family members and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Lowell Cornelius Sunday School class and the Band of Brothers Prayer Circle.

      In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Central Baptist Church or to Hospice of the Bluegrass Mountain Heritage 1020 Cumberland Falls Highway Corbin, KY 40701.
    Person ID I32666  Master File
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2016 

    Father Henry Rufus OWENS,   b. 21 Dec 1903, Russell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Clara Baker,   b. 14 Dec 1907, Wise Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1967, Wake Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F13690  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peggy Robbins 
    Children 
     1. Darlene OWENS
     2. Robin OWENS
    Last Modified 12 Jan 2016 
    Family ID F13691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart