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1872 - 1946 (73 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Dent King OWENS was born 17 Aug 1872, Russell Co. VA; died 04 Jan 1946, Russell Co. VA; was buried , Tate-Burdine Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1880 Census
Name: Dent K. Owens
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Hiram C. Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nancy A. Owens
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: At School
Household Members:
Hiram C. Owens 31
Nancy A. Owens 28
Dent K. Owens 7
Hollias S. Owens 5
1910 Census
Name: Denton R Owens [Dent K Owens]
Age in 1910: 39
Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bettie Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Denton R Owens 39
Bettie Owens 27
Robert Owens 2
Rachel N Owens 3 months
1920 Census
Name: Dent Owens
Age: 48
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Delia Bell Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: Working Out
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Household Members:
Dent Owens 48
Delia Bell Owens 40 [43]
James Owens 13
Rachel Owens 10
Craig Owens 6
1930 Census
Name: Dent K Owens
Birth Year: abt 1873
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: $1000
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 30
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Farming
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Dent K Owens 57
Delia B Owens 50
James Owens 24
Craige Owens 17
1940 Census
Name: Dent W Owens
Age: 67
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Street: 678
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $1
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 20
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $100
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Dent W Owens 67
Delia Owens 61
Creig Owens 27
Teney Owens 22 [Tina] [daughter-in-law]
Shirley Owens 3 [granddaughter]
Juanata Owens 1 [granddaughter]
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Dent King Owens
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 73
Birth Date: 17 Aug 1872
Death Date: 4 Jan 1946
Death Place: Russell, Virginia
Cause of Death: myocardial infarction due to senility
Registration Date: 1 Feb 1946
Father: Craig Owens
Mother: Nannie Bailey
Spouse: Delia Belle Owens
Informant: N. W. Tate
Dent married Betty E. Helbert 10 Jun 1905, Russell Co. VA. Betty was born ca 1883, Virginia. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. James William OWENS was born 05 Mar 1906, Russell Co. VA; died 07 Oct 1985, Lebanon, Russell Co.VA; was buried , Forest Hill Memory Gardens, Washington Co. VA.
- 3. Robert OWENS was born ca 1908, Russell Co. VA.
- 4. Rachel Owens was born 11 Dec 1909, Virginia; died 08 Dec 1976, Lebanon, Russell Co.VA; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Castlewood, Russell Co. VA.
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Dent married Delia Belle Fogleman. Delia was born 10 May 1878, Virginia; died 25 Nov 1957, Lebanon, Russell Co.VA; was buried , Tate-Burdine Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 5. Craig Scott OWENS was born 12 Mar 1913, Russell Co. VA; died 04 Dec 2001, Russell Co. VA; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Castlewood, Russell Co. VA.
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Generation: 2
2. | James William OWENS (1.Dent1) was born 05 Mar 1906, Russell Co. VA; died 07 Oct 1985, Lebanon, Russell Co.VA; was buried , Forest Hill Memory Gardens, Washington Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1920 Census
Name: James Owens
Age: 13
Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Dent Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Delia Bell Owens
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Dent Owens 48
Delia Bell Owens 40
James Owens 13
Rachel Owens 10
Craig Owens 6
1930 Census
Name: James Owens
Birth Year: abt 1906
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1930: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Laborer
Industry: On Farm
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Dent K Owens 57
Delia B Owens 50
James Owens 24
Craige Owens 17
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: James William Owens
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 79
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1906
Death Date: 14 Sep 1985
Death Place: Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia
Cause of Death: respiratory failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; due to carcinoma of the right lung
Registration Date: 7 Oct 1985
Father: Dent King Owens
Mother: Betty Helbert
Spouse: Grace Litton Owens
Informant: wife
James married Grace Litton. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Robert OWENS (1.Dent1) was born ca 1908, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1910 Census
Name: Robert Owens
Age in 1910: 2
Birth Year: abt 1908
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Denton R Owens [Denton K]
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Bettie Owens
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Denton R Owens 39
Bettie Owens 27
Robert Owens 2
Rachel N Owens 3 months
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4. | Rachel Owens (1.Dent1) was born 11 Dec 1909, Virginia; died 08 Dec 1976, Lebanon, Russell Co.VA; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Castlewood, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1910 Census
Name: Rachel N Owens
Age in 1910: 3 months
Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Denton R Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Bettie Owens
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Denton R Owens 39
Bettie Owens 27
Robert Owens 2
Rachel N Owens 3 months
1920 Census
Name: Rachel Owens
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Dent Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Delia Bell Owens
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Dent Owens 48
Delia Bell Owens 40
James Owens 13
Rachel Owens 10
Craig Owens 6
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Rachel Tate
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1911
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Nelson Tate
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas J Tate 74 [husband's uncle]
Nelson Tate 34
Rachel Tate 19
Thomas J Tate 1 month
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Rachel Tate
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Household Members:
Nelson Tate 44
Rachel Tate 30
Thomas Jefferson Tate 10
Sara Elizabeth Tate 8
Hal Potter Tate 2
Ganell Tate 1
Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Rachel Tate
SSN: 226-98-5108
Last Residence: 24266 Lebanon, Russell, Virginia
BORN: 11 Dec 1909
Died: Dec 1976
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1974)
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Rachel Owens Tate
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 66
Birth Date: 11 Dec 1909
Death Date: 8 Dec 1976
Death Place: Lebanon, Russell, Virginia
Cause of Death: carcinoma of the uterus
Registration Date: 15 Dec 1976
Father: Dent K Owens
Mother: Elizabeth Helbert
Spouse: Nelson W Tate
Informant: Hal Tate
Certificate Number: 1976037415
Rachel married Nelson White TATE. Nelson (son of James W. TATE and Jane Boyd (Jennie) GIBSON) was born 17 Feb 1896, Russell Co. VA; died 08 Nov 1969, Lebanon, Russell Co. VA; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Castlewood, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Craig Scott OWENS (1.Dent1) was born 12 Mar 1913, Russell Co. VA; died 04 Dec 2001, Russell Co. VA; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Castlewood, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1920 Census
Name: Craig Owens
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Dent Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Delia Bell Owens
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Dent Owens 48
Delia Bell Owens 40
James Owens 13
Rachel Owens 10
Craig Owens 6
1930 Census
Name: Craige Owens
Birth Year: abt 1913
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1930: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Class of Worker: Unpaid worker, member of the family
Household Members:
Dent K Owens 57
Delia B Owens 50
James Owens 24
Craige Owens 17
1940 Census
Name: Creig Owens
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1913
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Home in 1940: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Farmer
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 30
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 50
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Dent W Owens 67
Delia Owens 61
Creig Owens 27
Teney Owens 22
Shirley Owens 3
Janatia Owens 1
Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Craig Scott Owens
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Mar 1913
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Father: Dent K Owens
Mother: Delia Fogleman
Social Security Death Index
Name: Craig S. Owens
SSN: 230-34-8867
Last Residence: 24382 Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
BORN: 12 Mar 1913
Died: 4 Dec 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78861294&ref=acom
Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Craig Scott Owens
Death Date: 4 Dec 2001
Death Place: Russell, Virginia
Craig married Tina Carnelia Herndon. Tina was born 29 Aug 1917, Russell Co. VA; died 18 Oct 2006, Lebanon, Russell Co.VA; was buried , Temple Hill Cemetery, Castlewood, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 3
6. | Thomas Jefferson TATE (4.Rachel2, 1.Dent1) was born 07 Mar 1930, Russell Co. VA; died Jun 1988, Polk Co. FL. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Thomas J Tate
Birth Year: abt 1930
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: great-nephew
Home in 1930: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas J Tate 74
Nelson Tate 34
Rachel Tate 19
Thomas J Tate 1 month
1940 Census
Name: Thomas Jefferson Tate
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1930
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Native Language: English
Household Members:
Nelson Tate 44
Rachel Tate 30
Thomas Jefferson Tate 10
Sara Elizabeth Tate 8
Hal Potter Tate 2
Ganell Tate 1
Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Thomas Jefferson Tate
Birth Date: 7 Mar 1930
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Thomas J. Tate
SSN: 227-36-5300
Last Residence: 33801 Lakeland, Polk, Florida
BORN: 7 Mar 1930
Died: Jun 1988
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)
Thomas married Blanche W. Sword 14 Jan 1963, Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
Thomas married Christine Varney 11 Nov 1971, Wise Co. VA; divorced 29 Nov 1973, Russell Co. VA. Christine was born 10 Feb 1927, Pike Co. KY; died 11 Jan 1988, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Sarah Elizabeth TATE (4.Rachel2, 1.Dent1) was born 22 Jul 1931, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Sara Elizabeth Tate
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1932
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade
Household Members:
Nelson Tate 44
Rachel Tate 30
Thomas Jefferson Tate 10
Sara Elizabeth Tate 8
Hal Potter Tate 2
Ganell Tate 1
Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Tate
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1931
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Sarah married Lewis Lamond Smith 10 Apr 1953, Russell Co. VA; divorced 08 Jul 1959, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
Sarah married Cornelius Tate. [Group Sheet]
Sarah married Henry Irving McCraw 10 Nov 1962, Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. VA; divorced 27 Aug 1976, Charlottesville, Albemarle Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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8. | Hal Leighton TATE (4.Rachel2, 1.Dent1) was born 20 Jul 1937, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Hal Potter Tate
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1938
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Household Members:
Nelson Tate 44
Rachel Tate 30
Thomas Jefferson Tate 10
Sara Elizabeth Tate 8
Hal Potter Tate 2
Ganell Tate 1
Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Hal Leighton Tate
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1937
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Hal married Evelyn Kaye Rose 25 Dec 1971, Washington Co. VA. Evelyn was born 08 Nov 1944, Dickenson Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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9. | Gaynell TATE (4.Rachel2, 1.Dent1) was born 04 Apr 1939, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Ganell Tate
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1939
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Moccasin, Russell, Virginia
Household Members:
Nelson Tate 44
Rachel Tate 30
Thomas Jefferson Tate 10
Sara Elizabeth Tate 8
Hal Potter Tate 2
Ganell Tate 1
Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Gay Nell Tate
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1939
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Gaynell married Billy Tignor 23 Jun 1957, Lebanon, Russell Co. VA. Billy was born 19 Aug 1934, Russell Co. VA; died 08 Jun 2003, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Shirley Frances OWENS (5.Craig2, 1.Dent1) was born ca 1937, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 Census
Name: Shirley Owens
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1937
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Home in 1940: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Street: 678
Farm: Yes
Residence in 1935: Same House
Household Members:
Dent W Owens 67
Delia Owens 61
Creig Owens 27
Teney Owens 22
Shirley Owens 3
Juanita Owens 1
Shirley married William Burke Fletcher, Sr. 21 Jun 1957, Nickeslville, Russell Co. VA. William (son of George Bailey Fletcher, Sr. and Velvie McGlothlin) was born 22 Dec 1933, Buchanan Co. VA; died 10 May 2011, Hawkins Co. TN; was buried , Church Hill Memory Gardens, Church Hill, Hawkins Co. TN. [Group Sheet]
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12. | Juanita Sue OWENS (5.Craig2, 1.Dent1) was born ca 1939, Russell Co. VA. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1940 Census
Name: Janatia Owens
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1939
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Home in 1940: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
Street: 678
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: None
Household Members:
Dent W Owens 67 [grandfather]
Delia Owens 61 [grandmother]
Creig Owens 27
Teney Owens 22
Shirley Owens 3
Janatia Owens 1
Juanita married Paul Jessee 12 Dec 1958, Nickelsville Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]
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15. | Samuel Craig OWENS (5.Craig2, 1.Dent1) was born 27 Jun 1952, Russell Co. VA; died 16 Sep 2011, Oxnard, Ventura Co. CA; was buried , Cremated. Notes:
OBITUARY
Roanoke Times; 21 September 2011
Samuel Craig Owens, 59, formerly of Wytheville, Va., was taken home to meet our Heavenly Father on Friday, September 16, 2011. He was helped to cross over with his loving wife of 37 years, his eldest daughter, numerous close family friends, and a white dove that arrived in his back yard that morning and left just prior to the moment of his death.
Sam was born on June 27, 1952, in Lebanon, Va., just minutes before his twin sister, Sandy. The youngest of three other sisters, Sam was raised in a household of women and spoiled rotten as a babe. As he grew, he worked alongside his father with Pendleton's Construction Company building the bridges that dot the landscape of western Virginia and Tennessee. After graduation from George Wythe High School in 1970, Sam continued to work with Pendleton's for a couple of years until he joined the United States Navy in 1972.
Sam's Navy career first began as an Engineering Aid with CBU 404 in Millington, Tenn. It was there he met his wife, Judy, while spending an evening at the USO. After a six month engagement, the two were wedded in holy matrimony in Judy's hometown of La Grange Park, Ill., on October 12, 1974. Sam then received orders for NMCB 74 out of Gulfport, Miss. In September 1975, they celebrated the birth of their first daughter, Jennifer, and made the decision to leave the service and move back to his hometown of Wytheville, Va.
Sam spent the next five years working in the construction industry while attending Wytheville Community College. In August of 1978, they joyfully celebrated the birth of their second daughter, Amy. Sam graduated with an Associate degree of Drafting and Design Technology in 1981 and was named in Who's Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges for his outstanding merit and academic accomplishments. In 1981, Sam made the decision to re-enter the Navy and make a lifetime career out of it.
Sam's first duty station upon reentry was with Public Works in Groton, Conn., and then he was assigned to the USNS Harkness. He spent a year searching for underwater mines in the Suez Canal. After Groton, Sam received orders to CBC Port Hueneme, Calif., and never left. He served in NMCB 4 and NMCB 3 and taught the Engineering Aids at NCTC. In 1990, Sam earned the right to call himself "Chief" as he pinned on the anchors for Chief Petty Officer. He was working as an instructor at CECOS when he retired in 1999 after giving 21 years of his life in service to our country.
After retirement from the United States Navy Seabees, Sam continued to serve in a different way. He took a position as the Facilities Supervisor with Casa Pacifica in Camarillo, Calif. He always said his greatest joy in working there was when a child would come back to the home to thank him for being an inspiration and helping him to get his life back on track.
Sam enjoyed the smaller things in life. He loved to garden, and throughout his years in the Navy was a consistent winner of Yard of the Month, always proudly displaying his Yard of the Month signpost mixed in among the colorful flowers of his garden. He had a talent for woodworking. He skillfully crafted cribs for all three of his grandchildren and made the bedroom set that has been in use by he and his wife for the past 37 years.
He loved to fish. His favorite vacation spot was back home in Virginia where he could be found fishing the waters of Claytor Lake and New River with his brother-in-law or standing alongside Mad Dog Hole in Moccasin Creek. The family photo album is filled with pictures of his stringers and you could always gauge how big his smile was going to be by the number of fish held up beside him. He passed this love on to his daughters and grandchildren, even helping his grandson, Bowen, earn a merit badge in fishing by teaching him how to build and use a jerk pole on the waters of Moccasin Creek.
Sam is survived by his wife of 37 years, Judy Owens; daughter, Jennifer Ormond, of Port Hueneme, Calif.; daughter, Amy Owens, of Royal Oak, Mich.; sister, Shirley Fletcher, of Mt. Caramel, Tenn.; sister, Juanita Jessee and brother-in-law, Paul Jessee, of Lebanon, Va.; sister, Barbara Gibson and brother-in-law, Giles Gibson, of Lebanon, Va.; twin sister, Sandra Blevins and brother-in-law, Ron Blevins, of Wytheville, Va.; three grandchildren, Bowen and Rhianna Ormond, and Evaline Boisvert; as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews, and grand-nieces and nephews throughout the United States.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Tina Carnelia Owens; father, Craig Scott Owens; and brother-in-law, William Burke Fletcher.
Sam's last few days were spent in the comfort of his home on hospice care through Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurses Association (LMVNA). The family wishes to thank his care team, especially his nurse, Dan, and his social worker, Michelle, for the loving and gentle care and support he was given in his last few days with us on Earth.
Sam's wishes were to be cremated and have his ashes spread at the headwaters of Moccasin Creek in Virginia. Sam was a very active member in the local VFW Post 3935 and a Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2011, at the VFW Post 3935, 300 S. Surfside Drive, Port Hueneme, Calif. There will be a potluck immediately following the service. All are welcome to attend to celebrate the life of this great and well-respected member of the military and civilian community.
The family asks that if you have any memories or photos of Sam, you write them down and bring them to the service for future use in a memory book for his young grandchildren so they might better know the man who was loved by so many.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Casa Pacifica, 1722 South Lewis Road, Camarillo, CA 93012 or LMVNA, 1996 Eastman Avenue, Suite 101, Ventura, CA 93003.
Camino del Sol, Funeral Home & Crematory, A Heritage Life Tribute Center, 200 North "C" St., Oxnard, Calif., is assisting the family with arrangements, (805) 483-3443.
Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
Name: Samuel Craig Owens
Birth Date: 27 Jun 1952
Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Buried:
Memorial, portrait, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76855478&ref=acom
Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Samuel Craig Owens
Last Residence: California
BORN: 27 Jun 1952
Died: 16 Sep 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1967)
Samuel married Bonnie Jean Cumbow 21 Aug 1970, Russell Co. VA. Bonnie was born ca 1952. [Group Sheet]
Samuel married Judy 12 Oct 1974, La Grange Park, Cook Co. IL. [Group Sheet]
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