Armous Gene Owens

Gene Owens, a resident of Decatur, AL was born on June 9, 1938 in Lawrence County, AL and went to be with the Lord on October 2, 2024 at the North Alabama Specialty Hospital in Huntsville. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at the Decatur Church of Christ with Erich Robinson officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. prior to the service at the church. The family will have a private burial after the service. Gene was born to Frank B. (Bud) Owens and Novella Gray Owens and after graduating from Speake High School, he traveled to Florida looking for work. He met Anna Rhea Lacey in Tampa and they were married on July 16, 1960. They moved to Decatur soon afterward and he worked as a butcher for A&P Grocery. For 34 years he was a maintenance electrician with the 3M Company in Decatur. Through the years, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening and was an avid reader. After retirement, Gene also enjoyed crossword puzzles, 4-wheeling and became quite the golfer – often playing once a week or more with several good friends from church and 3M retirees. Gene’s faith in God began early in his life and in the mid ’70s became part of the Austinville Church of Christ, now known as the Decatur Church of Christ. He served as a teacher, deacon, and elder, participated in numerous stateside mission trips to Georgia, and mission trips to the Caribbean, served in the jail ministry, and was recently grading Bible lessons for dozens of students across the globe in the World Bible School program. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Ann Owens, of Decatur; his parents; brothers, Frank Owens, Jr., Raymond Owens, Denford Owens; and sister, Katherine Glover. He was survived by his children, Tony (Diona) Owens of Jasper, AL, Karen (Bill) Burden of Sedalia, MO, Randy (Celia) Owens of Columbia, TN, and Kendra (Erich) Robinson of Ft. Worth, TX; grandchildren, Marcy Yoder, Shelby Pate, Emily Andrew, Anna Lange, Jake Owens, Courtney Moore, Zach Burden, Spencer Robinson, and Parker Robinson; twelve great grandchildren; brothers, Riley Dean (Patsy) Owens of Athens, Jerry (Tina) Owens of Hartselle; sisters, Barbara Tucker of Athens, Carolyn Owens of Athens, Linda Green of Athens, Alma (Carlos) Martinez of Athens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Decatur Church of Christ.

Armous Gene Owens

June 9, 1938 - October 2, 2024