Rex Keith Owen 1936-2021

Posted Tuesday, August 3, 2021 5:38 pm

Services for Rex Keith Owen, 85, of Alba are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021 at Enon Baptist Church with Bro. Reggie Day officiating.

Interment will follow in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.

Mr. Owen passed away July 29, 2021 at his residence in Alba. He was born Jan. 6, 1936 in Commerce to Harvey Eugene and Mary Jewell Parkins Owen. Rex married Jeanan McKenzie in Alba on Nov. 22, 1956. He retired in August 1992, from the U.S. Forest Service after 35 years of service. He moved to Alba in September 1992 and was a member of Enon Baptist Church. Rex was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Jerry Gene Owen; daughter, Dawn K. Owen; daughter-in-law, Pamela Anne Owen; and granddaughter, Jesselyn Kate Hale.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Jeanan Owen of Alba; two sons, Philip K. (Buck) Owen of Alba and Brett K. Owen and wife Dana of Hillsboro, Ore.; daughter, Shanna K. Hale and husband Jeff of Albuquerque, N.M.; sister, Nancy Janell Steed of Alba; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

Memorials can be made to Reflections Hospice, 502 E. Goode St., Quitman, Texas 75783 or Enon Baptist Church, P.O. Box 399, Alba, Texas 75410.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

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