Born Monday, August 26, 1929 in Westminster, Maryland, he was the son of J. Paul Owens and Blanche Aldrich Owens.

Mr. Owens graduated from the School of Forestry at Syracuse University. He served as a member of the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Corps during the Korean War, serving both in the United States and Korea. Mr. Owens was the Regional Underwriting Manager at Nationwide Insurance Company in Butler, retiring in 1994. He was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Butler, having served as a lay reader and an usher.

Mr. Owens is survived by his wife, Mary Haynes Owens, whom he married on August 21, 1955, a son, Joseph, at home; two daughters, Sarah and her husband, Robert Barry Jones of Media, Pennsylvania; and Elizabeth and her husband, Elliott Alan Hannum, Jr. of Richboro, Pennsylvania; two grandchildren, Jack Hannum and Meghan Hannum; one brother, David and his wife, Charlotte Owens of Staughton, Virginia; and one sister, Dorothy and her husband, Roland English of Catonsville, Maryland; and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Owens was preceded in death by one sister, Lucy Davis, and one brother, John Owens.

At the request of the family, there will be no public visitation.

A memorial service for Mr. Owens will be held at the St. Peter's Episcopal Church 218 East Jefferson Street, Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. with the Reverend Paul Cooper officiating.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Butler Area Public Library 218 North McKean Street, Butler, Pennsylvania 16001 or Meals on Wheels - Butler 218 East Jefferson Street, Butler, Pennsylvania 16001 or St. Peter's Episcopal Church 218 East Jefferson Street, Butler, Pennsylvania 16001.