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Betty Sue Owens, 80, of Greenville died, Sunday, March 2, 2008, at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at Park Street Baptist Church with Rev. Johnny Hailes and Rev. Bill Shaddox officiating. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Visitation is from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at the funeral home.
She was the daughter of Herbert Henry and Esta Mae Bolling Fletcher and born October 31, 1927, in Corpus Christi, Texas. On June 23, 1946, she was married to Howard T. Owens in Celeste. Mrs. Owens retired from Phil Prather's Insurance in 1990. She was a member ot Park Street Baptist Church and Beta Kappa Master, a chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
She is survived by sons, Terry Owens and wife Lana of Merit and Jerry Owens and wife Kelley of Royse City; sisters-in-law, Anne Stephens of Grand Prairie, Lillian Jenkins, Dorothy Owens and Maurace Fletcher, all of Greenville, Charlene Owens of Sherman and Dixie Fletcher of Longview; grandchildren, Barrett Owens and wife Paige of Fairview and Britni Owens of McKinney; and great-grandchildren, Jade and Cooper Owens of Fairview.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Oct. 26, 1990; her father on Feb. 22, 1960; her mother, on Aug. 31, 1966; brothers, Harold Fletcher on Feb. 18, 1966, Jack Fletcher on Oct. 15, 1983, William "Bill" Fletcher on March 15, 2002 and James Fletcher on Feb. 5, 2004; sisters, Wilma Ray Whitley on May 12, 1996 and Frances Erwin on Marach 28, 2002; nieces, Sandy White on April 21, 2003 and Debbie Lindermanes; and a nephew, Kenneth Fletcher on April 9, 1996.
Pallbearers will be Mike Owens, Harry Owens, Charles Pittman, Marvin Combs, Joe Fletcher, Hugh Howell, Bobby Erwin and Mack Hurst. Honorary pallbearers will be Daryl Whitley, Steve Fletcher, Larry Hart and Bill Hart.
The family requests memorials be made to Park Street Baptist Church.