Juanita C. Owen

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Juanita C. Owen, 70, of Reelsville, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014.

She was born on Sept. 16, 1943 in Greencastle to Floyd and Genevieve Hamilton Phelps.

Juanita was a graduate of Reelsville High School, where she was still very active with the alumni association and was a member of the Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. She had also been a past active member in the Reelsville Little League, Civil Defense and Lions Club.

She retired from Wal-Mart Distribution and Pi Beta Phi Sorority at DePauw.

Juanita was preceded in death by her parents; an infant daughter, Margaret Lee Owen; and two brothers, George Phelps and Joseph Phelps.

Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Dorman Lee Owen; children Nancy Richardson of Greencastle, Donald Owen of Greencastle and Joan Barnett and husband Bruce of Spencer; a sister, Laura "Peggy" Hayes of Greencastle; six grandchildren, Heather Nelson of Greencastle, Sam Richardson of Greencastle, Nick Owen of Reelsville, Jesse Owen of Reelsville, Andrea Mescall and husband Brandon of Cloverdale and Alisha Barnett of Spencer; a great-granddaughter, Macy Mescall; and her beloved dog, Zippy, a beagle-terrier mix.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home with Butch Hull officiating. Interment will follow at Boone Hutcheson Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 11 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.

Juanita loved her family and watching birds.

Memorials in Juanita's memory may be shared with the Reelsville-Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department.

Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.