Mary Lou Owens

Mary Lou Owens age 71 of Sunman, Indiana passed away at Ripley Crossing in Milan, Indiana on Thursday, January 29, 2009. She was born Letcher, Kentucky on May 16, 1937, the daughter of Joseph and Alta (Crase) Olinger. A homemaker, Mary Lou enjoyed cooking, sewing and her grandchildren. In her early years, she was a key punch operator at Ohio Casualty. Mary Lou was a member of Eastern Star in Sunman. On September 26 1959 in Hamilton, she was married to Robert G. Owens, who passed away on July 6, 2008.

She is survived by two sons; Jeffrey (Elizabeth) Owens of Sunman and Christopher D. Owens of San Francisco, California; six grandchildren, Misty, Tara, Heather, Luke, Jennifer and Ellen; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ralph Olinger and Andrew Olinger both of Hamilton and two sisters, Darla Okun and Barbara Asher both of Hamilton. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and two brothers; Noah Olinger and Ernest Olinger.

Funeral services will be held at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home, 330 Pershing Ave. on Monday, February 2, 2009 at 1PM with Rev. Andrew Olinger, Mary Lou’s brother, officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11AM to 1PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.