"Bill" John William Owen, Jr. Obituary (1935

Mr. John William "Bill" Owen, Jr. , age 86, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on October 11, 1935 in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the son of the late John W., Sr. and Corabell Sedam Owen and was raised by his paternal grandparents, Louis H. and Esta F. Owen. Bill spent his entire life in Jefferson County and was a 1953 graduate of the old Central High School on Ryker's Ridge. He was a 1960 graduate of Hanover College with a B.A. in Business Administration. He worked at the Jefferson Proving Ground from 1953 to 1957, then at the Madison State Hospital until 1960. He was united in marriage to Marilyn Ruth Hayes on June 20, 1958 at the Hanover United Methodist Church. This happy union of 63 years was blessed with a daughter, Dawn Marie, and two sons, Jeffrey William and Robert Neil. He worked 14 years as the director of customer services at Grote Manufacturing Company. He farmed all of his life and enjoyed working there with his cattle and crops. Bill worked part time at Hughes Tobacco Warehouse from 1983 until 1992 when he went to work full time as a bookkeeper for Ford Lumber Company and retired in 2018. Bill attended Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church all his life and was baptized at 12 years of age by Reverend Hugh James. He had been a Sunday school teacher, Sunday school superintendent and deacon at different times during his many years at Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church. He loved old cars and tractors. Bill died on Sunday, April 3, 2022, at 8:12 p.m. at his home in Madison, Indiana with his wife at his side. Please Click Here to View Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Bill will be missed by his wife of 63 years, Marilyn Ruth Hayes Owen of Madison, Indiana; his daughter, Dawn Marie Owen Houze and her husband Rob of Lexington, Indiana; his sons, Jeffrey William Owen and his wife Nancy of Madison, Indiana, Robert Neil Owen and his wife Bev of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Amy Owen, Chris Owen (Gennifer), Andrew Houze (Danica), Ramsay Houze, Shelby Owen, Shalee Owen; his great grandchildren, Carson Owen, Jaxson Owen, Kinley Owen, Holly Houze, Maylee Houze, and Garrett Houze; his brother, Melvin Randall and his wife Debbie of Madison, Indiana; his sisters, Wanda Jackson of Hanover, Indiana, Nancy Simmons of Gravis, Ohio; his sister in law, Avanell Randall of Hanover, Indiana; his brothers in laws, Gerald Hayes and his wife, Edie of Fortville, Indiana, Ralph Shelley of Stevensville, Michigan, Frank Hayes of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, John William Owen, Sr., died in 1943, his mother, Corabell Sedam Owen Randall Wyne Chambers, died March 11, 1997, his sisters, Glenna Skirvin, died June 24, 1994, Linda Gray, died June 12, 2006, Roberta "Birdie" Rousch, died December 21, 2007, Mable Donna Wood, died July 12, 2013, Janet L. Bird, died November 21, 2014, his brothers, Robert "Duke" Randall, died March 10, 1999, Paul Edward Randall, died December 17, 2014, and Ernest Leroy "Ernie" Owen, died March 24, 2007 and his paternal grandparents that raised him. MEMORIAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. by Dr. Kevin Crouch at the Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church, 2601 North Ryker's Ridge Road near Madison, Indiana. Interment will be at a later date in the Ryker's Ridge Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. TO WATCH THE FUNERAL LIVE PLEASE CLICK THE LINK BELOW:https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/71969/hash:DD944097EA6CF3D9 VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church, 2601 North Ryker's Ridge Road near Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of "Bill" John William Owen, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.