"Bob" James Robert Owens Obituary (1938

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Robert "Bob" Owens Mr. James Robert "Bob" Owens, age 81, of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on October 16, 1938 in Deputy Indiana on the family farm. He was the loving son of the late James Kenneth and Phyllis Ruth Niccum Owens. He grew up in Deputy and graduated in 1956 from Deputy High School where he was a member of the first graduating class in the new gym. Bob enjoyed playing basketball throughout high school. Bob attended Indiana State Business College. He was inducted into the United States Army and served six years and rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant serving the 191st Ordnance Company. He was honorably discharged on February 5, 1967. On June 26, 1960 he was united in marriage to Peggy Ann Click in Scottsburg, Indiana. This union of nearly 60 years was blessed with two children, Michael and Gina. He was a traffic manager and scheduler for Morgan Foods for 45 years. In his younger years he attended the Deputy United Methodist Church. He enjoyed playing basketball and was a member of the local 4-H and was a charter member of the Deputy Volunteer Fire Department. Bob was a master gardener and enjoyed everything looking pristine around his home. He was a devoted husband, loving dad, grandpa and great grandpa. Bob died on Monday, June 1, 2020, at 10:47 p.m. at his home in Deputy, Indiana with his loving family at his side. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Bob will be missed by his loving wife of nearly 60 years, Peggy Ann Click Owens of Deputy, Indiana; his loving son, Michael Owens and his wife, Shelly of Deputy, Indiana; his loving daughter, Gina R. Hardesty and her husband, Doyle of Madison, Indiana; his devoted grandchildren, Jeremy Owens, Haley Owens, Natalie Garrett (Charlie), Andrew Owens (fiancee, Karissha Righthouse), Heather Mundt, Justin Mundt, Meredith Owens; his great-grandchildren, Owen Garrett and Preston Righthouse; his sisters in law and brothers in law, Evelyn Owens of Deputy, Indiana, Betty and Bill Roseberry of Crothersville, Indiana, Janet and David Wells of Scottsburg, Indiana, Donald Click of Scottsburg, Indiana, Jennifer and James Barton of Salem, Indiana, Phyllis and Darrell Carmean of Crestview, Florida; his niece and his nephew, Janet C. Owens McCreary and James D. Owens and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, James Kenneth Owens, died June 8, 1985 and his mother, Phyllis Ruth Niccum Owens, died November 7, 1996, his brother, Lloyd D. Owens, died October 14, 2016, his nieces, Donnetta Sue and Lynetta Sue Owens, died March 1, 1968, his brother in law, Philip D. Click, died September 26, 2015; his sister in law, Mary Elizabeth Click, his father in law, Wayne Click, died September 7, 2013, and his mother in law, Catherine E. Click died October 27, 2019. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 6, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Pisgah Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute will be conducted on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre with full military honors to follow at the graveside by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Deputy Volunteer Fire Department. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre's of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of "Bob" James Robert Owens, please click here to visit our sympathy store.