Emmett Lee Owens Obituary (1948

Mr. Emmett Lee Owens, age 73 of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on December 14, 1948 in Scottsburg, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Emmett Emery and Creola Glen Plessinger Owens. He was a 1967 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School. Emmett was inducted into the United States Navy on May 28, 1968 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He rose to the rate of AE2 during the Vietnam War and served as an aviation mechanic. He was honorably discharged on February 25, 1972 at Lemoore, California receiving the National Defense Service Medal, Air Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Meritorious Unit Commendation. A life-long resident of the Madison community, Emmett retired from Anderson's Sales and Service in 2010. He previously owned The Motorcycle Clinic, located in downtown Madison, for many years. He was a member of the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion as well as the Madison Moose Lodge No. 765. An avid pilot, he loved to fly his plane and also enjoyed riding motorcycles with his travels entailing everywhere. Emmett died on Friday, August 19, 2022, at 7:50 p.m. at the Waters of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Emmett will be missed by his loving daughters, Sierra Wykoff and her husband, Christopher "Topher" Wykoff of Madison, Indiana, and Adrienne Owens of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Ethan, Penelope, and Amelia; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by father, Emmett Emery Owens, died December 6, 2008, mother, Creola Glen Plessinger Owens, died July 13, 2008, brother, Noble Allen Owens, died June 13, 2017. COMMITTAL CEREMONY AND MILITARY HONORSMilitary honors will be conducted on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. by Chaplain Mike Bath at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATIONFriends may gather Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. 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 Emmett Lee Owens, please click here to visit our sympathy store.