Obituary

Virginia Lee Owens, 80, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011, in Plainview. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2011, in Plainview Memorial Park with the Rev. Gary McClendon officiating. Funeral services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Virginia Owens was born to Walter and Hazel Cox on March 26, 1931, in Lawton, Okla. She graduated high school in Norman, Okla. She married Gene Owens on Aug. 6, 1955. Mrs. Owens received her certification as a registered nurse from St. Anthony's School of Nursing in Oklahoma City, Okla. They lived for 30 years in Aiken, Texas, where she assisted in the post office. She worked as a registered nurse in Oklahoma, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. In 1993 Mrs. Owens retired from the Lockney hospital. After her retirement, she and her husband moved to Plainview. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Hazel Cox; her son, David Andrew Owens; her sister, Jeanette Huggins; and stepdad, David Tiffins. She is survived by her husband, Gene Owens of Plainview; one son, Keith Owens of Plainview; and four grandchildren, Brooklyn, Valerie, Vanessa and Kolton Owens. The family suggests memorials to the American Diabetes Association , 8008 Slide Road #12-A, Lubbock, TX 79424. Online condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.