Richard Owen
November 18, 1928 — May 24, 2012
WILSON - Richard L. "Dick" Owen, 83, died Thursday, May 24, 2012.
The funeral will be in Jarrett, VA at a time to be announced.
Dick was born in Virginia and educated at Virginia Military Institute. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict and went on to retire from Imperial Tobacco Company and then worked ten more years with the City of Wilson. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Wilson Elks Lodge.
Surviving is his wife, Jane Royal Owen; daughters, Elizabeth S. Falgout (Roy) of Atlantic Beach, Lynda Owen of Raleigh and Kathryn O. Fluta (Mark) of Wilmington; grandchildren, Michelle Elizabeth Smith of Raleigh and Owen Smith of Greenville; five grand dogs and a great-grand dog; sister, Mary Anne O. Cole (Miller) of Richmond, VA.
The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 6:30 - 8 PM.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Meals-On-Wheels, 2306 Cedar Run Pl, NW, Wilson, NC 27896, or to Community Home Care and Hospice, 206 Forest Hills Rd, NW, Wilson, NC 27896.