Patricia J. Owens

Patricia Joan Lewellen Owens, 90, a resident of Columbia, died Monday, September 30, 2024 at NHC Maury Regional Transitional Care.

A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.

Patricia was born on February 3, 1934 in Akron, Ohio to the late Ralph Lewellen and the late Helen Clayton Cook. She was a homemaker and a retired secretary for B.F. Goodrich in Akron, Ohio. On December 24, 1954 she married Ralph Robert Owens.

Survivors include her husband of nearly 70 years Ralph Owens of Columbia; three children, Aaron (Regina) Owens of Columbia, Patty (Mike) Carson of Columbia and Ken (Kim) Owens of Lawrenceburg; sister Ruth Ann Dix of Portland, Oregon; ten grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a grandson Patrick John “PJ” Carson of Columbia; sister Marilynn Copen of Barberton, Ohio; a brother Richard Lewellen of Detroit, Michigan.

The family would like to express a special thank you to Dr. Cummins Couch for his compassionate care.