Morris Leon Owens, Sr.

Morris Leon Owens, Sr.

SANTA FE - Mr. Morris Leon Owens, Sr. went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning, December 3, 2016, peacefully at home surrounded by his family after a courageous fight with cancer.

Born October 13, 1944 in Baytown, Mr. Owens was a dedicated family man, who loved music and picking his guitar in church and enjoyed telling stories. He was a hard worker, always tinkering, fixing or building things. Morris was a former member of Santa Fe Easy Riders Biker Club and had worked in the oil fields of East Texas and retired as a truck driver for Enterprise Transport.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Silas Leonard and Maggie Mae (Strauser) Owens; brothers, G. W. Owens, Billy Owens, Leonard “Junior” Owens, Jr.; sisters, Juanita Irby, Mary Jo Hudson.

Survivors include his loving wife of 51 years, Carol Owens; sons, Morris Leon, Jr. and wife, Belen Owens of Coppell, TX, Kevin Dewayne and wife, Delilah Owens of Santa Fe; daughter, Yvonne Michelle and husband, Brock Joyal of Jacinto City, TX; brothers, James Glen and wife, Sharon Owens of Mt. Belvieu, Jerry Wayne and wife, Mary Owens of Livingston; 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2016, in the chapel of Hayes Funeral Home, with Pastors Nathan Hendrix and Harry Stafford officiating.  Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m. Earthman Memory Gardens Cemetery in Baytown.

Pallbearers will be Grant Mallery, Anthony Owens, Matthew Owens, Nathan Owens, Johnny Rost and Jonathan Snyder.

Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, 10412 Highway 6, Hitchcock, TX (409) 925-3501. www.HayesFuneralHome.com

Memorials in the form of donations may be made in Morris’s name to Cancer Care, 275 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York, 10001.

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