Doris Ethridge Owens

DORIS ETHRIDGE OWENS

HEADLAND… Doris Ethridge Owens, a resident of the Tumbleton Community near Headland, Alabama, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 14, 2025, at a Henry County Health & Rehabilitation. She was 92.

 Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 17, 2025, at Wright Funeral Home & Crematory Chapel with Reverend Joey Pettis and Reverend Joel Laseter officiating. A eulogy will be given by her great-grandson, Dylan Owens. Burial will follow in the Balkum Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. prior to the service. Wright Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.

 Doris is a lifelong resident of the Tumbleton Community near Headland, Alabama. She attended the Newville Schools. She married the love of her life, Richard Carl Owens, on June 15, 1950, and was by his side until his death on January 5, 1982. She was an active member of Kinsey Baptist Church and loved singing in the Choir. She attended New Zion Free Will Baptist Church in her later years. She was a seamstress all of her life. She worked for Wex-Tex Manufacturing in Headland, Alabama for forty plus years and then Wex-Tex in Ashford, Alabama for five years. Doris was a very crafty person. She did cross-stitch, making a lot of tablecloths and blankets for family and friends. Loved putting puzzles together and making caramel cakes for special family gatherings. She loved her family and friends with all of heart. She was a caregiving person and helped a lot of people when they were sick or just needed a friend. She was known for her generous spirit and the love she showed everyone she met.

 Being the last of her generation of her family siblings, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Carl Owens; her parents, Mattie Lou McArdle Ethridge and Charlie Alonza Ethridge; her brothers, Orlan Ethridge, James Ethridge, and Monroe Ethridge; her sisters, Willodine Stokes, Ava Reneau, Charlie Nell Rogers, Betty McNab, Nina Rabe, and Myra Scruggs; her many cousins, in-laws, nieces and nephews; as well as her several best friends, all of whom she missed dearly.

 Leaving to cherish her memories is her daughter, Deborah Owens Riley (Stan); her son, Chuck Owens (Karen); her sister-in-law, Annice Ethridge; her grandchildren, Matt Owens (Lynn) and Eric Owens (Lindsey); her great-grandchildren, Taylor Owens, Dylan Owens, Dustin Owens, Erica Owens, and Easton Owens; her great-great-grandson, Greyson Henderson; her very special niece who was like a sister to her, Sharlene Cox; her very special friends, Mary & Mickey DeShazo and Terry & Debbie Cobb; and her special cousin, Ray & Brenda Hollis.

 Doris and her family wish to thank Dr. Meadows and the entire staff of Henry County Health & Rehabilitation for the loving care they provided during her stay. Many special friendships were formed with staff members and they know who they are. Also, the family would like to express their appreciation to Gentiva Hospice, Angie Jones, Pam Crossley, Laura Middlebrooks, and Reverend Joel Laseter for their loving care and kindness shown to our mother.

 Active pallbearers will be Terrell Hinson, Kevin McArdle, Mickey DeShazo, Will Scott, Dylan Owens, and Dustin Owens. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Matt Owens and Eric Owens.

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