Charles "Zipper" Owens^[1]

1922 - 2008  (85 years)

• Name	Charles "Zipper" Owens
  Born	17 Dec 1922
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Dec 2008	St. Mary's Medical Center   [2]
  Buried	18 Dec 2008	Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I154109	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	John Henry Owens,   b. 12 Sep 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Sep 1959, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Kate Ann Jones,   b. 13 May 1890, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jul 1965  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F52492	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Louise Crawford
  Children	+ 1. Charles Michael Owens,   b. 23 Dec 1951,   d. 5 Sep 2005  (Age 53 years)   2. Anthony Gene Owens   3. Darryl Crawford Owens   4. Linda Gayle Owens + 5. Beverly "Suzie" Owens
  Family ID	F94022	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 18 Dec 2008 - Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 29 Sep 1959. John Henry Owens obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Dec 2008. OWENS, CHARLES "ZIPPER" - age 85 of Knoxville passed away December 14, 2008 at St. Mary's Medical Center. CPL with the 88th Blue Devils Company D, 351 Infantry, U.S. Army WWII, as a Motor Gunner from February 18, 1943 until October 24, 1945. Preceded in death by parents, John and Katie Owens, son, Charles Michael Owens; grandson, Cory Tyler Coile; brother, Ralph "Hoot" Owens; sisters, Blanche, Geneva, Virgie, and Pauline. Survived by mother of his children, Louise Owens; sons, Anthony Gene Owens and wife Brenda, and Darryl Crawford Owens and wife Sheila; daughters, Linda Gayle Coleman, Beverly "Suzie" Coile and husband Mark; daughter-in-law, Robin Owens; grandchildren, Joshua Shayne, Jennifer Rae, Michael Chase Owens, Jeffery Sherwood, Nicholas Charles, and Jessica Paige Owens, Brittany Eldridge, Christopher Allan Ellis, Whittney, Brittney, and Tiffany Coile; great grandchildren, Alyssa Hailey, Alexander Glenn, Katelyn Nichole, and Annabell Owens, Shanna Rae Jarnigan, Brayton Isiah Harrison and Damien Sherwood; sisters, Louise Valentine and husband Edward, Bonnie Noe and husband Troy; sister-in-law, Louise Owens; special Army buddies, Cooper, and Addington. Visitation 6-8 pm Wednesday with service to follow at 8 pm in the chapel of Weaver Funeral Home. Reverend Mark Braddom, and Roy Coker officiating. Family and friends will meet 12:45 pm Thursday at Weaver Funeral Home to proceed to Tennessee Veterans Cemetery for a 1:30 pm graveside service. You are invited to share your thoughts and memories of Charles at his memorial website www.mem.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 72046393).