Funeral services for Russell Clinton Owen, 78, of Chickasha, will be held at 10:30 on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Antioch Cemetery near Maysville, Oklahoma with Michael Butler officiating.
Russell Clinton Owen was born October 16, 1942 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, the son of Clinton Harrison Owen and Alvia Alice (Allen) Owen. He passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Chickasha, Oklahoma
Russell grew up in Maysville, graduating from Maysville High School in 1961. He then attended Cameron Junior College studying animal husbandry.
On June 1, 1963, Russell married Georgiann Davis in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. They were married 47 years until her death in 2010.
Russell and Georgiann lived in Maysville, Purcell and Oklahoma City, settling in Chickasha in 1964, where he worked for 20 years for Pool Mortgage Company. He then worked for Cement Bank for five years and then owned his own insurance agency for five years. He worked for Charles Allen Ford for 21 years, never officially retiring.
As a young man, Russell enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was a retired Grady County Volunteer Firefighter with the Pioneer Company for 20 years, 15 of those were as Chief.
He was preceded in death by both parents; his wife, Georgiann; his daughter, Cynthia Owen-Beaver; sister and brother-in-law, Maggie and Jesse Staley; and brother-in-law, Bill Idleman; brother, Harrison Oscar Owen.
Survivors include his sisters, Clara Idleman of Lonegrove and Frankie Nielsen of Oakland, California; sister-in-law, Jan Owen of Pauls Valley; several nieces and nephews; his Charles Allen Ford family; and other extended family and friends.
The family will receive friends at a visitation on Monday, December 21 st at Ferguson Funeral Home from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army.
Services are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.