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Henry Owen
23 April, 1944 - 21 January 1966
Henry Owen was killed in a car accident on the old 69 highway outside of Liberty Missouri on January 21, 1966.
Owen's permanent residence was with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Owen. He was living in Liberty while working on construction jobs.
Owen was born in Yakima, Wash., and had lived in this area 15 years. He was a graduate of North Kansas City high school. Owen was a member of the Winnwood Baptist church and Iron Workers local union No. 10. He served in the Air Force in 1961 and 1962.
He leaves a wife, a son, four brothers and three sisters. and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Elva Owen, Carthage, Mo. His widow and child went back to live with the maternal grandparents.
Funeral services for Owen will be held at 10 o'clock Monday at the Newcomer chapel in North Kansas City. Burial will be in White Chapel cemetery, Gladstone.
Source: Kansas City Star, Jan 21, 1966
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Jim Hibbard
Henry and I grew up in the same neighborhood with Jim O'Banion and Alan Gianessi and went to school together for almost all 12 years. The four of us graduated together in 1962 on a Friday night and left for basic training in the US Air Force the following Monday night. From there our paths separated. We were placed in different flights in basic training. After basic training, we all were placed at different bases for technical training. Henry was eventually placed on a base on the east coast where he married and had one child. While home on leave in 1966, he was killed in a car accident on the old 69 highway outside of Liberty Missouri. He was buried in White Chapel Gardens in Kansas City Missouri. His widow and child went back to live with the maternal grandparents. Henry was one you could always count on for support of any kind. I think of him often and still miss him to this day.
Jim Hibbard