Eddie Owens’ obituary

Salisbury Post (NC) - Sunday, April 22, 2001

GREENSBORO - William Edward 'Eddie' Owens, 55, died Friday (April 20, 2001) at Moses Cone Hospital. He was a former resident of Rowan County.

A native of Fredericksburg, Va., Mr. Owens was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Owens and Mary Catherine Sigmon Owens. He attended Boyden High School in Salisbury and graduated from Enloe High School in Raleigh.

Mr. Owens earned an associate degree in merchandising from Kings College in Raleigh.

A U.S. Navy veteran, he was a communication specialist with Emery World Wide.

Mr. Owens was a former member of the Elks Club in Raleigh and a former Jaycee in Greensboro. He was a member of the Wolfpack Club, American Legion Post 53 and Emmanual Wesleyan Church.

Survivors include wife Patricia Ann Norris Owens; daughter Tonia Renee Roland, Greensboro; sisters Cindy Bagley of Germany and Rita Owens of California; brothers Ersel Owens and Robert Owens, both of Virginia; stepmother Shirley Owens of Virginia; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Emmanuel Wesleyan Church.

Visitation: 7-8:30 p.m. today at Forbis &Dick Funeral Service, North Elm Street.

Memorials: Emmanuel Wesleyan Church, 3235 Yanceyville St., Greensboro, NC 27405 or the American Cancer Society, 4 Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407.