Ann Owens (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Geneva Ann Owens, daughter of Lee and Geneva Smith Rayl, was born May 24, 1943, in Waynesville, Missouri. She departed this life Thursday, March 4, 2021, in Mercy Hospital, in Springfield, Missouri, at the age of seventy-seven years, nine months, and ten days.
On July 7, 1961, she was united in marriage to Tuell Lee Owens, and to this union two daughters and two sons were born. Lee preceded her in death on January 19, 2015.
In June of 2017, she married Allan Davenport, who passed away on June 13, 2018.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two grandsons, Landon and David.
Ann is survived by two daughters, Joy McClanahan, and her husband, Brent, and Rebecca “Becky” King, and her husband, Aaron, all of Lebanon, Missouri; two sons, Raymond Owens, and his wife, Susan, of Lebanon, Missouri, and Thomas Owens, and his wife, Julie, of Rosedale, Oklahoma; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Alice Schultz, and her husband, Bill, and Julie Rayl-Gilstrap, and her husband, Stuart, all of Lebanon, Missouri; a number of nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was raised in the Lebanon area and then moved with her family to Hollywood, Florida where she graduated from McArthur High School. She then returned to Missouri, and began working for her grandmother at the Cora Anderson Nursing Home. When the home closed, she decided to go to nursing college and earned her certificate as a Licensed Practical Nurse. She was the Industrial Nurse for Detroit Tool Company for eleven years. Eventually, she decided to open and operate Neighborhood Residential Home which she did for several years.
Ann had made her profession of faith in Christ and had attended Hillcrest Baptist Church, First Baptist Church and later, Life Point Church.
In her spare time she enjoyed quilting and liked making a quilt for each child. In her younger years, she enjoyed gardening. She also liked playing card games and loved to win. Her family was very dear to her and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Ann was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and was a caring friend. We celebrate her life and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them during her lifetime.
Memorial donations to the Curry Cancer Center at Mercy Hospital in Lebanon, may be made through the funeral home.
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