Bonnie Owens

Bonnie Kathrine (Rowe) Owens of Wise County Texas passed away at 6:00 AM on Saturday, June 17, 2017, nine days after her 85th birthday. Bonnie was born in Denton Texas on 8 June 1932 to father Hill Rowe and mother Maggie Fay (Fouts) Rowe. She was a pioneer in the early years of computer programming at Affiliated Foods and upon retiring, became a full time seamstress and artist. She loved to sew and paint and spent many happy hours teaching others these skills.

Bonnie was preceded in death by brother Hill Rowe III, husband, O.D. Owens Jr., daughter Gayla Powell, daughter Johnnie Neely and son Joe Powell. She is survived by daughter Fran (Powell) Fritz and husband Bobby of Decatur, daughter Cindy (Powell) Schiller and husband Sam of Krum, son-in-law Tom Neely of Stephenville, daughter-in-law Angie Powell of Denton, grand daughter Amy (Neely) Gatlin and husband Justin of Boyd, grandson Ben Crowell and wife Katelyn of Ponder, grandson Jace Powell of Tulsa Oklahoma, grandson Clint Crowell and wife Kara of Denton, and great grandson Ben Crowell of Ponder. She is also survived by her step grandchildren and their families, Kameron Gatlin, Jerami Fritz and wife Kristy and daughter Rami, Jim Bob Fritz and wife Paige and children Chloe and Jasper, and Katie Weaver and husband Joseph and their children, Hayden, Hannah, and Holdyn.

Services will be held June 22, 2017 at Anderson Clayton Funeral Home in Kemp Texas. Viewing is from 09:30 to 10:30 and the service begins at 10:30. She will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband O.D. Owens at Wilson Chapel Cemetery in Kaufman County. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Texas Cowboys Against Cancer, P.O. Box 132, Ponder, TX 76259 or through the web site at TexasCowboysAgainstCancer.org.