James "Doug" Douglas Owens

Doug grew up in Homer and attended school at Homer community schools. While in school he excelled at athletics which included football, wrestling, and track. During the late 70s, Doug became enamored with muscle cars. It began with a white Trans-am but his love for driving would take him many places in life.

Often times when Doug talked with his children, he talked about the importance of trying your best and showing heart. This was true of Doug in many of the places he worked. He always quickly advanced and showed a great desire to do excellent work and when he combined that with driving, the results were dynamic. Doug spent many of his years working in factories and driving fork lifts, driving supply trucks for the hospital, and eventually went on to retire from being a class A truck driver. He was quick to remind you if you questioned his driving skills that he went 40 years without a ticket!

Undoubtedly, one of Doug's greatest loves in life was his 69 RS Camero. It wouldn't take long into a conversation before he would tell you how it was one of the most desirable Camero's ever made. He loved working on it, telling stories about driving it, and talking about his next plan for it.

Generous with his words, he was always willing to talk about how proud he was of his children, his family members, and how much he loved his dogs. Not always in that order either :) Very few things made him happier than supporting the people and things he loved. He loved to tell jokes, go hunting and fishing, watch the Detroit Lions (sometimes), and spend time telling stories about the great times he had in his life. He will be greatly missed by those he loved dearly.

He is preceded in death by his parent, Clifford and Lillian; sisters, Ada George, and Rhonda Hawley, and granddaughter, Maya Rei Rogers.

Doug is survived by his sons, James D. Owens II of Homer, MI, and Christopher Scott Owens (Ashley Guerrero of Albion, MI; daughter, Jordan Michele Owens (Jacob Rogers) of Henrico, Virginia; sister, Brenda (Sam) Allen of Homer, MI; brother in law, Greg Hawley of Homer, MI; nephews, Danny George of Homer, MI, Derek Allen, of Marshall, MI, Travis Allen of Homer, MI, and niece, Tiffany (Trevor) Kelly of Marshall, MI.

A graveside service will take place on Friday, April 14th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery in Albion, MI located at 1301 S Superior Street.