Visitation will take place at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home on May 30th from 1130-1230, service at 1230 and graveside burial immediately following the service, with Stephen Mead officiating. Social distancing and protective masks will be observed.
Dean was born in Vera, TX on 1/21/32 and grew up in Bryson and Jacksboro. She worked as a soda jerk, a telephone switchboard operator, a school cafeteria worker and an electronics technician throughout her life. She married Charles Wayne Owen February 4, 1950. In 1964, they bought a home in Euless, TX and lived there for over 40 years. She was a member of the Bedford Church of Christ where she faithfully served the Lord.
Dean loved the outdoors, camping and fishing, puzzles, her family, and was an avid fan of the TCU Horned Frogs and the Texas Rangers. If a game was playing, she was watching and cheering.
She is preceded in death by her husband Charles Wayne Owen; parents, Willie Claude Koone and Julia Ann Scroggins Koone of Jacksboro, TX, brother, Doyle Koone, and sisters, Carthal Starr and Carmel Piefer, son and wife, Larry and Lina Owen and granddaughter, Michelle Owen.
She is survived by 3 children and their spouses, Debbie and Larry Hightower of Saltillo, TX, Jeri and Bryan Shelby of Bedford, TX and Jimmy Owen and Jim Sherrill of Dallas, TX. Grandchildren, Kelly and Kevin Gonzales of Ft Worth, TX, Denise and Chris Perry of Friendswood, TX, Clay and Tiffany Hightower of Euless, TX, Amanda Pace of Hurst, TX, Zachary and Spenser Pace of North Richland Hills, TX and Canyon Schwartz of Houston TX. She left behind 12 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society. The family would like to especially thank Dr. Sandeep Gill and the staff of Texas Oncology for their tireless work and dedication to Dean’s care and treatment.