Sheran Owens Sewell

Sheran was born August 4, 1942 at home in Pilot Point, Texas to Malcom Owens and Opal Elizabeth Hall Owens. Sheran was the 4th of the 5 Owens kids: Jack, D.L., Loretta (Phillips), and Alvin Owens.

She grew up on a farm and moved to the countryside near Little Elm when Lewisville Lake was being built. She rode a bus to school all 12 years! She learned to sew her own clothes, winning ribbons in 4-H club. Sheran graduated from Frisco High School in 1960. She loved being editor of the yearbook, singing in the choir, and sewing dresses with full petticoats.

Sheran met Bobby Mack Sewell at a summer picnic when she was just 15 years old – she was tagging along with her sister. Since she was still in high school and Bobby worked in Grand Prairie, they wrote lots of LETTERS and went on special dates to the country fair & rodeo and to the drive-in movies in Denton. Years later, after Sheran graduated, they married on March 3, 1961. Bobby & Sheran moved to Lewisville, Texas, where they raised their two children Shannon June and Raven.

Sheran worked at State Farm Insurance in Dallas for 39 years, mostly in accounting. Starting in 1960, she was doing her work with pencil & paper, adding machine, then typewriter, punch card machine, and then computers that changed every couple of years! Both Shannon and Raven also worked at State Farm as teenagers in their summer work program. And Raven still works at State Farm! Sheran retired in 2004 when she heard another computer upgrade was coming!

Sheran was an active member of First Baptist Church in Lewisville, teaching preschool Sunday School for 30+ years. She LOVED to sew clothes & quilts and crochet blankets, baby booties, scarfs, as well as lots of cute stuffed bears & other critters – many that she donated to crisis pregnancy centers, senior care homes, and local & overseas mission groups.

She LOVED spoiling her 3 grandkids Karyn, Sam, and Scott, playing Barbies, watching ball games, and their music concerts. When Shannon June’s family moved to England as missionaries, Grannie Sheran SHIPPED them lots of special boxes full of Texas foods & toys. She loved to travel to visit them in England and later when they went to college in south Texas, New York, and Colorado.

In 2019, Bobby and Sheran moved to Colorado Springs, CO, where they attended Vista Grande Baptist Church and enjoyed the beautiful nature of Colorado. Lots of family traveled up to Colorado to visit them over the last 7 ½ years, including their 2 great grandchildren Ward & Eliza.

In 2026, after Bobby’s passing, Sheran traveled more to nearby states to see: the Capulin Volcano in New Mexico, the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado, up through Cheyenne, Wyoming to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, and a last-minute trip with her grandkids to Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.

Sheran Sewell is survived by:

· Daughter: Shannon June Sewell Kittlitz (Colorado Springs, CO)

· Son: Raven Daniel Sewell (Fort Worth, TX)

· Grandchildren: Karyn Kittlitz Reese (Lewisville, TX), Samuel Kittlitz (Irving, TX), Scott Kittlitz (Colorado Springs, CO)

· Great Grandchildren: Ward and Eliza Reese (Lewisville, TX)

· Sister: Loretta Phillips (Little Elm, TX)

Sheran is preceded in passing by her husband Bobby Mack Sewell and her brothers Alvin, Jack, and D.L. Owens.

Services will be held on November 14, 2026 at the Richland Cemetery/Church in Hopkins County, east of Sulphur Springs, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Sheran Sewell at OC International, website: OneChallenge.org/Give, Project 110253 (Shannon June).

Thank you for your prayers and support.