Mary E. Owens

Mary Elizabeth Owens, 89 of Mesa, AZ lost her long battle with cancer and passed quietly away on August 29, 2004. 

Mary is survived by her two loving sons, Bill M. Owens and C. Lamar Owens. She was a cherished grandmother of 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grand children. 

Mary was born on a cold January 18th in 1915 in Spring Place, Georgia but was raised in Oneonta, Alabama. It was there she met and married her high school sweetheart, Cecil. They celebrated their 70th Anniversary in November of 2003. The family moved to Ajo, Arizona in 1941 where both she and her husband were employed by Phelps Dodge Mercantile. The couple moved to Mesa in 1978. 

Mary was an active member of the Eastern Star. 

A viewing memorial will be held on Tuesday August 31st from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and a graveside service will be held Wednesday September 1st at 11:00 a.m. 

Both will be held at Green Acres Mortuary and Cemetery, 401 N. Hayden Road in Scottsdale.