Bessie Kathleen (Loudermilk) Owens, 96, of Buffalo, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at Colonial Springs Healthcare Center in Buffalo.
She was born Jan. 12, 1926, in Long Lane, Mo. to Floyd Loudermilk and Martha (Dull) Loudermilk.
On May 23, 1945, she married William Everett Owens.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, daughter-in-law, Margaret and two brothers, Claude and Paul.
Bessie.
Bessie was a homemaker with many skills including gardening, canning, and quilting. She was an accomplished seamstress for many years and had quite a collection of blue ribbons from the Dallas County Fair.
She attended church in Buffalo at the Free Will Baptist Church for many years, and later attended Calvary Chapel until her health prevented her form going.
She is survived by her son, Larry Owens of Sleeper; a daughter, Carol Banks and husband Mike of Springfield; grandchildren, Jerry Owens and wife Julia, Jennifer Dampier and husband Andy, Amy Owens and Jim Owens; great-grandchildren, Shelby Owens, Emily Wise and husband Preston, and Jacob Sharp; her first great-great-grandchild, Kellie Wise; two sisters, Jeanie Hollland and Carolyn Patterson, both of Buffalo; two step-grandsons, numerous step-great-grandchildren and step-great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Funeral services for Bessie Kathleen Owens were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, at the Cantlon-Otterness & Viets Funeral Home in Buffalo with Dr. Doug Earls officiating. Burial was in Macedonia Cemetery near Buffalo. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society.
