John Alton Owens
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Mr. John Alton Owens, age 87, of Rome, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022, in a hospice center in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Mr. Owens was born in Floyd County, Georgia, on March 4, 1935, son of the late John Coen Owens and the late Daisy Beall Owens. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Selman Owens, to whom he was married on August 21, 1954. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Coen Owens and James Loyd Owens, and his sister, Ree Owens Milton.
Mr. Owens was a 1953 graduate of Armuchee High School and held degrees from Shorter College and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He retired in 1991 from the Floyd County School System following 30 years of service as a teacher at East Rome High School, Coosa High School, and Armuchee High School. He particularly enjoyed history, gardening, fishing, and birdwatching. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Georgia Ornithological Society.
He is survived by a son, J. Andrew Owens, and daughter-in-law, Kimberly T. Owens, of Rome, and their daughter, Laura C. Owens, of Charleston, South Carolina; a son, David C. Owens, of Rome; and a daughter, Jennifer Owens Syndergaard, and son-in-law, David M. Syndergaard, of Ivins, Utah.
The family will have a private memorial service at a later date.
Henderson & Sons Funeral Home, North Chapel, makes this announcement for the family.