David Owens

Memorial Service Monday, April 28th, 2014 - 01:00 PM - First Unitarian Church of Oklahoma City 600 Northwest 13th Street - Oklahoma City, OK - 73103 David Robert Owens, Sr, 71, of Edmond, OK peacefully passed away on April 22, 2014. David was born in Ada, OK to Delmar and Aubyn Owens. The only child of a minister he grew up in Tulsa, OK. He graduated from Harding University in Searcy, AR in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. He married Sharon Cooper of Salina, KS in 1963 and had three beautiful children David Owens, Jr of Edmond, Christie Hackler of Edmond, and Matt Owens of OKC. David was a generous, kind hearted and hands on father who solved all problems with his quick witted humor. Owens worked in public relations for the OK TB Assoc, Sequoyah Industries, Oklahoma Christian University, and the OU Health Science Center. Upon retirement in 1995 he continued to work as a consultant for The Schuster Group and Steve Callahan Designs. He was a brilliant artist, designer and prolific and nationally published writer who received several prestigious CASE awards. If you knew David, you loved him and he loved you. He will be greatly missed by family and friends. He is survived by his children, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, grandson Thomas Hackler, and his beloved partner Marty Christy. Services will be held at the First Unitarian Church of OKC on April 28th at 1:00pm. In lieu of flowers donations to be made to the OklahomaVisual Arts Coalition or the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of David Owens please visit our Sympathy Store.