Mary Emma Owens

HURST -- Mary Emma Mize Owens, 99, passed away Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lucas Funeral Home. Interment: 2 p.m. Saturday at Roselawn Cemetery, 5396 State Highway 37, Mineola. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to First United Methodist Church of Hurst in Mary's honor. Mrs. Owens was born March 15, 1914, in Golden to John William and Lucy Florence Mize. She grew up in Golden, the fourth of nine children. She married William Curtis Owens in 1941, and subsequently they lived in Mineola, Ozona and San Angelo before moving to Hurst 43 years ago. She taught in public schools throughout her career, retiring from teaching in Hurst. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church and a lifelong Methodist. After her retirement she was active as a Volunteer in Action within Hurst, Hurst Senior Citizens Center and working with Meals on Wheels well into her mid-90s. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Curtis Owens, in 1987; five brothers; and two sisters. Survivors: Son, Edwin Owens and wife, Barbara, of Alexandria, Va.; sister, Anna Mozelle Hackford of Colorado Springs, Colo.; grandchildren, William Alan and Nina Owens, John Walter Owens and Angela Rhea Moss, all of San Antonio, Melanie and Michael Pita of Houston and Jessica and Andy Lien of Indianapolis, Ind.; and great-grandchildren, Gregory Moss, Austin Owens, Allison Owens, Abigail Pita, William Pita, Zachary Noah Lien and Annabelle Lien. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mary Emma Owens please visit our Sympathy Store.