Glenn Owens

GLENN OWENS passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 1, 2023, after a valiant fight with cancer.

Glenn was born in Indiana but grew up in Colorado and Tennessee. After high school, he proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and met his wife while stationed in Okinawa. The military instilled in him determination, flexibility, and a love for his countrymen, which followed him throughout his life.

When his tour of duty was over, Glenn received his bachelor’s degree in missions from Tennessee Temple University. He and his wife and their three small children spent the next ten years sharing the gospel with military families stationed in Japan.

After returning to the US in 1999, Glenn faithfully served his church teaching Sunday School, running the sound, and occasionally preaching and leading music. He invested his life in others, especially his grandson with whom he built a log cabin and tinkered on old cars.

More than all the memories he made with those who loved him, though, were all the spiritual lessons he imparted. When he received his cancer diagnosis in the spring of 2022, he made it his mission to use his circumstances to glorify God and point others to the hope he had in Christ.

In May 2023, Glenn earned his master’s degree in counseling. Despite his terminal diagnosis and near constant treatment, he never stopped learning or teaching.

Glen Owens was preceded in death by: Mother, Minnie Owens; Brother, Harold Owens; and Sister, Loretta Bell.

He is survived by: loving wife of forty years, Becky Owens; Father, Cecil Owens; Brother, Charles “Chuck (Cheryl) Miller; his three children: Jessica (Bill) Fortenberry, Alyssa (Elias) Wakefield, and Jared (Allie) Owens; his five grandchildren: William Fortenberry, Rylea Wakefield, McKenlea Wakefield, Natalie Wakefield, and Aria Wakefield; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 11:00am from Journey Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Armstrong officiating.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.

Burial with military honors will take place on Monday, December 18, 2023 at 10:15am in the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, AL.

In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions in his name to his church, Journey Baptist Church or to City of Hope, the cancer treatment center that provided excellent care to Glenn.

Final care and arrangements entrusted to the Ellison Memorial Funeral Home of Clanton, AL.

www.EllisonMemorialFuneralHome.com