~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, NWA/DL pilot Edward Lee Owen
Oct. 20, 1947 ~ Sept. 30, 2019
Notification with the passing of retired Northwest/Delta Air
Lines pilot Edward Lee Owen, age 71. Captain
Owen is survived by his wife Mary Lee, their children and grandchildren.
Obituary and service information may be viewed online at
Our information is limited….if more is learned we will be
sure to pass that news along.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary………………. Edward Lee Owen, age 71, went to live with
his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sept. 30, 2019, at Baptist Memorial
Hospital, Memphis.
Mr. Owen is survived by his wife, Mary Lee Owen, and their
two children, Michael Lee Owen and Kristina Danielle Owen Fisher (Davidson
Kennedy Fisher Sr.). He also leaves behind two grandchildren, Davidson Kennedy
Fisher Jr., and Mary Leigh Fisher.
Ed was born on Oct. 20, 1947, in Prattville, Ala., to Joseph
David Owen Sr. and Carrie Lee Kornegay Owen, both deceased. He has two
brothers, Jimmy Owen, deceased; and Joseph David Owen Jr., his wife, Sharon,
and their children and grandchildren, of Columbus, Miss.
Ed grew up in Centreville, Ala. and graduated from Bibb
County High School. He went on to graduate Auburn University with a Bachelor of
Building Construction, and a Master of Aviation Management from Middle
Tennessee State University.
Upon graduating from Auburn University, he proudly entered
the armed services, became a lieutenant in the United States Navy and went on
to serve during the Vietnam War as a naval aviator. He then began his career as
a commercial airline pilot for Northwest/Delta Airlines until he retired, upon
which, he became an instructor for Boeing. Afterwards, he worked for FedEx as
the Airbus Fleet Training Manager from which he recently retired in September
2018.
He loved his Savior, Jesus Christ, most of all. He deeply
loved his wife and family. His love of his Auburn Tigers' football was also
very apparent. He enjoyed skydiving, running, biking, backpacking, snow skiing,
flying, scuba diving, and woodworking. Few knew he was also an author, played
the bass guitar in a band and studied Tae Kwon Do.
Visitation will be held this Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019,
beginning at 10:30 am at First Evangelical Church, immediately followed by the
service which will begin at noon. He will be interred at 2:00 pm at the West
Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Memphis.
In lieu of flowers, his family kindly requests donations be
made to Life Choices of Memphis and First Evangelical Church.
Note: I believe Capt. Owen first flew for Southern Airways, which merged with Northwest, perhaps he retired prior to merger with Delta.....
ReplyDeletethx/~ Carol