Barbara Jean Dowdy Owens

Barbara Jean Dowdy Owens, 76, of 858 E. Meadow Road, passed away early Friday morning, May 20, 2011, at Morehead Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 7 PM on Sunday at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Owens was born June 25, 1934 in Danville, VA, daughter of the late Robert Melton and Bessie Roach Dowdy. She was a 1951 graduate of Schoolfield High School and later attended Allen's Beauty School. Mrs. Owens was a member of Hampton Heights Baptist Church. She was a retired beautician. Surviving is her son, Larry Owens of Eden and Keith Owens and wife, Jamie of Eden; two grandsons, Benjamin Owens and his fiancee, Brittany Smith, and A. J. Harbour and wife, Bridget; granddaughter, Ariel Owens; and her devoted friend of many years, Christine Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Owens; and three brothers, Roy, Eugene, and Jerald Dowdy. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial service (6 - 7 PM) at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Memorial contributions may be made to Hampton Heights Baptist Church, 1323 Washington Street, Eden, NC 27288 Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.fairfuneralhome.com