Edward Leslie Owens, Sr.

Edward Leslie Owens, Sr., age 87 of Lewisburg, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at Harper Mills Nursing Home in Beckley. He was born November 20, 1933 at Rocky Mount, NC a son of the late Edward Owens and Anna Elizabeth Hollingsworth Meadows. He was a retired Baltimore City Fire Fighter, a member of Grace Bible Church and was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran. He was a member of Tri-County V.F.W. Post No. 6723. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Jean Shortridge Owens, a daughter Debra Ann Owens, two sons, Edward leslie Owens, Jr. and William Eugene Johnson; he is also survived by his grandchildren, Daniel Jeremiah Downes, Edward Leslie Owens, III, Megan Nicole Reedy, Stephanie Nicole Johnson and Marissa Ann Downes, and great grandchildren, Arianna Downes, Diana Downes, Brett Reedy, Kaleb Reedy, Wyatt Owens and Savannah Owens. He is also survived by his extended family including, brothers, Eddie and Wyman Owens and a brother, John Owens, now deceased, and their families. Funeral service will be 12:00 pm Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Grace Bible Church at Asbury, with Pastor Mike Teubert officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow at Wallace Memorial Cemetery Clintonville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy may be made to the Alzheimer Association. Covid-19 restrictions of wearing a mask and social distancing will be followed.