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William M. "Reese" Owen

William Maurice "Reece" Owen, 62, of Grady, Arkansas died Monday, September 26, 2011. He was born May 31, 1949 in Stuttgart, Arkansas to Dr. Maurice and Ruby "Nan" Gillett Owen. He and his late sister and parents lived in Memphis while his father studied dentistry, moving to Pine Bluff in 1953. He married Nancy Glover of Star City in 1990. Reece grew up in Pine Bluff, graduating from Pine Bluff High School in 1967. He attended UAM. Reece was in automotive after parts sales and in 1999 formed and operated Long Lake Irrigation and later formed Durapipe of Arkansas and Grady Agri. A member of the Grady United Methodist Church, he loved the outdoors, especially duck hunting. He had a passion for horse racing and was a partner in Lower Arkansas Stables. Preceded in death by his parents; sister, Nancy Owen Davis; and his grandparents, Claude Gabriel and Ann Thompson Gillett and V.O. and Eula Owen, his survivors include his wife Nancy; children, Shannon Owen Terry and husband Kent of Bryant, Amber Owen of Bryant, Leslie Owen of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Chuck Owen and wife Kris of Chicago, Gayle Harris Konermann of Dallas, Jill Harris Williams of Springdale; brothers, John Owen and wife Sammye of Dumas, Joe Owen and wife Roxann of Little Rock, Lee Owen and wife Tammy of Eagle River, Alaska; brother-in-law, Larry Davis of Hot Springs; 10 grandchildren. Visitation is 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ralph Robinson & Son in Pine Bluff. Services are at 10:30 a.m., Thursday at Robinson's Chapel. Burial will be in Leek Cemetery. Memorials requested to the American Heart Association, 909 West 2nd Street, Little Rock, Ark. 72201 or the donor's favorite charity. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.

Published September 28, 2011

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