Curtis Gowen Jr.

Curtis Melvin Gowen Jr., of Newark, 80, died Sunday. Survivors: wife, Sandra Gowen; son, Curtis Melvin Gowen III; stepchildren, Pete Young, Rusty Young, Barbara Boren Nicholson, and Glenda Giffin; five grandchildren. Visitation: Wednesday, 1 p.m. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson's Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Waldenburg Cemetery. www.jacksonsfh.com.