William C. Owens Jr.'s Obituary
William Carl Owens Jr known as Billy was born on July 30, 1941 in Harwood, Maryland to William Carl Owens and Thelma Estelle Adams - Owens. He departed this life on May 8, 2014 at the age of 72. In his early childhood his family moved to Annapolis (Browns Woods) Maryland. He attended the Browns Woods School House, Parole Elementary and Wiley H. Bates High School he received his diploma.
Billy was united in marriage to MaryJean Marie Brown August 22, 1969. They divorced after 24 years of marriage and became devoted life long friends. His devoted friend is left to lead their two children in cherishing his memories.
He was blessed with four children, two with a childhood friend and two from his union in marriage.
Devoted children are: Marie Yvonne Owens, Paul Anthony Gray(Owens), William Carl Owens III and Makeba Lamean Owens - Edwards, 15 grandchildren, 4 great - grandchildren. Aunt Queen Ester Hawkins. Nephew Aaron Videll Owens and 2 great - nieces. Best friend Joseph Spriggs, close cousins Charles Stewart, Carroll Watts, Earl Maynard, Stanley George, Jacob Adams, Richard Hawkins and Dallas Hawkins Sr. Two adoptive sons Skip Green Jr, Rodney Green, and a Host of close relatives and friends.
After his family golf was foremost in his life, being on the golf course every moment he could with his golfing cousins and friends all over Maryland and surrounding states. He was known to those who knew him as Sweet Swinging Bill. He wasn't a man of many topics but when it came to golf his passion for the sport kept this topic number one conversation piece in talking to Billy. Just ask anyone who knew him, if the word golf was mentioned in his presence you couldn't get him to stop talking.
His professional work career started at Plastic Plant in Odenton, Maryland. From there he went to work for several hardwood floor companys where he developed his second passion. He and deceased friend Sylvester Johnson were two of the best hardwood floor layers in the area. But his career was ended short do to a fall from the second level of a home he was laying the upstairs floors. His third passion was doing hair, yes Mr Billy was a hair stylist as he put it a cosmetologist. He was known for giving everyone from his household, relatives and friends the famous Jerry Curl.
He started his pilgrimage with Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church as a young boy. He attended service every Sunday with his mother a devoted Christian. As an early teen he sang on the choir. Right up until his life ended you still could find cousin Billy and Aun t Thelma every Sunday at service.
Billy was a strong and independent man, and he really displayed these two characteristics after suffering a stroke in March of 2002 which left him disabled and a loss of the use of his left upper and lower limbs. This didn't limit his ability to drive, cut grass, be the fix it man for his immediate family and play with his grand children.
Billy as his mother called him was a devoted son the heart beat and the gleam of Thelma's eye. He was the best Daddy and Poppop and his children, grandchildren and great - grandchildren will miss him dearly.
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