Dale V. Owens

Dale V. Owens, 73, of Barnard, Missouri, passed away Thursday, December 27, 2007 at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville. Dale was born in Barnard on August 5, 1934 and lived most of his life in the area. He was a graduate of the South Nodaway R-IV High School, he was a U.S. Army Veteran, and a member of St. Gregory‘s Barbarigo Catholic Church. He was also a member of the Missouri Realtors Association.

Dale retired in 1988 as a USDA Meat Inspector. In 1993, Dale started the A Plus Realty Company in Maryville and operated that business until his death. Dale was also active in his cattle operation in northwest Missouri.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Orbin and Mary Beattie Owens; two brothers, Bob and Tommy Owens, and a sister, Lucinda Owens.

He is survived by daughter Kim and husband, Mark Stiens, Maryville; son Doug Owens, Parkville, MO; daughter Cindy and husband Paul Palmer, Maryville; daughter Jennifer and husband Chuck Abel, Winterset, IA; daughter Merv and husband Troy Hayes, Maryville; and two step-children Cindy and husband Phil Kenkel, Maryville; Chad and wife, Marilyn Platt, Kansas City, MO. Two sisters, Norma and husband Willis Sherry, Platte City, MO; and Carol and husband Gene Hale, Eucha, OK; a brother Gary and wife Kim Owens, Grain Valley, MO. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life in Dale‘s honor will be held on Monday, December 31, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. The service will held at the Bram Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, MO. Burial will be in the Barnard Masonic Cemetery, Barnard, MO. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, December 30, 2007, at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the St. Francis Hospital Foundation in Dale’s name. Services are under the direction of the Bram Funeral Home of Maryville, Inc. Online condolences may be left at www.bramfuneralhome.com.