Lois Mae (Edwards) Owen of Fairbury, NE formerly of Tekamah, NE

LOIS MAE (EDWARDS) OWEN, of Fairbury, Nebraska, formerly of Tekamah, Nebraska, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Gardenside Care Center in Fairbury, at the age of 83 years, just 10 days shy of her 84th birthday.

Lois was born May 23, 1930, in DeKalb County, Missouri, to Eldon and Laura Mae (Stanton) Edwards. Growing up near Maysville, Missouri, she graduated for Maysville High School in 1947. Following high school, she attended Central Business College in Kansas City, Missouri. She then returned to Maysville, where she worked at the Robinson and Miller Law office. She also worked at the telephone company and later the ASC office.

On August 7, 1954, Lois was united in marriage to John Kenneth “Kenny” Owen.  To this union three children were born. They ran a dairy farm until 1966, when they moved to Tekamah to open a Western Auto hardware store, which they owned and operated for over twenty-five years.

While living in Tekamah, she was a member of the United Methodist Church in which she was very active in the women’s circles. She also worked part time at the Tekamah Public Library and the Burt County Museum.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, parents; sister, Marjorie; and an infant brother.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: May 23, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah.

NO VISITATION

BURIAL: Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah

MEMORIALS: United Methodist Church, Tekamah Library and Burt County Museum

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Lois Owen