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Visitation
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Bross & Spidle Funeral Home
Excelsior Springs, MO
6-8 p.m.
Services
Monday, July 6, 2015
Church of Christ
505 Elms Blvd.
Excelsior Springs, MO
1:30 p.m.
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Nelson Franklin Owens
Nelson Franklin Owens, age 90, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away July 2, 2015 at Excelsior Springs Medical Center.
Nelson was born October 17, 1924, in Carroll County, Mo., to Nettie Vinson Owens and Franklin Peyton Owens. He graduated from Carrollton High School in 1942. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and served his country during World War II in the South Pacific, being discharged in 1946. Nelson married Doris Geneive Austin in 1948 in Carrollton, Mo., and they were blessed with 67 years of marriage. They were the parents to two sons, Jerry Franklin and James Nelson.
Nelson was a lifetime member of the Church of Christ in Carrollton, Claycomo, and Excelsior Springs, Mo., where he served as an elder since 1972. He retired from Green Quarries, Inc. in 1993 after 30 years. He loved the Church, his horses and the great outdoors.
Nelson is survived by his wife, Geneive; his two sons, Jerry and wife, Dee Ann of Lee’s Summit, and Jim and wife, Vicky of Liberty; three granddaughters, Laura and Kyle Bliss of Lee’s Summit, Jessica Owens of Kansas City, Mo., and Chelsea Phillips of Liberty; one great granddaughter, Brynlee Ann Bliss of Lee’s Summit; as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Nelson was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Louise Shankle.
The visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Bross and Spidle Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs, Mo. The service will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2015 at the Church of Christ, located at 505 Elms Boulevard in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Burial to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Carrolton, Mo.
There comes a time for all of us
When we must say good-bye
But faith and hope and love and trust
Can never, never die;
Although the curtain falls at last
Is that a cause to grieve?
The future’s fairer than the past
If only we believe.
So trust in God’s eternal care
And when the Master calls
Let’s say that life is still more fair
Although the curtain falls.
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