Owen, Jerry

A resident of Zachary and former resident of Baker, Jerry Owen passed away December 28, 2014 at the age of 81 after a brief struggle with leukemia. He is survived by his wife Jan Doss-Owen, Zachary, Daughter, Margaret Owen, Zachary, Sons, Gerald Owen and wife Vickie, Wichita, KS, Greg Owen and wife Beth, Baton Rouge, and Steve Owen and wife Gudrun, Salt Lake City, UT, Step Daughters, Angela LaPlante and husband David and Michelle Polisso and husband Tom, Sister, Mary Francis Willis, Sikeston, MO, granddaughters, Lynsey Foster, Amber Hall, Nikki Hoyt, Kelly Huffman, Kristy Menge, Melissa Panek and Lacey LaPlante, grandsons, Brett Owen, Steven Menge, TJ Polisso, Dylan Polisso, Aaron LaPlante, and Michael King, and 8 great grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, and wife and mother of his children, Thelma Rock Owen. Jerry and family moved to Baker in 1965. After the kids were grown, he relocated to Zachary. After wife Thelma passed, Jerry fell in love with and married Jan Doss, and they spent many wonderful years together. Jerry earned his real estate license and worked side by side with Jan at Ken Doss Realty until retiring. He was a devoted father, especially to his "baby", Margaret, and supported his boys through athletics as president of the Baker Booster Club and Baker Little League. He lived and breathed LSU sports, was known for his unique "LSU Car", and was a member of the LSU Grid Iron Club. He loved to golf, was a member of Fenwood Hills Country Club, and loved to fish and work in his yard. He attended Zachary Community Church and was former president of the Zachary Lions Club, the Baker Jaycees, and many other organizations. Visitation will be Friday, January 2, 2015 at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc., Zachary, from 9:00 am until religious service at 11:00 am. Burial of ashes will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker.