William 'Bill' Owens , was born in Salisbury, MD and a longtime resident of Hampton, VA.  He joined the US Air Force in 1949 and proudly retired in 1970 after serving his country. He was greatly loved, admired and respected by others.  Bill enjoyed spending time with his family & friends and reminiscing of old stories or events, reading, going to Hardee's and Chic-Fil-A to visit his friends and always joking with the employees.  He had a very dry sense of humor, but boy he thought he was funny.

He is preceded in death by his father & mother James B. Owens , Mary B. Owens , his wife Mary June Owens and his son Dale Owens .  Bill and Mary had a wonderful family and a lot of great memories. Bill is survived by his two sons Bob Owens & Mike Owens and his three daughters Janet Amatucci, Laurie Strader & Becky Priode; his daughter and son in laws, his 15 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.

A Funeral Service will be held at R Hayden Smith Funeral Home 245 S Armistead Ave Hampton Monday July 27, 2020. Services are as follows, 1:00 Viewing, 2:00 Funeral Service and 3:00 graveside service at Hampton Memorial Gardens.  To view service online please CLICK HERE .