Samuel "Sammy" M Owens

Sammy Owens, age 80 of Orange, Texas, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 10, 2022. A Funeral Mass to Celebrate Sammy’s life will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Father Sinclair Oubre officiating. Interment will immediately follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery. Family and friends will gather for a visitation from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with a 7:00 PM Vigil with Deacon Thomas Ewing officiating on Monday, February 14, 2022 at Dorman Funeral Home.  

Sammy was born in Houston, Texas on November 28, 1940 to parents, Pauline Brzezicka Owens and Carl Lee Owens. He married his beautiful wife of 58 years on August 29th, 1963 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Orange, Texas. The couple became members of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church when it first opened its doors. Sammy retired after 27 years of faithful service from Orange County as the Building Permit Director and Flood plain administrator.

Sammy was a true fan of West Orange Stark Mustangs Football. He rarely missed attending a game, but if he did, he was watching online. Sammy was also devoted to taking care of his lawn and the lawns of his neighbors, also mowing down ginger's flowers he swore he never saw. He was always excited just to be on that riding lawn mower. Sammy had a love for Elvis Presley music and made sure he sat in the front row of Sunday mass and did his best Elvis impression to the hymns. Sammy had that wonderful caring spirit that just seem to bring out the good and kindness of people, never meeting a stranger.  He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends that he loved and adored.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Pauline Owens and his brother Bobby Owens.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Virginia Owens of Orange, TX, daughters, Deborah Owens of Orange, TX and Pauline Owens Teel and her husband Jerry of New Orleans, LA, bonus daughter Mariecha Joubert of Ville Platte, LA, two brothers, Johnny Owens and his wife Sylvia of Orange, TX and Jimmy Owens of Orange, TX, grandson Brandon Owens of Orange, TX, granddaughter Sadie Teel of New Orleans, LA, numerous nieces and nephews and many wonderful friends.

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