James Linwood Owens, Jr., of Radford, formerly of Virginia Beach, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2022.
He was a retired tandem truck driver with the City of Virginia Beach and Ballio Sand Company.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James, Sr., and Nannie Poole Owens; five sisters: Sarah James, Evelyn Banks, Dorothy O’Neal, Barbara Hyman, and Deborah Baker; a brother, William “Buddy” Banks, Jr.; four brothers-in-law, and one sister-in-law.
Those left to cherish his memory are his brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Brenda Owens of Virginia Beach; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Jackie Green of Radford; Norma Owens of Radford, formerly of Virginia Beach; Sandra Owens Woodhouse of Virginia Beach; Carolyn and Vaughn Pitts of Detroit, Mich.; and Clara McPhearson of Virginia Beach; a special niece, Wanda Banks (Clarence Fonville, Jr.); brothers-in-law, Marlin Baker and Johnny Hyman, and many other relatives, friends, nieces, and nephews..
The family received friends from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2020, at Mullins Funeral Home in Radford and also from noon until 1 p.m. today, Feb. 19, 2022, at Beach Funeral & Cremation Services in Virginia Beach. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. Interment will follow at a later date.
The Owens family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford and Beach Funeral & Cremation Services in Virginia Beach. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.