Owens, Johnis Thea

JOHNSONVILLE: Mrs. Johnis Thea Humphries Owens, 46, wife of Joey L. Owens, died Monday, March 21, 2011, at McLeod Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Mrs. Owens was born on February 24, 1965, in Hemingway, SC; a daughter of Thea Elizabeth “Betsy” Turner Humphries and the late John Thomas Humphries. She was a graduate of Johnsonville High School and was formerly employed with Pops BBQ. Mrs. Owens attended Prospect Independent Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Joey L. Owens of Johnsonville; a daughter, Jennifer “Jenny” Owens of Johnsonville; a son, Justin L. “Cheeseburger” Owens of Johnsonville; a step-son, Dustin C. (Amber) Owens of Turbeville; her mother Betsy “MeMa” Humphries of Johnsonville; a brother, Jay (Debby) Humphries of Hemingway; two grandchildren, Zander Owens and Olivia Owens, both of Turbeville; a very special adopted brother, Allen Brown of Hemingway. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Carolina Funeral Home Chapel, 215 E. Highway 378 ByPass, Scranton, with burial to follow in the Garden of Devotion, Johnsonville. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home and other times at the home of her mother, Betsy Humphries, 484 North First Neck Road, Johnsonville, SC 29555