Bobby Franklin Owen

Bobby Franklin Owen, of Abilene, died Friday, October 31, 2008. He was 23. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2008 at Beltway Park Baptist Church. Mike Hill will officiate. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Visitation will be today, Sunday, November 2, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Bobby was born June 18, 1985 in Abilene, Texas to Jerry Dwayne Owen and Millie Louise (Hyde) Owen. He graduated from Wylie High School in 2004 and attended South Plains College in Levelland. In high school, Bobby played linebacker on the football team. He was an avid golfer and loved to play golf with his dad. March 15, 2008, Bobby married his high school sweetheart, Andrea Nicole Purvis, in Abilene. He worked as a wind turbine technician for Vesta-American Company. He took great pride in his career and was very dedicated to his job. Bobby was a very loving husband and son who took care of his family. He never met a stranger and loved to make others laugh. Bobby attended Beltway Park Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Elza and Susie Hyde, and J.E. and Sally Owen. Bobby is survived by his wife, Andrea Owen; his parents, Jerry and Millie Owen; one brother, John Owen; two sisters, Stephanie McDaniel and Ashley Diggs, all of Abilene; five nephews, Donevin Diggs, Derek McDaniel, Justin McDaniel, Zachary Owen Follis; one niece, Maygan McDaniel; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Dena and Ron Purvis and their family.