Owens_Edward_15 Feb., 1893
Edward T. Owens, 57, of Malad arrived in a Pocatello hospital shortly after midnight Wednesday of injuries sustained when his car skidded and left the highway between Pocatello and Blackfoot earlier Wednesday evening.
Other occupants of the car, Mrs. Owens and son, Steve, escaped with minor injuries. The Owens were enroute to Idaho Falls to visit a daughter, Mrs. Bonnie John, and family when the accident occurred.
Mr. Owens was born at Malad Feb. 15, 1893, a son of John and Mary Owens. He was married to Elizabeth Jones Nov. 23, 1920 and four children were born to them.
A member of the LDS church and the Ernest W. Jones Post of the American Legion, Mr. Owens farmed in Oneida county, served two years as sheriff and six years as a Malad City policeman.
Survivors include his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Bonnie John, Idaho Falls; Miss Betty Mae Owens, Pocatello; two sons, Dell Owens, Ogden, Utah; Steve Owens, Malad; three brothers, Sylvester, Ogden, Utah; Ray, Salt Lake City; Thomas, Long Beach Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Irene Chivers, Malad.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed at the time the Enterprise went to press.
Bishop Jesse Hughes presided at funeral services conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Third Ward chapel for Edward T. Owens who died Wednesday at 9 p.m. from a heart attack at the home of his daughter, Betty, at Pocatello following a car accident which occurred about 1:45 p.m. that same day. Darrell Swartz offered the prayer at the home; Grant Ripley the invocation and Bud Sorenson of Scipio, Utah, gave the benediction. S.M. Powell played the prelude and postlude. The speakers were Dr. O.H. Mabey and W.W. Thomas. Bishop Hughes gave the obituary and Mr. Sorenson gave a few remarks.
The musical numbers consisted of duet: Thom. Jones and Jenkin Jones accompanied by Mrs. Emma Ward; solo, Melvin Atkinson accompanied by Irene Atkinson; solo, J. Guy Gleed accompanied by Mrs. S.A. Hendricks. Guy Benson dedicated the grave.
Graveside services were conducted by the American Legion. Taps were played by Trevor Hughes.
Among those from out of town attending the services were: Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Jones and Mrs. W. Clyde Williams, Boise; Mrs. Annie Ripley, Meridian, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Jones, Nampa, Idaho; William J. Jones, Woodburn, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Rupp and family; Mrs. Rex Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Jack D. Jones, Mrs. Claude O. Thomas, Mrs. Khalil Thomas, Mary Rush, Inez Teuscher, Helen Smith, Gayle Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bergendorff, Mrs. James Higgins, R.L. Switzer, Leah Merkleyk Mr. and Mrs. Dell Wolfey, Ann Cherry, Laura Cherry, Helen Grimes, Edna Fay Williams and Beverly Petit, all of Pocatello.
Mr. and Mrs. John O. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Orion Christiansen, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Criddle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lynn Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Mock, Mr. and Mrs. Orba C. Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. S. Salvesen and Jaylene, Eph Thornton and family, Mrs. Clive Anderson, all of Downey.
Ren Hoskins, Mrs. Grace John, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Halford, Mr. and Mrs. Ora John, Cleon John, Mrs. Reid Nielsen, Portage; Mr. and Mrs. Guy O. Thomas, Mrs. Clayne Thomas, Mrs. Madge Hull, Brigham City.
Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Berube and family, Mrs. Russell Palmer, Seth Thomas, Grant Ripley, Mrs. Melvel Jones all of Ogden; Mr. and Mrs. Ray T. Owens, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley LaFeen, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cecil Evans, Salt Lake City.
Mr. and Mrs. Haren Apgood, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Morgan, Mrs. Charlotte Jones, Mrs. Roald Campbell, Mrs. Audrey Booth, Joyce Coddington, Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Swain, Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. J. Clair Owens and family, Buhl, Idaho; Harry Leon Coddington, California; Ruth Ripley, Magna, Utah.
Mrs. Emma Gibbs, Magna, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cheney, Garfield, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Verl Udy, Fielding, Utah; Bud Sorenson, Leonard Robins, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Esklund, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Bradfield, Scipio, Utah.