Sara Lyon Owens, 74, of Douglas, Georgia, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at her residence.
Graveside services will be held 11 AM, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Evergreen Cemetery, Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Terry Cole officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the graveside at Paulk Funeral Home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Owens was born September 23, 1943, in Douglas, Georgia, to the late John A. Lyon and the late Leona Graham Lyon McKinnon. She was raised by Mama Frances. She lived most of her life in Douglas, having also lived in Baconton and Warner Robins. She was a seamstress for Irwin Manufacturing and Fitzgerald Underwear. Mrs. Owens also worked in production for Tacumseh in Douglas. She earned a bookkeeping and accounting certificate from the North American School of Accounting and was of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by her son, Jonathan Cone of Douglas and his father, Jack Cone of Fitzgerald; two sisters: Hilda Vickers of Ambrose and Ernestine Kollock of Warner Robins; along with several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Lee Owens; two daughters, Ramona Faye Cone and Francine Cone; and a sister, Shirley Shaw.