Owens, Jr., James Linwood

James Linwood Owens, Jr., of Radford, formerly of Va. Beach, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 11, 2022. He was a retired tandem truck driver with the City of Va. 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; brother, William “Buddy” Banks, Jr.; and 4 brothers-in-law and 1 sister-in-law.

Those left to cherish his memory are his brother and sister-in-law, Richard and Brenda Owens of Va. Beach; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jackie Green of Radford, Norma Owens of Radford, formerly of Va. Beach; Sandra Owens Woodhouse of Va. Beach, Carolyn and Vaughn Pitts of Detroit, Mich., and Clara McPhearson of Va. Beach; special niece, Wanda Banks (Clarence Fonville, Jr.; many other nieces and nephews; brothers-in-law, Marlin Baker and Johnny Hyman, and many other relatives and friends.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2020 at the Mullins Funeral Home in Radford and also from 12 until 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022 at the Beach Funeral & Cremation Services in Va., 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 Va. Beach. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com