Cecil "Shorty" Owens

January 6, 1941 - January 4, 2021

Cecil Everette “Shorty” Owens of Wynne, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord and Savior on January 4, 2021. He was born on January 6, 1941 in Dewitt, Arkansas, the son of Leonard and Viola Harrison Owens. He was married to the love of his life, Barbara Sandefur Owens for 56 years. He is also survived by three daughters, Carla (Larry) Busby of Forrest City, Arkansas, Sherry Owens Hodge of Wynne, and LaDonna (Scott) May of Forrest City, grandchildren, Chase (Sarah) Peevey, Dustin Hodge, Dillon Hodge all of Wynne, Ashley Vessells (Andrew Massey) of Festus, MO, Paige and Hayden Vessells of Wynne, great grandchildren, Eli Peevey of Wynne and Chandler Grace Massey of Festus, Missouri. He is also survived by his sisters, Mary Katheryn Hobbs of Colt, Marcenia Hawkins of Wynne and brothers, Carroll and Dan Owens of Wynne. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Viola Owens, brothers, Darrell “Dick” Owens, Charles “Buddy” Owens and sister, Evelyn Smith. Shorty was a 1959 graduate of Wynne High School, he served as the Class Reporter. He was a farmer of Cecil Owens-Malone Creek Farms until he retired in 2015 and was founder/owner of Pluck-a-Duck, Goose Lodge, and Waterfowl Flyway, Inc. since 1989. He had an amazing force within him to never meet a stranger. You always knew when you saw him that you were going to hear a great story or a hilarious joke. He loved to play guitar and sing for whomever would listen. IN his younger years he had his pilot license and flew his own plane. Throughout his earthly life he enjoyed arrowhead hunting, visiting historical places, being out in the woods with nature, but he thoroughly loved conversations with family, friends, and clients at the hunting lodge and at the Sisson Hunt Club in Fordyce. Shorty was a Master Mason of Forrest City Lodge #198, served on the board at Cross County Farmers Supply, and attended Three Trees Baptist Church. Visitation will be held at Three Trees Cowboy Church on Saturday, January 9, 2021, from 1 to 2 PM. Funeral services will follow at 2 PM with Bro. Tracy Wilson and Bro. Kirk Owens officiating. Burial will be in Ellis Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chase Peevey, Dillon Hodge, Dustin Hodge, Larry Busby, Scott May, Kyle Hammel, Sean Reynolds, Hayden Vessells, and Andrew Massey. Honorary pallbearers are Harold Owens and Troy Clarkson. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105 or online at stjudes.org/donate or to the Three Trees Baptist Church, 222 CR 381, Wynne, AR 72396. Kernodle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. You may sign an online guestbook at www.kernodlefh.com.