Arletta D. Owens

January 12, 1927 - December 11, 2015

Arletta D. Barnes Owens, age 88, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at the Baldwyn Nursing Facility. She was born January 12, 1927, in Prentiss County to the late James Author Barnes and Pearl Fortner Barnes. She was an employee of Walden’s Big Star. She loved cooking, flowers, gardening, and sewing. Arletta was a member of the Oak Ridge Church of Christ. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at the Booneville Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Calvin Barber and Minister Mark Lindley officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Ridge Cemetery. Booneville Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. She is survived by four daughters Joan English (Norman White), June Boothe (James), Sandi Champion all of Booneville, and Denise Hardin (Greg) of Rienzi, three sons Gerry Davis (Ruth) and Marty Davis both of Booneville, and Chris Geno of Williston, ND, a brother Jerry Wayne Barnes (Donna) of Iuka, 25 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, and 23 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands William Otis Davis, Clovis D. Geno, and Carmen Owens, a daughter Glenda Henderson, a son Lonnie Davis, a grandson Sam English, a great granddaughter Kylie Davis, a step daughter Evelyn Cundiff, two step granddaughters Debbie Peters and Peggy Hughes, two sisters Ray Evelyn Barnes and Inetta Blake, and a brother Jack Barnes. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Hardin, Anthony Hardin, Michael Davis, Kevin Davis, Jeremy Davis, and Kyle Davis. Honorary pallbearers will be Jason Champion, Steven Champion, Michael Cundiff, Derick Davis, Brandon Davis, Johnny Henderson, and Jamey Henderson. Visitation will be Monday, December 14, 2015, from 4 p.m. ‘til 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.