Thomas “Dale” Owen passed away Jan. 12th, 2026. Dale was born in Oklahoma City to Thomas Deyo and Esther Ruth Owen. He attended schools in El Reno, Midwest City and Oklahoma City. After high school he attended a year at Bethany Nazarene College.
He married Jackie, on April 17, 1966 in Oklahoma City. Then in May he was drafted into the US Army. In 1972 he and his family relocated to Shawnee, OK.
Dale was a hard worker and had several businesses. In 1972 -73 he owned Sticks and Stones on Kickapoo. From 1974 -1980 he worked as a route driver and supervisor for Dr. Pepper in Shawnee. From 1980 to 2012 he was owner and operator of Alpine Exterminators. In 2013, he would work for Hudiburg taking cars and truck to different parts of the state, as well as parts of the United States. He retired from that in 2017.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, two sons Terry and granddaughter Tierra of Shawnee and Roger and wife Mia of Tecumseh, grandson Colton and wife Shay and two great grandchildren Connon and Joslyn, of Shawnee and granddaughter Summer of Shawnee. He was also survived by four sisters and one brother; Ruth Hunter of Shawnee, Jan Bell of Shawnee, Beverly Mitchell and husband Don of Oklahoma City and children, Nora Jean (Soozie), and husband David of Oklahoma City and children; brother, Garry Garrison and wife Regina of Windsor, CO and children. He was also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews. Services were held Jan. 17th at Rock Creek Baptist Church in Shawnee, under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home.
