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Hays Owens

Name
Hays Owens
Position
Forward
Class
Senior
Hometown (Last School)
Lexington, KY
Ht
5'7"
Seasons
1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30
Birthday
November 2, 1907

Obituary – Hays H. Owens, Vincennes (IN) Sun Commercial (July 24, 1972)

Hays H Owens, 64, 1205 Oak St. died Monday 7:15 a.m. in Good Samaritan Hospital.

He was born in Bryantsville, Ky. Nov. 2, 1907, son of James N and Cora Durham Owens. He was a Prudential Insurance Co. salesman before a 25 year career in the U.S. Army and after retirement, was employed with the Duesterberg Drug Store. He was a member of the First Christian Church and Masonic Lodge No. 1, F&AM.

Surviving are the widow Mrs. Irene Baldwin Owens: two sons, Dr. Robert H Owens, Ft Wright, Ky., Thomas H Owens, Ft Lauderdale, Fla.; two sisters Mrs. Viola Temple, Orlando, Fla. and Mrs. Margaret Car, Erlanger, Ky.; and five grandchildren.

Funeral will be Wednesday, 10 a.m. Brockman and Son officiating. Burial and Masonic rites will be in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Cancer Society.

Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.

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