Jessie James Owens Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Jessie James Owens (Garfield, New Jersey), born in Passaic, New Jersey, who passed away on April 16, 2020 at the age of 71. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Phillip Owens and Daisy L. Owens; his siblings, Anna "PeeWee" Anderson, Lauren "Dale" Owens, Arlene Owens-Sessions, Gearlean "Sheila" Owens-Dawson, Frank Owens (Dennis) and Patricia Owens-Phelps; his brother-in-law Girvish Maurice Phelps; his brother Lewis Robert Anderson; his son Antoine Watkins (Tomarra); his grandchildren, Nicholus, Nakai and Navion Watkins of South Jersey; his cousin Emogene "Sherry" McKenzie of Newark, NJ; and his close friends, Lomer Hunter of Paterson, NJ, Roslind Smith of South Jersey, Jerry and Steward "Stewie" Schwartz of Passaic, NJ.
