Frances Stephens Owen

March 31, 1940~January 11, 2026

Frances Stephens Owen, 85, of St. Simons Island went to be with the Lord on January 11, 2026. She was born March 31, 1940, in Olney, Illinois to Joseph and Bertha Cornett Stephens. Fran grew up in Shreveport, LA where she graduated from St. Vincent's Academy. She got her bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Loyola University in New Orleans, LA. She married John Harvey "Jack" Owen in December 1961, and they lived in New Orleans, Gulf Breeze, FL, Mobile, AL and Tampa, FL. She was a stay-at-home mom to their three daughters. After her husband died she moved to St. Simons Island to be close to her family.

Fran was a devout Catholic and loved her family and friends with all her heart. She loved volunteering at her church and later the schools her grandsons attended. She was a talented artist and loved to quilt. Anyone who met her never forgot her.

Frances was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Bertha Stephens; her sisters, Libby Tennis, Mary Ann Stephens, and Catherine Mooney; and brother, John Stephens; her husband, John "Jack" Harvey Owen; and her daughter, Mary Haywood Owen.

She is survived by her daughters, Karen Owen White (Bill), of Winter Park, FL and Beth Owen Barrett (Stephen) of St. Simons Island, GA; her grandsons, Joe, Jay, Nicholas, and Nathan White, and Owen, Jack, and Sanders Barrett; great grandchildren, Dax, Teddy and Leilani White; and a long list of nieces and nephews.

A funeral mass will be held on February 2, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Williams Catholic Church on St. Simons Island. A reception will follow at the home of Stephen and Beth Barrett. A private family burial service will be held in Mobile, AL at a later date.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Williams Catholic Church.

Brunswick Memorial Park Funeral Home is honored to be assisting the family of Frances Stephens Owen.