Rachel Ophelia Newman Owsley's Obituary
Memorial services for Rachel Ophelia Newman Owsley of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 11th at Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville. Friends may call from 2 pm until service time in the chapel Saturday.
Rachel, the daughter of Hillie and Geneva Skillman Newman was born on February 25, 1938 in Augusta, GA. She passed away on Tuesday, December 7th at her residence in Leesville, LA. Rachel has lived in Leesville since 1964, she formerly managed then owned and operated Jim’s Lounge in Leesville for many years and upon her retirement her greatest joy was mowing her grass.
She is survived by her sons, W. A. Carter, Jr of Grand Prairie, TX, 1st LT. John Maurice Owsley of Leesville and Lester Owsley of Leesville; daughter, Carole Cary of El Dorado Springs, Missouri; special daughter-n-law, Alissa Owsley of Longview, Texas; brothers, Jerry Newman of North Augusta, SC and Morgan Lankford of Augusta, GA; sister, Joyce Jacobs of Quitman, MS; grandchildren, Jason Burns, Christin Carter, Keagan Owsley, Ashley Landrum and Jeremy Landrum and great grandchildren, Jonathan Brister and Morgan Carter.
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