Funeral services for 1SG (Retired) Lewis Owens will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel in Lawton, Oklahoma.

The service may be viewed by following the link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page.

Burial with full military honors will follow at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma.

Family will greet friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

1SG (Retired) Lewis Owens passed away Friday, April 3, 2026, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 87. He was born on April 29, 1938, to John Lewis McCrary and Lessie Owens in Anderson, South Carolina.

Lewis proudly served his country as a Vietnam Veteran, completing two tours of duty. He was awarded the Bronze Medal for his service and retired from the United States Army in 1979 with the rank of First Sergeant. Following his military career, he worked for Goodyear in Lawton until his retirement in 2002.

He was a dedicated member of VFW Chapter 1193 and the American Legion.

Lewis and Ingrid Owens began their 62 years of marriage on September 20, 1963, while in Germany.

He is survived by his daughters, Liane Monroe and her husband Ronald G. Herbert of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Manuela Owens of Austin, Texas.; grandchildren, Jennifer McCain of Houston, Texas, Jacob Humes of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Zane Ludwig of Baltimore, Maryland; and great-grandchildren, Adriana and Christian.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Lessie Owens; father, John Lewis McCrary; brothers, Lukas McCrary, Bennie Fred McCrary, and Randy Neal Evans McCrary; sister, Johnnie Mae McKinney; aunt, Ruth Elrod; and many other relatives and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to VFW Chapter 1193 in Lawton.

An online guest book and sympathy cards are available at www.beckerfuneral.com