  Chris Jay Cowen 24 December 1950 - 15 September 2021   Chris
Jay Cowen, age 70, of Wylie, Texas, passed away on September 15,
2021. He was born December 24, 1950 to James William Cowen and
Verna Louise (Green) Cowen. He attended Odessa High School where he met
the love of his life, Shara Polk, and they were married May 30, 1970,
in Odessa, Texas. A few years later, God blessed them with a
daughter named Amy Beth Cowen. Chris liked exploring nature with
Amy and passing along his love of animals, and he continued that
tradition with his granddaughters as well. After 2 years of college,
Chris was drafted and proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy
during the Vietnam war years. After he completed his military
career, he became a youth pastor in Mississippi. A few years later he
came back to Texas, pastoring churches in Fannin County and the Texas
panhandle. He also finished his education at Texas A&M at Commerce.
After 35 years of pastoral ministry, he retired and began working with
International Commission, taking and leading international mission
trips. His passion was telling people about Jesus Christ whether
in preaching, teaching, home visits or mission trips. He and
Shara travelled numerous times to Russia, but he especially loved
taking trips to Africa. Chris is survived by his wife of 51 years,
Shara Lynn Cowen; his daughter, Amy Suttle and husband Will, and
granddaughters Ashlyn and Gretchen Suttle. He was preceded in
death by his parents, James W. (Bill) and Verna Cowen and by his
brother, James William Cowen, Jr.
Family and friends will gather to visit from 10a.m. to 11a.m. Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Fisher Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, September 25, 2021 with Rev. Jerry Coffman and Rev. Dewey Watson officiating. Following the service, a private burial will be held at the Fairview Cemetery in Denison. Fairview Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |