Mrs. Dianne Dillard Owen

May 12, 1940 - July 29, 2019

Mrs. Dianne Dillard Owen, age 79 of Rockmart, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019. She was born May 12, 1940 in Paulding County, daughter of the late Ms. Johnnie Francis Dillard and was raised by her grandparents, the late Ruby Lee Dillard and the late Jordan Dillard. She was a retired caregiver and a member of the Seney Baptist Church. Mrs. Owen loved to cook and the world has lost the best biscuit maker. She always kept snacks and candy for anyone who visited her home. Mrs. Owen loved to dance and was a wonderful mother and grandmama and a loving aunt. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Millard Owen on January 25, 2007; a son, Carl Michael “Mike” Owen; and a granddaughter, Amanda Owen. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Owen Spangler and her husband Charles; and a son, Johnny Lee Owen all of Rockmart; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Owen will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Brother Melton Moss and Rev. Jamie Newsome officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of the Bellview Baptist Church Cemetery. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Gary Camp, Lonnie Sherfield, J. R. Haney, Dustin Camp, William “Wiesel” Dunn, J. Tom Baldwin and Jason Walker. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening, August 2, 2019 between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral service for Mrs. Dianne Dillard Owen.