Carl R. Owen, 62, of Spade passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 in Lubbock. Carl was born on Jan. 3, 1958 in Lubbock, TX to Robert A. Owen and Vivian Grace Sartain Owen.
He was raised in Lubbock and graduated from Lubbock Coronado High School in 1976. He graduated from the Fire Academy and started working for the Lubbock Fire Department on Feb. 5, 1979. He had worked at Stations 1, 4, 9, and 12 and had special training in Hazmat. He served the citizens of Lubbock for 29 plus years, retiring as the Captain of Station 12-B on April 11, 2008. He married Tammy Lynn Motley on May 2, 1987 in Lubbock. He enjoyed fishing, bird hunting, NASCAR, and visiting Morristown, TN, where his family originated from. He was a member the First Baptist Church in Abernathy.
Family and friends gathered to celebrate his life at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at the Venue on Broadway, 2202 Broadway, in Lubbock. Interment followed at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. Arrangements under the personal care of Combest Family Funeral Homes in Lubbock.