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Elizabeth Warren on December 20, 1909 n1other Elizabeth died leaving her guardians after the death of her grandfather. Then her grandrnr\TnPT young adult life.

Jv1rs. Owens attended the Branc education from the South Caroli Elementary School, later tran consolidated into Branchville El

She \Vas manied to the late with seven children. Bennie, G G. (twins), Ruth Caroly11 are her nursing and raising a family.

In 1949, tragedy struck again as her hus

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Orangeburg in 1951. She became employe~ by

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s fourteen months old~ her dparents becatne her
with the death of her teen years and into
in elementary ., ...n "'....'V..,.er County school was later
moved her family to il 1963. ie G. graduated frOin ;Carolyn~ the youngest,

Mrs. Owens was an active supporter of the Civil the chief plaintiff of the civil action suit filed in Orangeburg to provide representation for minorities on

's and beyond. She was also 7, 1983, against the city of

Mrs. Owen~ retired from Orangeburg - Calhoun Regi

lVJJ::Ul.v<:tll'"'\.:;'vutel after working there twenty-three

(23) years. She also worked for Dr. Spencer Disher :g-om '"1963 tb

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Lillie Ruth Owens was a life-time 1nen1ber of Mc~ranch Baptist Church, Branchville, South Carolina; Life
rne1nber of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; Member of the \Vhite Rose Chapter No. 1 Order of Eastern Stars, Branchville, S.C. when:~ s]~.e served as a Past \Vorthy Matroq~ , and is also past president of the \Vomen ' s Auxiliary of th~ -Lovely B i IJ ~Baptist Association .

In 2002, Mrs. Owens represented the state of South Carolina as the '"'Oldest Working Arnerican'~ at the Prime

.'' Time Awards in Washington ~ D.C. The Prime Time Awards was sponsored by Experience Works .



t\tlrs. Ovv.~ns leaves behind her four children: Mattie E. P. Davis (Lee), \Villie B. Ovvens (Anninta), Sammie
G. Owen:-; .:(Loth e), and Ruth Carolyn B. Fiarvey (James): fourteen (14) grandchildren: Glenda J\1. Owens, Derrick C lla se Owens, .t\1.0 ., \~l ilbe B . Owens, Jr. , Benny C. Ovlens, Marcus E. Peterman (Andrea), Marcean E. Pete1~1~1an, Matthew E. Peten11an (Charissa), David C. Butts, Justin E. Harvey (Theresa), Kristina E.
Boston, Tabitha 0. Fulton (David). Dernetrius wens , Kareem 0\vens (Shandra), and Cou11ney S. Owens: anG fifteen (15) great-grandchildren. She instilled in her ~hi ldren, grandchildren and great grandchildren the
imr:1ortance of a good -ducation .

A f~t vo rite scripture that had bee me a testament of her li fc i. found in the word.. as her grandmothe r taught

her - ''1 have been young, <md 110\V am o ld ; yet have 1 not seen the righteous forsak en. nor his seed beggin g

bread~' Psalm 37:25. She never had to heQ a davin her life. She a1wavs worked.



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