Herschell Allen Owen

Herschell Allen Owen, 82, passed away peacefully November 10, 2021.  He was born in Cairo, GA on October 22, 1939, to Herschell and Doletha Owen.  He was seventh of eight children.

As a young man, he excelled with the Cairo Swim Team.  While attending Lively Vocational School he worked the drag race pits for his brother-in-law, which led him to be a first-class mechanic.  His career at Kinnebrew Motors trail blazed the fabrication of the first “Dune Buggy” in the Tallahassee area.  That success led him in a joint venture of owning and operating Overseas Auto Service in Tallahassee.

Allen is preceded in death by his parents, Herschell and Doletha Owen, two brothers and three sisters. He is survived by the mother of his children, two sisters, three children, ten grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren, and multiple nieces and nephews.

Graveside memorial services are scheduled on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in Greenwood Cemetery, Highway 84, Cairo, GA.

Memorials may be made in Mr. Owens' memory to: Teen Challenge Southeast Region, 4141 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, FL 323311.

Please join the family for a Celebration of Life after the services in Havana, FL.