Ovey Owens, Jr.

New Iberia - Graveside Services will be held at 2:30 pm on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery in New Iberia, for Ovey Owens, Jr., 60, who passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at Pleasant View Nursing Center in Metter, Georgia. Deacon Durk Viator will officiate. A gathering of family and friends will be at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm on Tuesday. A native of New Iberia, and a longtime resident of Dexter, Georgia, Ovey Owens, Jr. was born on September 24, 1959 to the late Ovey Owens, Sr. and Mildred Marie Theriot Owens. His degree was in electronics, and he also worked a security job at the sugar mill before moving to Georgia to live with his sister, Mary in the 80s. Ovey was very intelligent and well loved. His caregivers called him their "Gentle Giant" and "Teddy Bear." He will be deeply missed. Ovey is survived by a sister, Mary Wood of Dexter, GA; a brother, Jessie (wife Deborah) Owens of Coteau; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an uncle, Alvin Theriot; cousin, Janet Theriot Trosclair; and brother-in-law, Thomas Tyler. Pallbearers will be Jessie Owens, Kevin Theriot, John Tyler, Rocky Watterson, Zachary Owens, and Aron Charpentier. Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, (337-365-3331) is in charge of arrangements.