Mary Camille Owen

Mary Camille (Cam) Owen, 69, of Nevada, MO, passed away Saturday, July 30th at Kansas City Hospice House. Cam was born September 13th, 1952, to Joe and Sibbya Bradham in Nevada, Missouri. 

Cam was a lifelong resident of Nevada. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1970. After graduating, she attended Southwest Missouri State University and the University of Arkansas. She married the love of her life, Jim Owen on November 10th of 1973. They were just a few months short of celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary.

Cam was primarily a homemaker but had also worked several jobs in Nevada including Nevada R-5 School District and Heroes restaurant. Cam also wrote weekly columns for the Nevada Daily Mail titled, “Down Memory Lane”. Cam was a member of Nevada Elks Lodge No. 564 as a Doe. Cam was also active in CCPA with her mother and daughter. Cam enjoyed drawing, spending time with family and friends, and doing crossword puzzles.

Cam is survived by her husband Jim of the home, sons Corey Owen and his wife Lisa of USA, Chase Owen and his wife Deandra of Nevada, MO; daughter Elexa Owen and her fiancé Kendall Wright of Nevada, MO; grandchildren Graham Owen, Kyrsten Owen, Colby Owen, Blake Butrum, Ellyandra Ross, Tristyn Ross, Quinn Ross. Cam was proceeded in death by her parents and two brothers Kelly Bradham and Mike Bradham.

There will be no visitation per the wishes of Cam. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 6th, 2022, at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, with a graveside interment to follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Nevada, MO  

Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Hospital c/o Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada.

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