Borger News Herald - January 8, 1958
Mrs. Nancy Ownbey Eaker, a native of Adobe Walls and a member of a prominent North Plains ranch family, was killed in an automobile crash in Alton, Illinois recently where she had lived for the past 15 years.
Mrs. Eaker, 38, was the twin sister of Robert J. Ownbey, a long-time rancher in Hutchinson County. Other survivors include her husband, Dr. William C. Eaker of Alton; two sons, Jimmy and William, and two daughters, Donna and Martha, all of Alton. Also surviving is her mother, Mrs. Jim Ownbey of Canadian, Texas.
Her body was returned to Canadian for funeral services. Burial was in Holt Cemetery south of Spearman. She was interred beside her father, Jim Ownbey, an early-day Hutchinson County Sheriff who died last year.
Note: The glass plaque which is pictured here was damaged over time and has been replaced with a gray granite plaque by her children.
Mrs. Nancy Ownbey Eaker, a native of Adobe Walls and a member of a prominent North Plains ranch family, was killed in an automobile crash in Alton, Illinois recently where she had lived for the past 15 years.
Mrs. Eaker, 38, was the twin sister of Robert J. Ownbey, a long-time rancher in Hutchinson County. Other survivors include her husband, Dr. William C. Eaker of Alton; two sons, Jimmy and William, and two daughters, Donna and Martha, all of Alton. Also surviving is her mother, Mrs. Jim Ownbey of Canadian, Texas.
Her body was returned to Canadian for funeral services. Burial was in Holt Cemetery south of Spearman. She was interred beside her father, Jim Ownbey, an early-day Hutchinson County Sheriff who died last year.
Note: The glass plaque which is pictured here was damaged over time and has been replaced with a gray granite plaque by her children.
Borger News Herald - January 8, 1958
Mrs. Nancy Ownbey Eaker, a native of Adobe Walls and a member of a prominent North Plains ranch family, was killed in an automobile crash in Alton, Illinois recently where she had lived for the past 15 years.
Mrs. Eaker, 38, was the twin sister of Robert J. Ownbey, a long-time rancher in Hutchinson County. Other survivors include her husband, Dr. William C. Eaker of Alton; two sons, Jimmy and William, and two daughters, Donna and Martha, all of Alton. Also surviving is her mother, Mrs. Jim Ownbey of Canadian, Texas.
Her body was returned to Canadian for funeral services. Burial was in Holt Cemetery south of Spearman. She was interred beside her father, Jim Ownbey, an early-day Hutchinson County Sheriff who died last year.
Note: The glass plaque which is pictured here was damaged over time and has been replaced with a gray granite plaque by her children.
Mrs. Nancy Ownbey Eaker, a native of Adobe Walls and a member of a prominent North Plains ranch family, was killed in an automobile crash in Alton, Illinois recently where she had lived for the past 15 years.
Mrs. Eaker, 38, was the twin sister of Robert J. Ownbey, a long-time rancher in Hutchinson County. Other survivors include her husband, Dr. William C. Eaker of Alton; two sons, Jimmy and William, and two daughters, Donna and Martha, all of Alton. Also surviving is her mother, Mrs. Jim Ownbey of Canadian, Texas.
Her body was returned to Canadian for funeral services. Burial was in Holt Cemetery south of Spearman. She was interred beside her father, Jim Ownbey, an early-day Hutchinson County Sheriff who died last year.
Note: The glass plaque which is pictured here was damaged over time and has been replaced with a gray granite plaque by her children.
Inscription
In Loving Memory
A four verse poem "The Watcher" on marker
Gravesite Details
Twin sister of Robert James Ownbey
Family Members
Siblings
