Owana Fay DeGarso
Owana Fay DeGarso, 76, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away April 24, 2016 in her home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brent Grissom officiating. Interment will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.
Owana was born November 21, 1939 to Herbert and Mary Stark of Caddo Mills. She was married to Jesse DeGarso for forty-two years until his death March 12, 2002.
Owana is survived by her sons Gary DeGarso and companion Cindy Ray of Greenville and Ronnie and Michelle DeGarso of Royse City; grandchildren, Justin and Dani DeGarso of Greenville, Chelsea and Micah “Michael” Hammack of Royse City, Tyler DeGarso of Greenville, Morgan DeGarso of Greenville; step-grandchildren, Hope and Grace Lyday of Royse City and Jacey and Josey Kemp of Greenville; great-grandchildren, Kinslie and Haiden Hammack of Royse City; sisters, Serena Helton and Judy Stone; sister-in-law, Frances Flores; brother-in-law, Joe DeGarso; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse DeGarso; her parents, Herbert and Mary Stark; sister, Dorothy Jean Ray; and brothers, Billy Ray Stark and George Thurman Stark.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Justin and Tyler DeGarso, nephews, Joe David DeGarso, Brian DeGarso, George Helton and Micah Hammack, great-nephews, Logan DeGarso, and Jonathan DeGarso and longtime family friends, Danny Burns and Stenson Sanders.
The family would like to thank Vitas hospice, Meredith Norris, RN, Rose Lemons, CNA, Tyree Rather-Brown, LVN, Terri Dobbs, LVN and Marie Heuss, RN for their support and kindness during this time.