Lex Owl, age 63 of Murphy, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017. Owl was born April 9, 1953 in Swain County, NC to the late Clifford Owl and the late Maggie Reed Owl. He was a member of Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses in Marble. He enjoyed making and selling Indian crafts and loved spending time with his grandchildren.
Survivors include wife, Barbara Owl; daughter, Krystal Lequire; brothers, Cliff Owl, Norman Reed, Henry Owl, Perry Owl, Kermit Owl and Raymond Owl; sisters, Alva Chastain, Belva Ashe, Shirley Rogers and Norma Coleman; grandchildren, Natasha Lequire, Jada Lequire, and Isaac Lequire.
Funeral services were held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Tuesday, March 28. Arrangements were entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.