CENTRALIA -- Lucille Colleen Owen, 85, went home to Heaven where she was met by her family and friends rejoicing at the gates at 5:39 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2012. She had been in St. Mary's Hospital. She was born Feb. 26, 1927, in McLeansboro, the daughter of Alva J. and Elva (Reed) Lance. She married James Lewis Owen on May 25, 1945, in Chicago, and he preceded her in death Sept. 27, 2008. She is survived by three sons, Larry Dale Owen and wife, Sue, of Centralia, J.R. Owen and wife, Susan, of Carterville, and Darrell Eugene Owen and wife, Dinah, of Kell; one daughter, Karen Lynn Beasley and husband, Paul, of Houck, Ariz.; one brother, Dale Emerson Lance and wife, Marcella, of McLeansboro; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Glen Lance; sister, Beulah Eilleen Cambron; and granddaughter, Julie Marie (Owen) Pardee. Mrs. Owen was a nurse's aide at St. Mary's Hospital. She lived in Centralia since 1967 after living in Carmi for 15 years, where she was a member of Stewert Street Baptist Church. While in Centralia, she was a member of Temple Baptist Church. She was a life member of VFW Ladies Auxiliary and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, who were the center of her life. She also enjoyed attending blue grass festivals and gospel singings. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Temple Baptist Church in Centralia, with the Rev. Don Shaffer officiating. Interment will be in Ten Mile Baptist Cemetery near McLeansboro. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Irvin Funeral Home in Centralia and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church or Ten Mile Cemetery Fund and will be accepted Irvin Funeral Home in Centralia. Published in The Southern Illinoisan from May 18 to May 19, 2012