Wayne Elmo “Moe” Owens was born on January 9, 1947, in Stephenville, Texas to Wayne and Ora (Griffin) Owens. He entered the gates of Heaven on December 2, 2024, at the age of 77 years old. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving and adoring family after fighting a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Wayne left Texas and moved to Lindsay, Oklahoma at 17 years of age to work in the oilfield. That’s the time he moved in across the street from a young lady who became the “love of his life” Carolyn Sue Scruggs. Wayne and Carolyn married August 13, 1966, and were married over 58 years. Two weeks after marriage, on September 11, 1966, he was drafted to the U.S. Army where he spent a year in Vietnam in the 70th Combat Engineers. He was honorably discharged on September 11, 1968. This is when he and Carolyn returned to Texas and started their family. This union brought them two daughters he adored, Alissa Shea and Stacy Lynn.

Once he returned to Texas, he became a surveyor and helped build Interstate 20. In 1971, they returned back to Oklahoma and the oilfield, starting out in Ratliff City, Oklahoma, then moving to Foster, Oklahoma in 1977. He worked for Carl’s Inc. as a pusher/supervisor for 19 years. Wayne was well known throughout the oilfield as “Moe” or “Mighty Moe”. In 1980, Moe established a business known as Moe’s Portable Steam Company doing oilfield steam cleaning. After 44 years the business is still ongoing. Moe was a very hard worker and provided well for his family.

Wayne’s hobbies were hunting and going to deer camp with his family and friends, bar-b-que-ing ribs and brisket, and making his special “Moe Beans” for any given reason or time. He enjoyed farming, watching his cattle, and watching westerns – mainly GUNSMOKE. He loved his family and enjoyed many vacations with them. He had a heart of gold, willing to help anyone in need.
He was blessed with 3 grandsons and took great pride in them and their accomplishments: Grant Coles, Jordan Coles, and Brock Roady. Later in life he gained two more grandsons, Cory Miller and Nicholas Miller. 2024 saw the birth of his greatest joy of all, his first great-grandson, Owen Thomas Coles. His face would light up with a big smile when he saw Owen, even on his worst days.

Wayne was a member of First Baptist of Elmore City. He carried a cross in his pocket and would show it to others saying, “I have Jesus in my heart!”