Resident of the Month

Our February resident of the month is Gwen Owens. Gwen grew up in Easley, SC with her parents, two brothers and two sisters. She attended Easley High School and then went on to business College. Gwen went to work for Greenville County working at the Tax Office for 52 years. Forty of those years were full-time and then part-time for twelve more. She met her husband Don Owens, who was from Piedmont, at a filling station he was working at in Easley. They were married for 62 years. The two of them have a son named Craig and a daughter-in-law Lisa. Gwen has three grandchildren and three great grandsons. She loves spending time over the years with the grandkids and loves visits from the great grandsons. Gwen’s favorite past is reading. She will stay up late any given night reading a book she loves. She also passed that love of reading onto her granddaughters and sometimes they borrow each other’s books. Gwen spent a lot of time with her aunt who was a schoolteacher, and she always encouraged her to learn more and to read, read, read. Gwen was close to her aunt until her passing and shares many memories of her. Another hobby Gwen would enjoy when she was able was her yard work. She loves flowers and plants and had the best yard in the neighborhood. Gwen also enjoyed cooking, which she learned from her aunt as well. We are so happy that she is our resident of the month!