The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-04-07
And A Memorial Adopted By
The Association
Giving A History OF The Life
OF The Deceased

The members of the Knox county
bar association assembled at the
court house Saturday morning at $50
o'clock out of respect to the memory
of the late Hon. Frank V. Owen, for
many years member of the local bar.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. II. H. Greer, president of the bar
association. Remarks on the life of
Mr. Owen were made by Frank Moore,
Hon. William M. Koons, Columbus
Ewalt, Lot C. Stillwell, William E.
Grant, Hon. Lewis B. Houck, James A.
Schaeffer, Harry c. Devin, Robert L.
Carr, Judge Frank o. lowering and
Hon. H. H. Greer. The latter paid
high tribute to the deceased and
spoke of the eminent members OF the
Knox county bar who have passed
away during the past 55 years.
There were 35 members of the bar
association present at the meeting
an quite large number of spectators
and friends of the deceased.
The members of the association
voted to attend the funeral in body
and will meet at the court house Sun
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
Mr.. Frank Moore, chairman OF the
committee on the memorial, present
ed the following:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF the
Knox County Bar Association
Your committee to whom has been
entrusted the duty of drafting suit
able memorial expressive of the re-
spect and esteem in which Hon Frank
v. Owen was held by this Bar, and OF
our profound grief occasioned by his
death, which occurred at half past
seven o'clock ON the morning of April
3rd, 1914 beg to submit the following
MEMORIAL
Frank V. Owen, late a. member OF
the Knox County, Ohio, Bar was at the
time of his death tifty-seven years OF
age. He was born in Middlebury
township this county, of highly reput-
able pioneer stock. his father being
the late Gilbert R. Owen and his
mother the late Elizabeth Green Owen.
His youth was uneyentfQl being
that common to boys raised on a farm,
but he early developed a taste and
natural bent for the law and a resolu-
ton formed in the face of many diff
culties to make the practice OF the
law his life work.
In 1882 he entered as q student the
law office of Cooper & Moore, Nc. Yer
non, Ohio, and two years later was
admitted to the bar and commenced
the practice of law in this city, where
he has ever since continued in the
practice of his profession.
Mr.. Owen was united in marriage
to Miss Bessie Johnson in 1884, which
marriage stands in this Community as
marked example Of perfect con-
nubial affection and happiness. Two
children were born of this union, Eliz-
abeth and Isabelle, who with their
mother survive him He is also sur
viyed by two sons by a Former mar
riage, viz, Charles and Robert.
Mr.. Owen was politically Republi-
can, although party lines sat lightly
upon him when questions lof principle
and fitness of men for official posi-
tions were involved,
He served honorably, faithfully and
with distinction as Knox County S
representative in the Sixty-eighth
General Assembly of Ohio
He was life long and unoomprom-
Using enemy OF the liquo1 traffic and
much of his superb talent and energy
was gratuitously bestowed in the sup
preston of the evils resulting there,
from. He was an active member OF
St. PauPs Episcopal church, this city