Karen Owens, 69, peacefully passed away September 4, 2022, with her daughter by her side in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Karen was born January 13, 1953, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the only child to Kenneth and Sarah Gibson.

She graduated from Thomas Jefferson  High School in 1978. She attended college at Penn State University. She lived an adventurous life. She once spent the summer hitchhiking across America, attended Woodstock, and attended the 1967 anti-Vietnam war protest in Washington, D.C.

Her love for life lead her to the love of her life. She met Luis Owens in 2001 at Rocking on the Red in Shreveport where they danced the night away. She had several careers, but her favorite was working for the State of Louisiana where she helped families attain services when they were struggling.

Her hobbies included collecting praying hands, also known as love hands. She also had quite a passion for gardening, constantly forming her own backyard into a mini oasis.

Karen's last year was spent battling ongoing lung disease before she succumbed to a reoccurrence of stage 3 lung cancer.

Mrs. Owens is survived by her children,

daughter, Margo Lauren Hackett, son, Travis Hackett, and his wife Andrea Hackett; Granddaughters, Micenzie, Trinity, and Trui Haggerty and Abigail Hackett; and Grandson, Bryce Hackett.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Luis Owens, and her parents, Kenneth and Sarah Gibson.

A memorial service will be held at Auld's Funeral Home, 7849 E Kings Highway in Shreveport, Louisiana on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 12 pm.

Flowers can be sent there as well.