Sara Olivia Kelley Owen Obituary

With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Sara Olivia Kelley Owen of Troy, Alabama, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on May 26, 2026 at the age of 71. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Sara Southerland Kelley and Dr. Roscoe Douglas Kelley, Sr. of Troy; Lavonya Kelley Chapman of Sarasota, Florida.. She is survived by: her husband David Kenneth Owen; her children, Dr. April Olivia Owen (Emily Rose Vorland) and Kenneth Douglas Owen (Pamela Dorothy Owen); her grandson Lewis Kelley Vorland of Denver, Colorado.; and her siblings, Roscoe Douglas Kelley, Jr., Denise Sanford Kelley of Birmingham, Dr. Benjamin Southerland Kelley and Cornelia Fryer Kelley of Waco.

Mrs. Owen requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to Oak Grove Methodist Church, 2531 County Rd 1177, Troy, AL 36079.