R. C. Owens, age 77, passed away in the arms of his loving family, on the afternoon of Sunday, June 17, 2012. R. C. was born November 12, 1934 in Shreveport, Louisiana and has lived in Manteca with his wife, Susan, for the past 12 years. R. C. was joyously welcomed into heaven by his two children, Pamela & Darren, his mother and father, Climon Owens and Ida B. Dooley, brother, John Dooley , grandmother, Eugenia Rattler and his recently departed dog, Rollie.