Frances Kinamon Owen, 83, a native of Chattanooga, Tenn., and a resident of Florence, Ala., peacefully went to be with her Lord on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014.
Frances attended Texas Wesleyan College and was a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. After graduation, she worked within the realm of the Southern Baptist Convention. She was a summer missionary to California for the North American Mission Board and served on church staffs in California and Texas as an age group specialist. After working as the director of admissions at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., she served as a field consultant for the Sunday School Department of the Tennessee Baptist Sunday School Board and then with the Home Mission Board in Nashville, Tenn. For a time, Frances was also a guest conference leader for Lifeway Christian Resources. At the time of her retirement, she was employed by the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Dallas.
Frances dedicated her life to the service of others and followed her calling into her senior years. After retirement and relocation to Florence, Ala., she pursued her lifetime of service as an active volunteer for various groups and organizations including ECM Hospital, American Red Cross, Safe Place and The Help Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Florence, Ala.
Frances is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Geneva (Hendricks) Kinamon, Chattanooga, Tenn.; and her brother, Charles C. Kinamon, of Franklin, Tenn.
Survivors include sisters, Marie (Harry) Maiden, of Florence, Ala., formerly of Decatur, Ala., and Anitta Kinamon, of Florence, Ala, formerly of Chattanooga, Tenn., along with 11 nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. (EST) on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery in Red Bank, Tenn.
Memorial donations may be made to East Texas Baptist Family Ministry, 13776 FM 138, Timpson, Texas, 75975, or any of the charities listed above.
Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, Texas, 37343.
