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Minnie Ruth Solomon Owens
BIRTH 27 Apr 1915
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
DEATH 27 Jun 2001 (aged 86)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL
Oak Woods Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
PLOT Calm Vista
MEMORIAL ID 22756404 · View Source
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PHOTOS 7
FLOWERS 25
Ruth S. Owens, 86
Widow of Olympian
Chaired foundation
When Jesse Owens jumped and ran his way to four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, putting the lie to Hitler's claims of Aryan racial superiority, his wife was at home with their first child.
Although the expense of the trip was too great for them both to attend the Berlin Games, Ruth S. Owens was beside her track-star husband every step of the way before and after, preserving and spreading his legacy for generations.
Mrs. Owens, 86, the longtime board chairwoman of the Jesse Owens Foundation, died of heart failure Wednesday, June 27, in her Hyde Park home.
Mrs. Owens first met her husband, who already was a budding track star, in junior high school. He said "hello," she pretended she didn't hear him, and soon they were sharing doughnuts, said daughter Marlene Owens Rankin. They were married for nearly 48 years until his 1980 death.
"She saw them as partners," her daughter said. They raised three daughters and were involved in numerous charitable organizations, with a special fondness for those geared toward children.
Her husband was an Up With People board member and helped start the ARCO/Jesse Owens Games, a summer track and field competition for children across the country that culminated with scholarships for the winners.
When he died, Mrs. Owens took his Up With People board seat and continued serving as an ARCO ambassador, making appearances and greeting the children at the games, her daughter said. Nearly 11 million children, including Carl Lewis, had participated by the event's end a few years ago.
"She protected [Jesse Owens'] legacy and guarded it with all of her being," her daughter said. "She was chairman of the Jesse Owens Foundation, which existed to perpetuate his legacy. It was sort of the embodiment of him and how he spent his life. She was at the center of it."
Mrs. Owens was board chairwoman and an active fundraiser for the foundation formed 21 years ago to give scholarships and a chance to average students who were active in the community. More than 270 children have since earned the four-year, $2,000 annual scholarships, and 97 percent graduated from college, said her daughter, the current executive director. The foundation added mentoring and donations to youth-oriented organizations to its activities.
Mrs. Owens was a strong, independent woman, said son-in-law Stuart Rankin.
"She went by Ruth Owens. She didn't go by Mrs. Jesse Owens, although she was very proud of all that," he said.
Mrs. Owens loved playing bridge, viewing sports and watching the Olympics. "She used to watch Michael Jordan religiously," her son-in-law said.
Mrs. Owens is also survived by two other daughters, Gloria Hemphill and Beverly Prather; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday at Griffin Funeral Home, 3232 S. King Drive, and at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Unitarian Church of Hyde Park, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service.
29 Jun 2001, Chicago Tribune News. Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Family Members
Parents
John W. Solomon
1884–1935
Ellen Pugh Solomon
1887–1974
Spouse of Jesse Owens
1913–1980 (m. 1935)
Inscription
Devoted Wife - Beloved Mother
Flowers • 25
Left by Kay on 15 Sep 2019
Minnie Jane (Owens) Cornell was born in October 1887 in Alabama United States, and died at age 63 years old on March 28, 1951 in Garvin County, OK. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Minnie Jane (Owens) Cornell.
Minnie M Owens of Waldorf, Charles County, MD was born on April 10, 1923, and died at age 75 years old on August 22, 1998. Minnie Owens was buried at Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery
Section G A1 Row 16 Site 4 11301 Crain Highway, in Cheltenham.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Minnie May (Owens) Ball.
Minnie O Owens of TX was born circa 1915. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Minnie O. (Collins) Owens.
Minnie A Owens of TX was born circa 1987. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Minnie A. (Gonzales) Owens.
Minnie A Owens of TX was born circa 1949. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Minnie A. (Harper) Owens.
Minnie Alice Owens of Brighton Australia was born in 1908, and died at age 68 years old in 1976 in Brighton.
Minnie Owens of Saint Louis, Saint Louis City County, Missouri was born on November 6, 1903, and died at age 69 years old in June 1973.
Minnie Owens of West Point, Clay County, Mississippi was born on July 4, 1901, and died at age 82 years old in April 1984.
Minnie S Owens of Odessa, Ector County, TX was born on March 6, 1907, and died at age 86 years old on February 11, 1994.
Minnie L Owens was born on December 10, 1908, and died at age 81 years old on August 30, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Minnie L Owens.
Minnie Owens of Waterford, Stanislaus County, California was born on March 18, 1898, and died at age 79 years old in June 1977.
Minnie Owens of Sausalito, Marin County, California was born on February 27, 1893, and died at age 73 years old in June 1966.
Minnie Owens of Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona was born on June 29, 1902, and died at age 71 years old in June 1973.
Minnie Marie Owens of Culbertson, Roosevelt County, Oregon was born on October 18, 1939, and died at age 70 years old on February 6, 2010.
Minnie P Owens of Des Moines, Polk County, IA was born on August 28, 1921, and died at age 81 years old on May 1, 2003.
Minnie Owens of Parsons, Labette County, Kansas was born on December 28, 1884, and died at age 82 years old in October 1967.
Minnie Owens of Sidney, Cheyenne County, Nebraska was born on June 23, 1890, and died at age 91 years old in September 1981.
Minnie Owens of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska was born on February 3, 1895, and died at age 87 years old in April 1982.
Minnie A Owens of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, SD was born on May 14, 1894, and died at age 94 years old on December 14, 1988.
Minnie Owens of Ruston, Lincoln County, Louisiana was born on August 22, 1890, and died at age 84 years old in March 1975.
Minnie Owens of Saint Louis, Saint Louis City County, Missouri was born on August 15, 1900, and died at age 83 years old in March 1984.
Minnie M Owens of Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO was born on November 19, 1905, and died at age 97 years old on January 3, 2003.
Minnie Owens of Mineral Point, Washington County, Missouri was born on January 27, 1898, and died at age 87 years old in February 1985.
Minnie Owens of Saint Louis, Saint Louis City County, MO was born on July 15, 1912, and died at age 89 years old on August 10, 2001.
Minnie Owens of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa was born on April 12, 1892, and died at age 94 years old in November 1986.
Minnie G Owens of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN was born on November 28, 1883, and died at age 105 years old on November 3, 1989.
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Modener Owens (Jan 31, 1938 - Feb 3, 2005)
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Mohesha Owens (Feb 12, 1973 - Jul 19, 2006)
Moise Owens (Sep 21, 1927 - Mar 1990)
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Moncrief Owens (Sep 21, 1902 - Feb 1980)
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Monette Owens (Apr 8, 1933 - Nov 24, 2010)
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