Background
Owens, Gene Autry was born on March 20, 1937 in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Moore and Nellie Gray (Rains) Owens.
Owens, Gene Autry was born on March 20, 1937 in Clinton, South Carolina, United States. Son of Walter Moore and Nellie Gray (Rains) Owens.
Student, University Georgia, 1954-1956.
Reporter, Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle, 1956-1959; assistant state editor, Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle, 1959-1960; state editor, Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle, 1960-1962; reporter, Ledger-Star, Norfolk, Virginia, 1963-1964; special writer, Ledger-Star, Norfolk, Virginia, 1968-1973; assistant city editor, Ledger-Star, Norfolk, Virginia, 1973-1976; editor, Virginia Beach Beacon, 1964-1966, 76-80; manager public, Springs Mills, Fort Mill, South Carolina., 1966-1968; senior associate editor, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, 1980-1981; editorial page editor, Roanoke Times, Virginia, 1981-1990.
Married Esther Fox, March 27, 1957 (deceased August 1983). Children: Richard Eugene, Angela Carol Owens Hurst, Matthew Todd. Married Peggy Irene Conner, February 24, 1984.