Cindy Torres Owens

Owens, Cindy L., 50, of Stafford, died Monday, February 4, 2008 at the home of her parents after a courageous four-year battle with ovarian cancer.
     She graduated from Norfolk Catholic High School and St. Vincent DePaul Hospital School of Nursing in Norfolk, and worked as a Registered Nurse at MCV, Henrico Doctors', St. Mary's, and most recently at Mary Washington Hospital. She was also the founder and first President of the Richmond Ovarian Cancer Survivors Group.
     Cindy is survived by her husband, Richard Owens of Stafford; her parents, Ramon and Virginia Torres of Bowling Green; three sons, Richard J. Owens Jr. of Seattle, Washington, Sean Owens and his wife, Jackie, of Ladysmith, and Patrick Owens of Blacksburg; three brothers, Rev. Ramon Torres III and his wife, Lisa, of Gray, Tennessee, Christopher Torres, and his wife, Joan, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Anthony Torres of Norfolk; granddaughter, Taylor McKenzie Owens; and friend, Richard Fassett.
     A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 9, at 11 a.m. in Wright's Chapel United Methodist Church, Ladysmith, with burial to follow in Lakewood Cemetery, Bowling Green. The family will receive friends at the church Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.
     In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, 910 17th Street N.W. Suite 1190, Washington, D.C. 20006 or Wright's Chapel United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 193, Ladysmith, Va. 22501. Sign register book online at www.storkefuneralhome.com.

—Find a Grave, citing Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7 Feb 2008