Arrangements entrusted to the Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel (660-679-0009). Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Florene Alberta Ashford was born February 8, 1938 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Vernon and Hazel Shelton Lewis. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband LeRoy Ashford, son Kenneth Allen Owens, and sister Dorothy Patten. She is survived by her son Vernon Owens of Olathe, KS., son Robert Miller of Drexel, MO., daughter Kathy Huckaby of Warrensburg, MO., many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings, Carol Franklin, Patricia Hartman, Verna Jean Engelken, Sharon Brooks, Marvina Wyman, and Joe Lewis.