Owen Spencer Searcy

Owen Spencer Searcy was born July 13, 1954, in Beaver, Oklahoma to Omer Searcy and Mary Ellen (Turner) Searcy. He passed from this life on May 26, 2026 at his home in Beaver, Oklahoma.

Owen attended all of his school years in Beaver, graduating with the class of 1972. He was proud to be on the Beaver Dusters Football team. After graduating from high school, he attended a Trade School in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to learn mechanics.

Owen married the love of his life, Carolina (Padilla) Searcy on June 18, 1977, in Guymon, Oklahoma.

Owen became a member of the St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church in Beaver. Carolina named several men to be his Godfather, but he declined them all. He informed her that he wanted Godfather to be his father-in-law, John Padilla, a title of which John proudly accepted.

Owen had a great work ethic and he made many friends in the places he worked. He worked for Nichols Water Service before he and Carolina moved to Anchorage, Alaska. They lived with his Aunt and Uncle, Linda and Holly Waldon. While there, he worked with Uncle Holly in the oilfield.

After returning home from Alaska, they moved to Forgan, Oklahoma and he returned to work for Nichols Water Services for a time before moving to Dalhart, Texas where he worked as a mechanic before moving to Stratford, Texas where he continued his mechanic career.

Owen and Carolina moved to Amarillo, Texas in 1990 where he worked for CX Cement Company for thirteen years. Eventually, the company became the Schwerman Cement Company, at which point he started as a truck driver. Owen worked his way up to be the lead trucking supervisor, a career he held until his retirement in 2020.

Following his retirement, Owen and Carolina moved back to Beaver, where he drove the transit bus until his passing.

One of Owen’s hobbies was trap shooting, where he won many awards and belt buckles. Owen made many friends in his ventures and he loved visiting with family and friends. Two of his best friends were their fur babies, Bobo and Candie.

Owen was preceded in death by his parents, Omer and Mary Ellen Searcy, his grandparents, Victor and Maxine Searcy and Preston and Beulah Turner; one brother Edwin Dale Searcy; one nephew, Chris Searcy, as well as many Aunts, Uncles and other family members.

Those left to mourn his death include his loving wife, Carolina Searcy of the home; two brothers, Leland Searcy and wife, Jewell of Woodward, Oklahoma and James Dee Searcy of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; his mother and father in-law John and Elise Padilla of Guymon, Oklahoma; AuntsMarilyn McAlary of Elk City, Oklahoma and Joyce Searcy Myer of Canyon, Texas along with many other nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members and friends.