Wanda Mosley Owens, 76, died Thursday, February 18, 2021, at her home in Bartlett, Tennessee. She was born September 12, 1944, in Blytheville, Arkansas, to Sterling G. and Verna Christian Mosley.

Wanda graduated from Kingsbury High School in Memphis in 1962. After high school, she went to work at National Bank of Commerce before pursuing her college degree. She graduated from Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, in 1971.

Wanda worked at the Federal Reserve Bank in Memphis before going to work for the Veterans Administration Hospital (now Memphis VA Medical Center). She worked for the VA for more than 30 years before retiring in 2006. She also served as the financial secretary for Ardmore Baptist Church/Crossroads Baptist Church for over 20 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband of 27 years, Russell Carl Owens, in 2008.

Survivors include her son, David Russell Owens and wife Ashlynn of Wynne, Arkansas; sister, Rebecca Mosley of Bartlett, Tennessee; brother, Mark Mosley and wife Becky of Avondale Estates, Georgia; and a host of nieces and nephews, and other family and friends.

Wanda was a founding member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Arlington, Tennessee. She enjoyed watching HGTV, Hallmark movies, and cooking shows, vacationing in the Great Smoky Mountains, and spending time with her family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Wanda's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Wounded Warrior Project, or Crossroads Baptist Church c/o Music Ministry, 6601 Austin Peay Highway, Arlington, Tennessee, 38002.