Anne Louise Owens, born in Bakersfield, California, on  February 18, 1964, to  Ardisanne and Robert McDowell. She died peacefully at home on February 10, 2023. She grew up and attended local grammar schools where she developed many talents. She attended North High School in Bakersfield, California, where she became an all-star athlete in softball and volleyball, a talented flutist and singer. Her freshman year, she accompanied her band to state finals playing in the Rose Bowl game. She obtained her AA degree from Bakersfield Community College, while playing volleyball and pitching most of the games for their women's fast-pitch softball team. Anne's knowledge of these sports enabled her to coach various teams throughout the course of her life. She later finished her schooling in 1998, graduating from Simpson University with a BA in Psychology.

In the early 1990s, Anne followed her sales job with IBM and moved to Redding, California. In 1995, while living at Lake California, she met her future husband, Bert Owens, while riding at the equestrian center that was near Bert's cattle operation. They were later married in 1996, where they built a home west of Red Bluff on the Old Johnson Ranch. They worked together in their cattle ranching operation and crop insurance business located in Red Bluff.

Anne was a well-known community member. She co-founded the annual Tehama County Cattleman's Winter Scholarship dinner for the Tehama County Cattlewoman, and an all-women's sporting clay shoot, Shoot For Purpose. The event was held at Red Bank Outfitters for several years which supported women's cancer research.

Anne enjoyed the ranching lifestyle. Especially, riding horseback alongside her family, raising Border Collie-McNab stock dogs, chickens, cattle, and working in her garden. She was an eternal student of life. She worked hard to develop her skills as an accomplished chef, gardener, party planner, cattle rancher, wife, mother, partner, and friend. Beloved wife to Bert Owens and mother to her daughter, Mahlon Owens, Anne is also survived by stepdaughter Jill, and grandchildren, Zane, McCoy, and Paige, parents Bob and Ardisanne Turner, and siblings, Crystal, Darrin, Denise, Loren, Jeff, Sandy, Steve and their families. We are all better people because of her. It will be an absence that will be felt for the rest of our lives. Rest in peace, dear Anne.

The family is planning a private service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation

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