Lydia Owens, age 68 of Smyrna, Tennessee died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital after a brief illness. She was a native of Murfreesboro and a daughter of the late Frank Vaughn Burgdorf, Sr. and Norma Perry Rousseau Burgdorf. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Lisa Digman.

Survivors include her children, Andrea Owens of Smyrna, and Thomas Owens of Daytona Beach, Florida; and a host of other loving family and friends.

Lydia was a 1966 graduate of Tullahoma High School and an administrative assistant for Capitol Wholesale Fence Company in Nashville with 23 years of service.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday, August 24, 2017 from 4:00 until the time of memorial services beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Woodfin Funeral Chapels.

Memorials may be made in memory of Lydia to Project Return, 806 4th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee 37210 or online at www.projectreturninc.org. An online guestbook is available for the Owens family at www.woodfinchapel.com