Jane Hege

Mrs. Pallie Jane Owen Hege, 94, formerly of Greensboro St. Ext, died Monday, March 13, at Brookdale of Asheboro. A funeral service will be held at 2pm Thursday, March 16 at Pilgrim Reformed Church, by the Rev. Richard Moore. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8pm Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home. Mrs. Hege was born February 19, 1929 in Davidson County to John Howell Owen and Lula Spry Owen. She was married to the love of her life, Joe H. Hege, Jr. for 63 years. While Joe was busy with his career in the legislature, Jane remained the rock of her family. Even while working full time and managing a busy household, she always cherished time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Jane was deeply devoted to her church, Pilgrim Reformed. She loved to sing in the choir and spent many hours rolling out dough for their annual chicken pie suppers. Jane’s other love was her job as receptionist for Duracell (formerly Mallory Battery) where she was the voice of the company for 42 years. Her husband, her brothers, John Howell Owen, Jr., Tommie Jones Owen, and James Burton Owen; and her sister, Dorothy Elizabeth Smith, preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Watford and husband, Sam, of Thomasville; her sons, Joe H. Hege, III and fiancée, Eileen Jonat, of Wake Forest and Edwin Lamar Hege and wife, Jennie, of New Bern; her grandchildren, Jordan Lupton and husband, Jonathan, Dylan Hege and fiancée, Emalee Haines, Morgan Watford, Alex Hege and wife, Alison, Courtney Glenn and husband, Caleb, Kim Herbert and Jessica McCarl and husband, Mat,; her great-grandchildren, Owen Pierce Lupton, Leah Jane Lupton, Conner Glenn, Amelia Hege, Levi Hege, Claire Hege, and Sumaya McCarl, and her only surviving brother, Bobby Joe Owen, and wife Doris. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pilgrim Reformed Church, 797 Pilgrim Church Road, Lexington NC 27295 or to the donor’s choice.