A sense of humor from beyond...

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Steven Owens was a man who meant no harm when he told people to “F--- off.”


“He was easily fired up, but it was kind of a playful thing,” his son, Zachary Owens, told McClatchy News.


It was this sassy yet endearing spirit that the Owens children tried to capture on their father’s headstone after he died at the age of 59 in September.


“Forever in our hearts.


Until we meet again.


Cherished memories.


Known as.


Our son, brother.


Father, Papa, Uncle.


Friend & cousin,” reads the headstone, which marks Steven Owens’ grave at Powers-Warren Cemetery in Runnells, Iowa, which is about 20 miles southeast of Des Moines.


A casual passerby might not notice anything out of the ordinary on the headstone, but on closer inspection, one can see that, when reading downward, the first letter of each phrase spells out “F--- off.”