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BusinessmanBorn 1951 in PickensSon of Fred William and Lillian Parsons OwensUniversity of South Carolina, B.A., 1973Married to Lynn Catherine Southerland, 2 children, Lori Jill and Kathryn DianaBoard member, Pickens County YMCA, 1995-05, CVO, 1997-98, 2007-08, 2011First Union/Wachovia Bank Upstate Advisory Board, 1998-02Carolina First Bank Advisory Board, 2002-2007Member, Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce, 1993-, Chairman, 1994, 2001-04Pickens County Salvation Army Board, 1995-98Easley Economic Development Corporation, 1997-00Pickens County Manufacturers Association, 1996-97YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, 2000-02Palmetto Baptist Medical Center Foundation, Board member, 1999-02, 2008-09RotarianNational Co-Chaiman, Leadership for Healthy Communities, 2010-11NCPSO Policy Maker Advisory Board, 2010Member, NCSL Education CommitteeMember, St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Finance Committee, 2011 |     | Sponsored Bills in the HouseVoting Record |