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The Oak Grove Historical Society
1300 S Broadway
Oak Grove, Missouri
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10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
(Face Masks Required, due to Covid-19 Regulations)
Shining a Light to Our Past
How Church's Chicken Came To Be
Contributed by David Owings
Oak Grove, Missouri
Here are photographs and the story of how Church's Chicken came to be. James Joshua Owings is buried in the George cemetery, his daughter Birdie married Fred Church. They gave the chicken recipe to Fred's brother who took it to San Antonio and opened the first restaurant across the street from the Alamo.
 George Kabrick frame |  Church Chicken |  Fred & Birdie Church's Restaurant 1950s[ |
|---|---|---|
 J.W. Church |  Ron and Fred Church Dad |  Two holding hands Birdie her left Gurna |
![Troy Owings[3117]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/800d89_c078a67d09cb427f8a726619680a6882~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_393,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/800d89_c078a67d09cb427f8a726619680a6882~mv2.jpg) Troy Owings |  Grand Father & Mother David & Martha Owings |  Francis M Webb |
 Orine Owings Spainhower Davis 1899-1990. |  Grandma Owings Birthday 1919 |  Lavisa White George |
 John Hicks George 1921 Reunion |  John Hicks Owings Family |  John Hicks George |
 Jessie Church |  James Joshua Owings Wife Lula Elizabeth |  Bowl made by Joshua Hicks Owings |
 Bowl made by Joshua Hicks Owings | ![James J. Owings[3116] - Copy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/800d89_7297154ee40b45d3ab7a40ca8136ec66~mv2_d_1389_1413_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_254,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/800d89_7297154ee40b45d3ab7a40ca8136ec66~mv2_d_1389_1413_s_2.jpg) James J. Owings |  Ida May Isabelle Kabrick Owings |
 John Hix & Lavisa George |  Nathan Bass 'Chief' Owings |  Hiram James George |
 Francis Marion Webb family |  Hix & Hi George |  Gabriel George |
 Francis Marion Owings |  Francis M Webb |  Francis Fitzhugh George Moore Kabrick |
 Church Family and Restaurant |  Eva Blanche Hull Owings |  Francis Fitzhugh George Moore Kabrick |
![Birdie's Father James J Owings[2934]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/800d89_934435af1c8f43ceaccfecdcc484018d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_490,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/800d89_934435af1c8f43ceaccfecdcc484018d~mv2.jpg) Birdie's Father James J Owings | ![Birdie on left[2931] - Copy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/800d89_39ba1ee4adc2466982c9b8388ad5d3c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_400,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/800d89_39ba1ee4adc2466982c9b8388ad5d3c2~mv2.jpg) Birdie on left |  Bill Grossarth, Etta Tattershall Grossar |
 Birdie Ethel Owings and Fred Webb Church |  Best H V P |  Joshua Holcomb & Amanda George |
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