Owen Cleaners, Inc. is a Kentucky corporation headquartered in Paducah, Kentucky from which it services customers across a four state region. The company provides a broad range of retail cleaning and laundry services. It operates a 17,000 square foot production facility, six customer drop-off and pickup stores, and two large self-service laundromats.  The company also offers free home or office pickup and delivery.

History

Two brothers, Horace and Tully Owen, founded the company in 1920. Horace Owen became the sole proprietor in 1933, and remained active in the company into the 1970’s.

In 1950 Gene Katterjohn, Jr., a son-in-law to Horace Owen, joined the company. Early in the partnership a new 17,000 square foot drycleaning plant and shirt laundry was built.   that continues in operation today. Later the company expanded into the coin-operated laundry business. Several large "Laun-Alls" were built featuring top-of-the-line equipment. Each Laun-All was also designed to serve as a drycleaning and laundry pick up location.

In January 1992, David Perry, a son-in-law to Gene Katterjohn, and Carolyn Perry, his daughter, purchased the company. They became the third generation to own and operate the business. David Perry currently serves as President, and Carolyn Perry serves as Secretary/Treasurer.

Service Innovations

In 1933, the company became one of the first licensees of Sanitone, and today ranks as the oldest licensee of Sanitone in the world. Many top clothing designers recognize the Sanitone drycleaning process as a symbol of high quality drycleaning.  Learn more about Sanitone and see samples of our advertisements by clicking below.

The company was also the first in the region to introduce such other service innovations as "in car" service, Express bags, drapery cleaning, free home or office pickup and delivery, and our new AutoPay monthly charge accounts.

Community Support

As a locally owned company, Owen Cleaners is proud to support a wide variety of community projects and organizations.  Learn more about the organizations that we have supported by clicking on the button below.

For 18 years Owen Cleaners was proud to jointly sponsor with NewsChannel Six and Cal Sisto, the annual Cal’s Coats for Kids coat drive. During that time 84,000 coats were collected, cleaned and distributed to deserving area families.  For ten years, the program was expanded to include a region-wide school challenge in which schools compete for awards and valuable prizes. 

Owen Cleaners is a member of the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce.  Click on the Organizations Supported button below to see a more complete list.