James Roscoe Ownby^{[1, 2]}

1930 - 1999  (69 years)

• Name	James Roscoe Ownby
  Born	30 Jun 1930
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Nov 1999	South Knoxville, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	2 Dec 1999	Mt. Olive Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I114565	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 May 2009

  
  

  Father	John Ownby,   b. Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 6 Apr 2007
  Mother	Rintha Green,   b. Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 6 Apr 2007
  Married	10 Apr 1928	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F23462	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Katherine
  Married	Abt 1949
  Children	1. Pamela Kay Ownby + 2. Mary Ann Ownby,   b. 9 Sep 1951,   d. 30 Aug 2012  (Age 60 years)   3. Darlene Ownby + 4. Jerry Ownby + 5. Johnny Ownby
  Family ID	F97637	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Apr 1941. Hazel Ownby obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 6 Apr 2007. Bobby Joe Ownby obituary [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 408-44-8546. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 29 Nov 1999. Ownby, James Roscoe, age 69, of South Knoxville, passed away Monday, November 29, 1999 at home. Member of South Knoxville Church of God. Retired employee of South Knoxville Church of God. After retirement, Roscoe worked for Knox Rail Salvage. Roscoe and Katherine were houseparents for 8 years at Pentecostal Children's Home, Barbourville, KY. Survivors Wife of 50 years: Katherine Ownby Daughter: Pamela Ownby Daughters & sons-in-law: Mary Ann & Carl Scalf, Darlene & Marvin Jones Sons & daughters-in-law: Jerry & Grace Ownby; Johnny & Robin Ownby 7 grandchildren 8 great-grandchildren Sisters: Imogene Tallent, Ailene Gillespie, Stella Mize, Cassie Cansler & Shirley Holden Brothers: Ray, Floyd & Bobby Ownby Several nieces & nephews Honorary daughters: Lucy Tolliver, Liz Long, Darlene Leatherwood & Patsy Blalock Service Funeral service 2:00 PM Thursday, South Knoxville Church of God, Rev. Tommy Bellamy officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons. Family will receive friends 6-8 PM Wednesday at Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.