Johnny D. Ownby^{[1, 2]}

1933 - 2016  (83 years)

• Name	Johnny D. Ownby
  Born	10 Feb 1933
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 May 2016  [3]
  Buried	21 May 2016	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I31090	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 May 2016

  
  

  Father	John Dallard Ownby,   b. 15 Feb 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jan 1968  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Isabella Ogle,   b. 21 Jan 1902, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Feb 1973  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F1114	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Rogers,   b. 9 May 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jul 2013  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1956
  Children	+ 1. Roger Lee Ownby
  Family ID	F59386	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 21 May 2016 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 78.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 3 Jun 1983. Clayton Otilee Rogers obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 28 Jul 2013. Elizabeth Ownby obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/). February 10, 1933 - May 17, 2016 Resided in Sevierville, TN Johnny D. Ownby, age 83 of Sevierville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Johnny was born February 10, 1933 in Gatlinburg, TN. He graduated from Pi Beta Phi High School and Carson Newman College with a degree in Business Administration. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a longtime member of First Baptist Church, Sevierville where he taught the Johnny D. Ownby Sunday School Class. Throughout his membership he served on various committees, ministries and service projects. His love and desire for history and traveling led him to visit all 50 states, Canada and many foreign countries with a special place in his heart for Colorado. He was an avid hiker and loved his mountains. Johnny was an accountant for Dempster Brothers in Knoxville, TN and served on the Sevierville Election Commission. He retired from the state of Tennessee as a tax auditor. He was preceded in death by his parents, Isabell and John Dallard Ownby; and loving wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Rogers Ownby. Survivors include his Son: J. Roger Ownby and wife Sandra of Sevierville; Sister: Phyllis Whaley of Gatlinburg ; Sisters-in-law: Irene Rogers Reed of Sevierville, and Ruby Rogers Price and husband Howard of Harriman, TN; Numerous nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends 5-6:45 PM Friday at First Baptist Church, Sevierville with a celebration of Johnny's life to follow at 7 PM with Rev. Jerry Hyder, Rev. Dan Spencer and Rev. Scott Andrews officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 AM Saturday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens in Pigeon Forge. Honorary pallbearers will be members of his Sunday School Class. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post # 104. Arrangements by Atchley Funeral Home. (Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)