Verlis Ownby^{[1, 2]}

1924 - 2009  (84 years)

• Name	Verlis Ownby
  Born	8 Aug 1924	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 May 2009  [3, 4]
  Buried	21 May 2009	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I31157	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Louis Madison "Matt" Ownby,   b. 29 Aug 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 1957  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary L. McCarter,   b. 23 Dec 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jan 1975  (Age 86 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1905
  Family ID	F569	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hazel B. Ogle,   b. 19 Jan 1923, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Oct 2008  (Age 85 years)
  Children	+ 1. Glenda Ownby + 2. Rita Ownby
  Family ID	F42060	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Aug 1924 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 21 May 2009 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 90.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 28 Apr 1979. Dewey Willard Ogle obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 27 Oct 2008. Hazel B. Ownby obituary [S80] Rawlings Funeral Home, (http://www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com/), 20 Feb 2003. Martha Ainer Maples obituary [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 18 May 2009. Verlis Ownby August 08, 1924 - May 18, 2009 Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee Visitation: May 20, 2009 Service: May 19, 2009 Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Verlis Ownby, age 84, of Sevierville, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009. Mr. Ownby served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, World War II, and retired from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park Service. He was preceded in death by his wife Hazel Ogle Ownby; parents Matt and Mary L. Ownby; sisters Pearl Franklin, Rose Grooms, Ainer Maples; and brothers Lewis and Homer Ownby. Survivors: Daughters: Glenda Bean and husband Ben, Rita Lancaster and husband Tom Grandchildren: Keith and Mike Bean, Tommy and Mark Lancaster Great-grandchildren: Ali and Caroline Bean, Taylor, Autumn, and T.J. Lancaster Funeral service 2 PM Thursday in Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel with Rev. Ben Whitted officiating. Interment will follow in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel, Pigeon Forge. (www.atcheyfuneralhome.com)