Don Ownby

1929 - 2008  (79 years)

• Name	Don Ownby
  Born	5 Apr 1929	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 13, Blount County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	10 Dec 2008  [2, 3]
  Buried	16 Dec 2008	Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I36782	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Hubert Ownby,   b. 4 Feb 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Dec 1979, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Cora E. Huskey,   b. 13 Feb 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jun 1992, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 93 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1920	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11229	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Jimmie Rogers,   b. Abt 1930, Tennessee  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Married	Abt 1950
  Children	1. Terry Katherine Ownby,   d. INFANT + 2. Jane Ownby   3. Roger Don Ownby
  Family ID	F10809	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Apr 1929 - Tennessee Buried - 16 Dec 2008 - Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 34.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Donal Owenby Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Uceba, Civil District 13, Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 11 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1929 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Hubert Owenby Head M 43 Tennessee Cora Owenby Wife F 39 Tennessee Stanley Owenby Son M 18 Tennessee Wilma Owenby Daughter F 16 Tennessee Lorene Owenby Daughter F 14 Tennessee Donal Owenby Son M 11 Tennessee Bruce Owenby Son M 8 Tennessee Glen Owenby Son M 6 Tennessee Jewell Owenby Daughter F 3 Tennessee Louise Ownby Daughter F 1 Tennessee [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 14 Apr 2010. Ida Elizabeth Owenby obituary [S142] Newspaper Article, Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN), 13 Dec 2008. Don Owenby , 79, of Chattanoo ga, passed away on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2008, at a local hospital. Mr. Owenby was born in Maryville, Tenn., to Hubert and Cora Owenby . He was a member and deacon of Brainerd Baptist Church, where he belonged to the Harry Eustice Sunday School Class. He retired from Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co. after 37 years as director of sales, payroll deduction, was a graduate of Maryville College, volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, was an avid gardener, and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Terry Katherine; his parents; brothers, Stanley and Glen Owenby ; and sister, Wilma Bowers. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Jimmie Owenby ; daughter, Jane Harper and her husband Lee, of Signal Mountain; son, Roger Don Owenby of Chattanooga; grandchildren, Lee Harper Jr., and Natalie Harper; brother, Bruce (Mae) Owenby ; sisters, Lorene (Lloyd) Wilhite, Jewell (Harold) Headrick, and Louise Dixon. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday at Brainerd Baptist Church with the Rev. George Clark, the Rev. Robby Gallaty, and the Rev. Mark Mims officiating. Burial will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Chattanooga or the American Cancer Society. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. Arrangements are by the East Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist. 404 S. Moore Road. Please share your condolences at www.mem.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 71980330).