James Ralph Ownby^[1]

1927 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	James Ralph Ownby
  Born	23 Apr 1927	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	10 Feb 2009	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	13 Feb 2009	Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, tennessee
  Person ID	I39624	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Aaron A. Ownby,   b. 13 Mar 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Feb 1960, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Renna Viola Webb,   b. 7 Jan 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jun 1968, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 80 years)
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11654	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Dorothy "Dot" Lawhorn,   b. 21 Sep 1926,   d. 13 Apr 2015  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Abt 1951
  Children	+ 1. Teresa Gail Ownby,   b. 14 Oct 1957  (Age 67 years) + 2. Sara Jane Ownby,   b. 27 May 1960  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F83844	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Apr 1927 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - 10 Feb 2009 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 88.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Gail Warner [gwarner@gci.net], 20 Dec 2008. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Ralph J Ownby Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1928 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0058 Family Number: 30 Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Line Number: 49 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2259 Film Number: 2341993 Digital Folder Number: 4548173 Image Number: 00382 Household Gender Age Parent Aaron A Ownby M 44 Parent Renna V Ownby F 42 Webb Ownby M 14 Howard L Ownby M 12 Thelma R Ownby F 10 Sarah O Ownby F 8 Daris M Ownby F 6 Ralph J Ownby M 2 Newton E Ownby M 1 [S119] Highland Memorial Parks, Funerals and Cremations, http://www.highlandmemorialparks.com, 10 Feb 2009. BORN: April 23, 1927 DIED: February 10, 2009 LOCATION: Knoxville, TN Ownby, James Ralph – age 81 of West Knoxville, passed away Feburary 10, 2009 at UT Medical Center. A member of Rocky Hill Baptist Church since 1938, Mr. Ownby was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WW II and retired from Y-12 after 38 years of service. He is preceded in death by his brothers: Webb, Cecil, Howard and Newton Ownby; sisters: Evelyn Duncan, Sara Ownby and Doris Barbee. He is survived by his wife of 57 years: Dorothy L. Ownby; daughters and sons-in-law, Gail and Roy Warner of Anchorage, AK and Sara Jane and Zeke Nauman of Knoxville, TN; granddaughters: Casey Kerr of Anchorage, AK and Hannah Nauman of Knoxville, TN; sister: Thelma Hodges of Chugiak, AK; several nieces, nephews, great- nieces and great- nephews; special friends Charles and Doris Pless. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 12 at Highland Memorial Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m. Following the visitation, a Celebration of Life Service will be held in the chapel, conducted by Rev. Chip Maye. Family and friends will meet at Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Lyons View Pike by 11:15 a.m. on Friday for an 11:30 a.m. committal service. Full military rites will be bestowed by the Volunteer State Veterans Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rocky Hill Baptist Church “Kitchen Fund,” 7409 Northshore Drive SW, Knoxville, TN 37919. Mr. Ownby’s guestbook is available at www.highlandmemorialparks.com.