Hazel Proffitt

1919 - 2017  (98 years)

• Name	Hazel Proffitt
  Born	1919
  Gender	Female
  Died	28 Apr 2017  [1]
  Buried	2 May 2017	Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I39627	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Joab B. "Joe" Proffitt,   b. 18 Mar 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Apr 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Edna India Fox,   b. 8 Jun 1883,   d. 2 Apr 1977  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F13823	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Howard L. Ownby,   b. 30 Nov 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jul 2003, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1941
  Children	+ 1. Steve Ownby,   b. 25 Oct 1946  (Age 78 years) + 2. Phillip Ownby,   b. 12 Apr 1952  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F14506	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 2 May 2017 - Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, 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

  [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 28 Apr 2017. Hazel Proffitt Ownby, age 98, of Knoxville entered heaven on April 28th following a brief illness. She was a resident of South Knoxville for over 75 years. A graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee, she was a teacher in the Knox County School System for over 30 years serving at High Bluff, New Hopewell, and Doyle Middle School. Hazel was a long time member of Meridian Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Howard Ownby; parents, Joe and Inda Fox Proffitt; sister, Sara Sheffey; granddaughter Robin Hook. She is survived by sons Steve (Sharon) and Phillip (Cindy); grandchildren Brian (Diane) Ownby, Heather Ownby (Dustin Booth), Matthew Ownby (Steven Hardison), Andrea Canter (Bronson Netherly), Lauren (Kevin) Teesateskie and six great-grandchildren. Special thanks to caregivers Theresa, Kim, Mary, Virginia and Karen. Family will receive friends on Monday, May 1, 2017 at 5:00– 6:30 p.m., followed by a Celebration of Life at Berry's Funeral Home on Chapman Highway. Family and friends will meet Tuesday May 2, 2017 at Berry Highland Memorial Cemetery for a 10:00 a.m. Graveside Service. Rev. Dana Fachman officiating. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 166036259).