John Loy Ownby, Jr.^[1]

1924 - 2017  (92 years)

• Name	John Loy Ownby
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	24 May 1924	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Madison District, Cumberland County, Virginia   [2]
  Died	5 Feb 2017  [3]
  Buried	7 Feb 2017	Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia   [4]
  Person ID	I434028	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	John Loy Ownby,   b. 22 Nov 1897, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 22 Mar 2016  (Age < 118 years)
  Mother	Pearl Wolfe,   b. Abt 1895, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 22 Mar 2016  (Age ~ 121 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1914	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F45546	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Murphy,   d. Bef 5 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F173714	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 May 1924 - Tennessee Buried - 7 Feb 2017 - Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia  = 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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  [S142] Newspaper Article, 22 Mar 2016. Clyde Ownby obitary [S112] Census, 1940. Name John Ownby Titles and Terms Jr Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Madison Magisterial District, Cumberland, Virginia, United States Gender Male Age 15 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) 1925 Last Place of Residence Same House Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John Ownby Head M 42 Tennessee Perl Ownby Wife F 44 Tennessee Gene Ownby Son M 17 Tennessee John Ownby Son M 15 Tennessee Gorden Ownby Son M 13 Tennessee Mildred Ownby Daughter F 11 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, The Farmville Herald, 7 Feb 2017. John Loy Ownby Jr., 92, of Cumberland, died February 5, 2017. He was born May 24, 1924 in Tennessee, a son of the late John Loy and Pearl Wolfe Ownby. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by his sister, Mildred Craddock (Granville); sister-in-law, Lavern Ownby and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Murphy Ownby and four brothers, Fred Ownby, Clyde Ownby, A. E. “Gene” Ownby and Gordon Ownby. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, February 7 at Jones Chapel Baptist Church, in Cumberland, with interment in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jones Chapel Baptist Church Building Fund, 947 Trents Mill Road, Cumberland, VA 23040. Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn, served the family. www.dunkumfuneralhome.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 176073287). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Loy Ownby Event Type Marriage Event Date 23 Aug 1914 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Pearl Wolfe Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-Z8QT?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1HV%3A1589264711%2C1589374339 : 22 December 2016), Sevier > image 354 of 607; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.