James Eugene "Jim" Ownby^[1]

Abt 1942 - 2006

• Born	Abt 1942
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F9C12F2F2F0A434AB9FDD2DEF47C50080C8F
  Died	28 Mar 2006	Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	30 Mar 2006	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I72799	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	21 May 2012

  
  

  Father	Willie Ray Ownby,   b. 12 Jun 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Dec 1987, Knox County, Tennessee
  Mother	Viola Neva "Bobie" Franklin,   b. 18 Feb 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Apr 2006, Baptist Hospital
  Married	11 Dec 1945
  Family ID	F48483	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Doris Ann Ogle,   b. Abt 1943,   d. Abt 20 May 2011, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Children	> 1. Rene' Ownby,   b. 29 Apr 1968,   d. 22 Jan 2001   2. Jim Ownby
  Family ID	F27112	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Laura Strange
  Children	> 1. Teresa Anne Ownby,   b. Abt 1970,   d. 11 Apr 2008, Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F89188	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 28 Mar 2006 - Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 30 Mar 2006 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 8 Jun 1999. Williama E. Ogle Baker Obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 28 Mar 2006. Ownby, James Eugene “Jim” –age 64, of South Knoxville, passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center. Graduate of Harrison Chilhowee Academy and a veteran of the United States Army. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish. Jim was a crane operator and worked for Metlers Crane, C. Reed Davis, and Barnhart Crane and Rigging. He was a member of Local 917 International Union of Operating Engineers. Preceded in death by father, Willie Ray Ownby; sister, Margaret Francis Vann and daughter, Rene´ Loveday. Survivors Survivors include wife, Doris Ann Ownby; son, Jim and wife, Greta Ownby; daughters, Teresa and husband, Michael Underwood; Karen and husband, Dana Archer; Bobbie Jo and husband, Frankie Denton; Sherry and husband, Dennis Wittenbarger; son, Tom Mills; grandchildren, Jay and Jacob Ownby; Jason and Tyler Underwood; Colt Porterfield; Trina Archer; Frankie and Brittany Denton; Chassity and Steve Loveday; Blake Wittenbarger; great-grandchildren, Ethan and Braden McCarter; Madison Loveday; mother, Viola N. Ownby; brothers, Willie Paul and wife, Jeanette; Carlos R. and wife, Carol; Donnie Wayne and wife, Lisa Ownby; several nieces and nephews; special friends Morris Moore and Ralph Sams. Service The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM on Wednesday in the chapel of Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway, with funeral service to follow at 8 PM, Rev. Donnie Ownby officiating. Family and friends will meet at Highland South Cemetery on Thursday for 1 PM interment services. Pallbearers will be: Jason Underwood; Frankie Denton, Jr.; Colt Porterfield; Jay Ownby; Steve Loveday; and Scott Ownby. Honorary pallbearer will be Tom Mills. Additional information is available through www.berryfuneralhome.com and through this site we invite you to share your thoughts and fond memories with our family.